Solar · United States
Newman Buffer
Planned102 MWChecked 26 October 2026
Newman Buffer is a 102 MW solar farm 7.1 km south-west of Chaparral, El Paso County, Texas, United States. Its status in the U.S. Energy Information Administration, Form EIA-860M is planned. There is one other energy site within 10 km. The register holds no incident at this site. It holds 154 incidents at solar farms in the United States, and 390 worldwide.
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The pack for this site lists 154 comparable solar incidents in the United States, nearest first. The nearest is EIR-1886, Rooftop solar panels catch fire at Apple's Mesa plant being converted to a data centre, 529 km from this site.
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| EIR-1886 | 2015 | Rooftop solar panels catch fire at Apple's Mesa plant being converted to a data centre | 529 km | Significant |
| EIR-1475 | 2026 | Solar panel fire displaces residents at Amarillo apartment complex | 557 km | Minor |
| EIR-0679 | 2012 | Battery storage failure reported at solar integration site in Flagstaff, Arizona | 601 km | Significant |
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Summary for this site
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In the full packThe site
- Technology
- Solar
- Capacity
- 102 MW
- Status
- Planned
- Operator
- El Paso Electric Co
- Location
- El Paso County, Texas, United States
- Expected
- 2027
- Balancing authority
- EPE
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Incidents on the register at this site
None found. The register holds no published incident that names Newman Buffer. If you know of one, report it (confidential reports are anonymised).
Questions
- Has Newman Buffer had a fire or other incident?
- None is on the register as of 29 October 2026. The register holds no published incident that names Newman Buffer; it holds 154 incidents at solar farms in the United States.
- What is the status of Newman Buffer?
- Planned, in the U.S. Energy Information Administration, Form EIA-860M.
- Where is Newman Buffer?
- 7.1 km south-west of Chaparral, El Paso County, Texas, United States.
Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Form EIA-860M (Preliminary Monthly Electric Generator Inventory). The dataset. The register adds only the incidents and the counts. Nearest town: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0).