Power Plants in Otero County, New Mexico

Otero County, New Mexico has 4 power plants totaling 188 MW of nameplate capacity. Browse every plant below with fuel type, operator, and capacity.

Plants4operating sites
Capacity188 MWnameplate
Generation302.2k MWhannual
Solar 100%

Plant locations

All plants in this county

PlantCityFuelCapacityOperator
Buena Vista Energy CenterChaparralSolar170 MWBuena Vista Energy Center, Llc
Otero SolarLa LuzSolar8.0 MWPnm Resources
Alamogordo Solar Energy CenterAlamogordoSolar5.0 MWPnm Resources
Holloman Solar FacilityHolloman Air Force BaSolar5.0 MWEl Paso Electric Co

About power generation in Otero County

Otero County, New Mexico has 4 power plants totaling 188 MW of nameplate capacity. Solar is the dominant fuel source at 100% of installed capacity. The largest facility is Buena Vista Energy Center at 170 MW. Data comes from EIA Form 860, EIA Form 923, and EPA eGRID federal releases.

To find plants closer to a specific address in Otero County, use the address lookup — it shows every plant within a chosen radius along with distance, fuel type, and emissions.