Escalante (NM)
Solar power plant in McKinley County, New Mexico. 200 MW of nameplate capacity across 1 generator, operated by Origis Energy USA, Inc.
Also known as Escalante Solar · OE_ESCL · EIA plant 66888
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Key facts
- Capacity
- 200 MWNameplate
- Generators
- 1 operatingEIA-860M, August 2026
- Operating since
- June 2024First generator online
- Operator
- Origis Energy USA, IncEIA operator ID 58764
- Grid
- PNMBalancing authority PNM
- Price nodes
- None linkedNo verified ISO node
- Location
- McKinley County, NM35.4077, −108.0812
- EIA plant ID
- 66888EIA plant page
Data as of EIA-860M August 2026 (published 2026-09-24). Capacity is nameplate, not live output.
How much power Escalante (NM) produces
Free · EIA-923Net generation, 2025
526 GWh
526,335 MWh, final
Capacity factor, 2025
30.0%
2024: Not reported
January to July 2026
329 GWh
Provisional
| Year | Net generation, MWh | Capacity factor | Months reported |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Not reported | Not reported | 0 of 12 |
| 2001 | Not reported | Not reported | 0 of 12 |
| 2002 | Not reported | Not reported | 0 of 12 |
| 2003 | Not reported | Not reported | 0 of 12 |
| 2004 | Not reported | Not reported | 0 of 12 |
| 2005 | Not reported | Not reported | 0 of 12 |
| 2006 | Not reported | Not reported | 0 of 12 |
| 2007 | Not reported | Not reported | 0 of 12 |
| 2008 | Not reported | Not reported | 0 of 12 |
| 2009 | Not reported | Not reported | 0 of 12 |
| 2010 | Not reported | Not reported | 0 of 12 |
| 2011 | Not reported | Not reported | 0 of 12 |
| 2012 | Not reported | Not reported | 0 of 12 |
| 2013 | Not reported | Not reported | 0 of 12 |
| 2014 | Not reported | Not reported | 0 of 12 |
| 2015 | Not reported | Not reported | 0 of 12 |
| 2016 | Not reported | Not reported | 0 of 12 |
| 2017 | Not reported | Not reported | 0 of 12 |
| 2018 | Not reported | Not reported | 0 of 12 |
| 2019 | Not reported | Not reported | 0 of 12 |
| 2020 | Not reported | Not reported | 0 of 12 |
| 2021 | Not reported | Not reported | 0 of 12 |
| 2022 | Not reported | Not reported | 0 of 12 |
| 2023 | Not reported | Not reported | 0 of 12 |
| 2024 | 280,504 | Not reported | 7 of 12 |
| 2025 | 526,335 | 30.0% | 12 of 12 |
| 2026 (provisional, partial year) | 329,485 | 32.4% | 7 of 7 |
* 2026 covers January to July and is provisional. Capacity factor is net generation divided by nameplate capacity times the hours of each reported month.
Power prices and basis
Free accountNo verified ISO price node is linked to this plant, or its price history could not load.
Emissions
Free · EPA CAMPDNo EPA emissions units are linked to this plant.
Water use
Free · EIA-923 cooling, USGSNo EIA cooling-water record for this plant in 2024. Plants without steam cooling, such as wind, solar and batteries, do not report cooling water.
Generators
Free · EIA-860M| Generator | Technology | Nameplate MW | Online since |
|---|---|---|---|
| OESCL | Solar Photovoltaic | 200.0 | June 2024 |
Ownership and offtake
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Owners and their shares, parent companies, and power purchase agreements with their buyers. EIA-860M lists Origis Energy USA, Inc as the operator, which is not always the owner.
Modeled data
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Modeled curtailment
A range, not one number. The lower bound counts hours inside the production tax credit window; the upper bound is the no-credit case.
Expected vs reported generation
Monthly modeled expected output and physical potential next to EIA-923 reported output.
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Questions about Escalante (NM)
How much power does Escalante (NM) produce?
Escalante (NM) reported 526,335 MWh (526 GWh) of net generation in 2025, a 30.0% capacity factor on 200 MW of nameplate capacity. From January to July 2026 it reported 329 GWh, which is provisional.
Where is Escalante (NM)?
Escalante (NM) is in McKinley County, New Mexico, at 35.4077, −108.0812. It is in the Public Service Company of New Mexico balancing area (PNM).
Who operates Escalante (NM)?
EIA-860M for August 2026 lists Origis Energy USA, Inc as the operator (EIA operator ID 58764). The operator is not always the owner.
When did Escalante (NM) start operating?
Its first generator began operating in June 2024, according to EIA-860M.
Sources
- EIA-860 2025 (final) and EIA-860M August 2026: plant, generators, capacity, operator and location
- EIA-923 monthly net generation, 2000 to July 2026 (2026 provisional)
- Plant names from OpenStreetMap, © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
- Project names from the USGS U.S. Large-Scale Solar Photovoltaic Database
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