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EIA plant 57338

Santa Teresa · Dona Ana · NM

Roadrunner Solar

Operated by NRG Solar Roadrunner

Annual generation46,468 MWhSum of represented EIA-923 rows
Fuel codesSUNCodes retained from EIA records
Grid contextEl Paso Electric CompanyBalancing authority or NERC region

Published location

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31.792778, -106.673333

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Capacity is not generation. Nameplate MW describes equipment; annual MWh describes recorded output. Proposed and retired units are not added to operating capacity.

Equipment mix

Operating capacity by technology

TechnologySolar Photovoltaic20.2 MW represented

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Electricity output across the year

Monthly net generation shows the seasonal shape of this plant's represented output. A negative value is retained when the source reports net consumption.

12,702
22,730
33,771
44,597
55,623
64,930
74,401
84,531
94,187
103,694
112,809
122,493

MWh net generation · 2024 final edition · EIA 923 represented operating rows. 12 of 12 supplied rows shown; 0 missing values omitted. Months with no reported numeric value are omitted, not treated as zero.

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Electricity output across the year — MWh net generation
RecordMWh net generation
12,702
22,730
33,771
44,597
55,623
64,930
74,401
84,531
94,187
103,694
112,809
122,493

2024 monthly net generation

MonthNet generation
12,702 MWh
22,730 MWh
33,771 MWh
44,597 MWh
55,623 MWh
64,930 MWh
74,401 MWh
84,531 MWh
94,187 MWh
103,694 MWh
112,809 MWh
122,493 MWh

Operating generators

IDTechnologyFuelMWStatus
1Solar PhotovoltaicSUN20.2OP

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Identity, technology and limitations
EIA plant ID
57338
Sector
IPP Non-CHP
Water source
Unavailable
Data edition
2024-final

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Variation in the published months

Across 12 numeric monthly generation entries, 5 has the highest recorded value (5,623 MWh) and 12 the lowest (2,493 MWh). Their difference is 3,130 MWh. Missing months have not been treated as zero.

Generator capacity in different operating conditions

Generator IDTechnologyNameplate MWSummer MWWinter MWMinimum load MW
1Solar Photovoltaic20.220.020.0Not supplied

EIA-860 2024 final source. Ratings describe capacity, not actual generation or availability. Missing ratings are not zero.

Source: US Energy Information Administration Form EIA-860 2024 plant and operable-generator workbooks; archive 2024. US EIA-authored information is generally public domain; cite EIA, preserve third-party exceptions, changes and no-endorsement context. Source-specific derived data.

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