Power Plants Near 87582 — Velarde, NM

11 power plants within 50 miles of ZIP 87582 (Velarde, New Mexico). Click any plant for capacity, generation, emissions, and generator-level detail.

Centroid: 36.1589, -105.9747 · County: Rio Arriba

Solar 79%Hydroelectric 21%

Distance	Plant	Fuel	Capacity	Operator
6.0 mi	Alcalde Solar Array Alcalde, NM	Solar	2 MW	Jemez Cuba Llc
16.9 mi	Syncarpha El Rito El Rito, NM	Solar	2 MW	Syncarpha El Rito I, Llc
22.9 mi	Syncarpha Taos Taos, NM	Solar	3 MW	Syncarpha Taos I, Llc
25.6 mi	Abiquiu Dam Abiquiu, NM	Hydroelectric	16 MW	Los Alamos County
27.1 mi	Los Alamos Pv Site Los Alamos, NM	Solar	1 MW	Los Alamos County
27.7 mi	Taos Mesa Energy Facility Hybrid El Prado, NM	Solar	28 MW	Taos Mesa Energy Facility, Llc
39.8 mi	Santa Fe Solar Energy Center Santa Fe, NM	Solar	10 MW	Pnm Resources
42.6 mi	Angel Fire Energy Facility Angel Fire, NM	Solar	11 MW	Angel Fire Energy Facility, Llc
43.6 mi	Questa Solar Facility Questa, NM	Solar	1 MW	Chevron Technology Ventures
47.1 mi	Syncarpha Eagle Nest Eagle Nest, NM	Solar	1 MW	Syncarpha Eagle Nest I, Llc
49.9 mi	Syncarpha Questa Cerro, NM	Solar	2 MW	Syncarpha Questa I, Llc

Power generation near this area

There are 11 power plants within 50 miles of Velarde, New Mexico (ZIP 87582), with a combined 76 MW of nameplate capacity. Solar is the most common fuel type in this area with 10 of the 11 nearby plants. The closest plant is Alcalde Solar Array at 6.0 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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