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30 MW Solar operating in Las Animas, CO — Public Service Company of Colorado
30 MW
Nameplate Capacity
1
Generators
unit
Solar Photovoltaic
Technology
2016
Operating Since
Coordinates
37.3720, -104.8430
County
Las Animas, CO
Owner data does not fully agree across sources.
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| Field | EIA | GEM | Wikidata |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operator | San Isabel Solar, LLC | JSI O&M Group | — |
| Owner(s) | San Isabel Solar, LLC | Public Service Enterprise Group (PSEG) Solar Source | — |
| Status | Operating | operating | — |
GEM identifies the owner as Public Service Enterprise Group (PSEG) Solar Source
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The San Isabel Solar Energy Center is a 30 megawatt (MWAC) photovoltaic power station in Las Animas County, Colorado located about 20 miles north of the city of Trinidad. The electricity is being sold to Tri-State Generation and Transmission under a 25-year power purchase agreement. It is the second solar project, following the Cimarron Solar Facility in year 2010, to be added to the utility cooperative's renewables portfolio.
Read more on WikipediaSan Isabel Solar, LLC is a 30 MW solar photovoltaic power plant located in Las Animas County, Colorado. The plant, which began operating in 2016, is owned and operated by San Isabel Solar, LLC. It consists of a single generator utilizing single-axis tracking technology. The plant's primary fuel source is the sun. San Isabel Solar is ranked 26th out of 177 power plants in Colorado and 1290th out of 7108 plants nationally. The balancing authority is Public Service Company of Colorado, and the plant operates within the WECC NERC region.
In the most recent year with available data, San Isabel Solar generated 69,342 MWh of electricity, achieving a capacity factor of 26.4%. Financial data indicates that the plant has a power purchase agreement (PPA) price of $45.08 per MWh, according to data from Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL).
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Grid Region
Mountain West
Market
Bilateral Market
NERC Region
WECC — Western Electricity Coordinating Council
Balancing Authority
3.4K MWh
Latest Month
69.3K MWh
Annual Generation
26.4%
Capacity Factor
Data from 2016–2024
$15.7/MWh
Energy Value
$27.4/MWh
Capacity Value
This plant is in a bilateral market territory without organized wholesale pricing. Nodal pricing data is not available.
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ask pi about San Isabel Solar, LLCPublic Service Company of Colorado (PSCO)
Grid Voltage
115.0 kV
Regulatory Status
NR — Non-Regulated
Entity Type
Independent Power Producer
Sector
IPP Non-CHP