Power Plants Near 87553 — Penasco, NM

16 power plants within 50 miles of ZIP 87553 (Penasco, New Mexico). Click any plant for capacity, generation, emissions, and generator-level detail.

Centroid: 36.1763, -105.7105 · County: Taos

Solar 85%Hydroelectric 15%

Distance	Plant	Fuel	Capacity	Operator
13.8 mi	Syncarpha Taos Taos, NM	Solar	3 MW	Syncarpha Taos I, Llc
18.9 mi	Taos Mesa Energy Facility Hybrid El Prado, NM	Solar	28 MW	Taos Mesa Energy Facility, Llc
19.4 mi	Alcalde Solar Array Alcalde, NM	Solar	2 MW	Jemez Cuba Llc
28.8 mi	Syncarpha El Rito El Rito, NM	Solar	2 MW	Syncarpha El Rito I, Llc
29.1 mi	Angel Fire Energy Facility Angel Fire, NM	Solar	11 MW	Angel Fire Energy Facility, Llc
35.0 mi	Syncarpha Eagle Nest Eagle Nest, NM	Solar	1 MW	Syncarpha Eagle Nest I, Llc
37.8 mi	Questa Solar Facility Questa, NM	Solar	1 MW	Chevron Technology Ventures
39.4 mi	Los Alamos Pv Site Los Alamos, NM	Solar	1 MW	Los Alamos County
40.0 mi	Abiquiu Dam Abiquiu, NM	Hydroelectric	16 MW	Los Alamos County
44.4 mi	Syncarpha Questa Cerro, NM	Solar	2 MW	Syncarpha Questa I, Llc
45.1 mi	Santa Fe Solar Energy Center Santa Fe, NM	Solar	10 MW	Pnm Resources
46.4 mi	Las Vegas Solar Energy Center Las Vegas, NM	Solar	5 MW	Pnm Resources
46.4 mi	Storrie Lake Solar Project Las Vegas, NM	Solar	2 MW	Msm Solar Llc
47.8 mi	San Miguel I Solar Energy Center Las Vegas, NM	Solar	10 MW	Pnm Resources
48.0 mi	San Miguel Ii Solar Energy Center Las Vegas, NM	Solar	10 MW	Pnm Resources
48.2 mi	Las Vegas Las Vegas, NM	Oil	—	Public Service Co Of Nm

Power generation near this area

There are 16 power plants within 50 miles of Penasco, New Mexico (ZIP 87553), with a combined 102 MW of nameplate capacity. Solar is the most common fuel type in this area with 14 of the 16 nearby plants. The closest plant is Syncarpha Taos at 13.8 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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