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PowerPlantFactsEvidence report · prepared 2 September 2026https://powerplantfacts.com/entity/66408
EIA plant 66408

Chaparral · Otero · NM

Buena Vista Energy Center

Operated by Buena Vista Energy Center, LLC

Annual generation384,563 MWhSum of represented EIA-923 rows
Fuel codesMWH, SUNCodes retained from EIA records
Grid contextEl Paso Electric CompanyBalancing authority or NERC region

Published location

Where is Buena Vista Energy Center?

This locator uses the coordinates in the approved source record. It shows geographic context, not a site boundary, safety zone or property-risk area.

32.066593, -106.285301

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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.

2024 monthly net generation

MonthNet generation
125,168 MWh
226,324 MWh
333,994 MWh
434,332 MWh
543,488 MWh
634,557 MWh
736,387 MWh
836,911 MWh
934,942 MWh
1032,241 MWh
1123,380 MWh
1222,839 MWh

Operating generators

IDTechnologyFuelMWStatus
BVEC1Solar PhotovoltaicSUN120OP
BESS1BatteriesMWH50OP

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Identity, technology and limitations
EIA plant ID
66408
Sector
IPP Non-CHP
Water source
Unavailable
Data edition
2024-final