USUS Grid ExplorerInfrastructure intelligence
Preliminary 2025 facility recordProposed

Chapparal, NM · EIA plant 69517

Buena Vista Energy Center III

Buena Vista Energy Center III is a storage power facility in Chapparal, NM, with 200 MW of proposed capacity.

Open on mapView NM profileOpen EIA source
Operating capacity0 MW0 operating generators
Proposed capacity200 MW2 proposed generators
UtilityBuena Vista Energy Center III, LLCEIA-reported operator
Balancing authorityEPEEl Paso Electric Company

Capacity profile

Fuel and technology

Nameplate capacity
OperatingNo operating capacity reported
Proposed
Storage100 MW
Solar100 MW
Reported technologiesBatteriesSolar Photovoltaic

Nearby in NM

Related facilities

NM · 0.0 miBuena Vista Energy Center170 MW →NM · 3.9 miSunE EPE1 LLC10 MW →NM · 11.8 miNew Mexico State University5 MW →NM · 23.7 miRio Grande348 MW →

Source quality

Preliminary facility data

This page uses the EIA-860 2025 Early Release. EIA identifies the release as preliminary, so it should not be used for official state or national aggregation. Capacity is nameplate capacity, not real-time output or annual generation.

Read methodologyEIA-860 source