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EIA plant 66405

Roswell · Chaves · NM

Chaves County Solar II

Operated by Chaves County Solar II, LLC

Annual generation68,279 MWhSum of represented EIA-923 rows
Fuel codesSUNCodes retained from EIA records
Grid contextSouthwest Power PoolBalancing authority or NERC region

Published location

Where is Chaves County Solar II?

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33.434335, -104.447561

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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 Photovoltaic30 MW represented

Grouped from this plant’s represented generator records. Use the NM plant index for regional peers.

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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.

13,595
23,865
35,021
42,991
57,542
67,156
78,427
88,970
97,462
105,593
113,525
124,132

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
13,595
23,865
35,021
42,991
57,542
67,156
78,427
88,970
97,462
105,593
113,525
124,132

2024 monthly net generation

MonthNet generation
13,595 MWh
23,865 MWh
35,021 MWh
42,991 MWh
57,542 MWh
67,156 MWh
78,427 MWh
88,970 MWh
97,462 MWh
105,593 MWh
113,525 MWh
124,132 MWh

Operating generators

IDTechnologyFuelMWStatus
CCS2Solar PhotovoltaicSUN30OP

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Identity, technology and limitations
EIA plant ID
66405
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, 8 has the highest recorded value (8,970 MWh) and 4 the lowest (2,991 MWh). Their difference is 5,979 MWh. Missing months have not been treated as zero.

Generator capacity in different operating conditions

Generator IDTechnologyNameplate MWSummer MWWinter MWMinimum load MW
CCS2Solar Photovoltaic30.030.030.0Not 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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