Power plant · New Mexico, United States
Cunningham Solar II
Cunningham Solar II is a permitted power plant in New Mexico, United States, with 196 MW of capacity, owned by Southwestern Public Service Co.
Facts
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| Fact | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Location | New Mexico | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Status | Permitted | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Start year | 2027 | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Owner | Southwestern Public Service Co | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | Southwestern Public Service Co | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 196 MW | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Technology | Solar Photovoltaic | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 32.7864, -103.3507 | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
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How it compares
Cunningham Solar II is the 12th-largest of 21 power plants planned, permitted or under construction in New Mexico and the 515th-largest of 835 in the United States by capacity; its 196 MW is <0.1% of the 282,375 MW of power plants planned, permitted or under construction we hold for the United States. It is not built yet, so it is ranked among the power plants planned, permitted or under construction in our data, apart from the ones running today. Ranks and totals cover the ones that report their capacity.
| Within | Rank | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Mexico | 12th of 21 | 7,971 MW | 2.5% |
| United States | 515th of 835 | 282,375 MW | <0.1% |
| All power plants planned, permitted or under construction in our data | 563rd of 3,008 | 360,526 MW | <0.1% |
Owner, operator and place
More from Southwestern Public Service Co
- Tolk1,136 MW
- Harrington1,080 MW
- Jones860 MW
- Sagamore Wind522 MW
- Hale Community Wind Farm478 MW
- Nichols475 MW
- Plant X Solar150 MW · under construction
- Cunningham Solar I & BESS108 MW · under construction
Other power plants in New Mexico
- Four Corners1,636 MW
- Hobbs Generating Station682 MW
- Luna Energy Facility650 MW
- Sagamore Wind522 MW
- Arroyo Solar Energy Storage Hybrid450 MW
- SunZia Wind South2,561 MW · under construction
- NTEC Gas Plant1,089 MW · planned
- SunZia Wind North1,089 MW · under construction
Data on this page
- Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration (Sep 2026). EIA-860 / 860M / 923, Public domain.
- Bundesnetzagentur, Marktstammdatenregister. Marktstammdatenregister, DL-DE-BY-2.0.