Power Plants Near 87823 — Lemitar, NM

12 power plants within 50 miles of ZIP 87823 (Lemitar, New Mexico). Click any plant for capacity, generation, emissions, and generator-level detail.

Centroid: 34.1560, -106.9044 · County: Socorro

Solar 59%Natural Gas 41%

Distance	Plant	Fuel	Capacity	Operator
31.8 mi	Asg-4 Belen, NM	Solar	—	Affordable Solar Silver City, Llc
32.1 mi	Rio Communities Solar Energy Center Rio Communities, NM	Solar	10 MW	Pnm Resources
32.2 mi	La Luz Energy Center Belen, NM	Natural Gas	42 MW	Public Service Co Of Nm
33.0 mi	Valencia Energy Facility Belen, NM	Natural Gas	160 MW	Valencia Power Llc
35.0 mi	Asg-8 Belen, NM	Solar	—	Affordable Solar Silver City, Llc
39.0 mi	Rio De Oro Solar Energy Center Belen, NM	Solar	10 MW	Pnm Resources
42.8 mi	Vista Solar Energy Center Los Lunas, NM	Solar	10 MW	Pnm Resources
43.2 mi	Manzano Solar Los Lunas, NM	Solar	8 MW	Pnm Resources
43.8 mi	Sky Ranch Solar Belen, NM	Solar	240 MW	Sky Ranch Solar And Storage
43.8 mi	Sky Ranch Bess Ii Belen, NM	Battery Storage	—	Sky Ranch Bess Ii
47.3 mi	Facebook 1 Solar Energy Center Los Lunas, NM	Solar	10 MW	Exus New Mexico
47.4 mi	Los Lunas Solar Energy Center Los Lunas, NM	Solar	7 MW	Pnm Resources

Power generation near this area

There are 12 power plants within 50 miles of Lemitar, New Mexico (ZIP 87823), with a combined 497 MW of nameplate capacity. Solar is the most common fuel type in this area with 9 of the 12 nearby plants. The closest plant is Asg-4 at 31.8 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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