Chevron Corp. has announced that it will build a solar power plant near a mine that a subsidiary operates in New Mexico. The plant will generate electricity by spreading 175 solar panels across 20 acres at Chevron’s molybdenum mine in the village of Questa. Kit Carson Electric Cooperative has agreed to buy the energy generated from the 1MW plant through a power-purchase agreement. Construction is scheduled to begin in the spring. Chevron Technology Ventures, the subsidiary that’s building the plant, views the plant as a demonstration site that will teach the company how to use solar on other properties.