Power Plants Near 87522 — Chimayo, NM

11 power plants within 50 miles of ZIP 87522 (Chimayo, New Mexico). Click any plant for capacity, generation, emissions, and generator-level detail.

Centroid: 36.0039, -105.9470 · County: Rio Arriba

Solar 80%Hydroelectric 20%

Distance	Plant	Fuel	Capacity	Operator
8.0 mi	Alcalde Solar Array Alcalde, NM	Solar	2 MW	Jemez Cuba Llc
22.2 mi	Los Alamos Pv Site Los Alamos, NM	Solar	1 MW	Los Alamos County
26.4 mi	Syncarpha El Rito El Rito, NM	Solar	2 MW	Syncarpha El Rito I, Llc
29.4 mi	Santa Fe Solar Energy Center Santa Fe, NM	Solar	10 MW	Pnm Resources
30.0 mi	Syncarpha Taos Taos, NM	Solar	3 MW	Syncarpha Taos I, Llc
31.2 mi	Abiquiu Dam Abiquiu, NM	Hydroelectric	16 MW	Los Alamos County
35.2 mi	Taos Mesa Energy Facility Hybrid El Prado, NM	Solar	28 MW	Taos Mesa Energy Facility, Llc
46.8 mi	Angel Fire Energy Facility Angel Fire, NM	Solar	11 MW	Angel Fire Energy Facility, Llc
48.4 mi	Las Vegas Solar Energy Center Las Vegas, NM	Solar	5 MW	Pnm Resources
49.0 mi	Storrie Lake Solar Project Las Vegas, NM	Solar	2 MW	Msm Solar Llc
49.1 mi	Las Vegas Las Vegas, NM	Oil	—	Public Service Co Of Nm

Power generation near this area

There are 11 power plants within 50 miles of Chimayo, New Mexico (ZIP 87522), with a combined 78 MW of nameplate capacity. Solar is the most common fuel type in this area with 9 of the 11 nearby plants. The closest plant is Alcalde Solar Array at 8.0 miles.

Nameplate capacity is the maximum output a plant can produce under ideal conditions — actual generation depends on fuel availability, demand, and maintenance schedules. Capacity factor (shown on individual plant pages) measures how much of that theoretical maximum a plant actually delivers over a year. Nuclear plants typically run above 90%; solar and wind range from 20–45% depending on location and weather.

All data comes from federal EIA and EPA releases. For a printable version of this proximity search, use the report link below. To explore all plants in New Mexico, visit the New Mexico state page.

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