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30 MW Solar operating in Alamosa, CO — Public Service Company of Colorado
30 MW
Nameplate Capacity
1
Generators
unit
Solar Photovoltaic
Technology
2012
Operating Since
Coordinates
37.5986, -105.9558
County
Alamosa, CO
Nearby Plants
Owner data does not fully agree across sources.
EIA typically reports the operating utility, while GEM resolves to the financial owner or parent corporation. Both can be correct.
| Field | EIA | GEM | Wikidata |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operator | Solar of Alamosa LLC | KEPCO | — |
| Owner(s) | Alamosa Enhanced, LLC | KEPCO | — |
| Status | Operating | operating | — |
GEM identifies the owner as KEPCO
This entity is not yet in the GEM ownership database — chain unavailable.
The Alamosa Solar Generating Plant is a 35.3 MWp (30.0 MWAC) concentrator photovoltaics (CPV) power station, the largest in the world when it was completed, in May 2012. It is currently the world's third largest operating CPV facility. The output is being sold to Public Service of Colorado, a subsidiary of Xcel Energy, under a long term Power Purchase Agreement.
Read more on WikipediaAlamosa Solar is a 30 MW solar photovoltaic power plant located in Alamosa County, Colorado. The plant, which began operating in 2012, is owned and operated by Solar of Alamosa LLC. It utilizes a single generator with dual-axis solar tracking technology. Alamosa Solar is interconnected to the Public Service Company of Colorado balancing authority within the Western Electricity Coordinating Council (WECC) NERC region.
In its most recent year of operation, Alamosa Solar generated 35,133 MWh of electricity, achieving a capacity factor of 13.4%. The plant ranks 25th out of 177 power plants in Colorado and 1276th out of 7108 plants nationally. Financial data indicates that Alamosa Solar has a power purchase agreement (PPA) price of $35 per MWh.
Generated from EIA, GEM, and public data sources
Grid Region
Mountain West
Market
Bilateral Market
NERC Region
WECC — Western Electricity Coordinating Council
Balancing Authority
1.8K MWh
Latest Month
35.1K MWh
Annual Generation
13.4%
Capacity Factor
Solar of Alamosa LLC · Data from 2012–2025
$31.0/MWh
PPA Price
Market Position
LMP Node
PSCo's Blanca Peak
Pricing Hub
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Last updated 2026-03-26
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ask pi about Alamosa SolarPublic Service Company of Colorado (PSCO)
Grid Voltage
115.0 kV
Regulatory Status
NR — Non-Regulated
Entity Type
Independent Power Producer
Sector
IPP Non-CHP