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80 MW Solar operating in Delta, CO — Western Area Power Administration - Rocky Mountain Region
80 MW
Nameplate Capacity
1
Generators
unit
Solar Photovoltaic
Technology
2025
Operating Since
Coordinates
38.7406, -107.9825
County
Delta, 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 | Garnet Mesa Solar LLC | Guzman Energy | — |
| Owner(s) | Garnet Mesa Solar LLC | Guzman Energy | — |
| Status | Operating | operating | — |
GEM identifies the owner as Guzman Energy
This entity is not yet in the GEM ownership database — chain unavailable.
Garnet Mesa Solar is an 80 MW solar photovoltaic power plant located in Delta County, Colorado. The plant, which began operating in 2025, utilizes fixed-tilt solar tracking technology. It consists of a single generator and is owned and operated by Garnet Mesa Solar LLC. The plant's primary fuel source is the sun. Garnet Mesa Solar ranks as the 16th largest solar facility in Colorado out of 177, and 736th nationally out of 7108.
The plant operates within the Western Electricity Coordinating Council (WECC) NERC region, and its balancing authority is the Western Area Power Administration - Rocky Mountain Region. Financial data indicates a power purchase agreement (PPA) price of $35 per MWh, as reported in FERC EQRs.
Generated from EIA, GEM, and public data sources
Grid Region
Mountain West
Market
Bilateral Market
NERC Region
WECC — Western Electricity Coordinating Council
Balancing Authority
8.6K MWh
Latest Month
—
Annual Generation
—
Capacity Factor
Garnet Mesa Solar LLC · Data from 2025
$35.0/MWh
PPA Price
This plant is in a bilateral market territory without organized wholesale pricing. Nodal pricing data is not available.
Last updated 2026-03-26
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Grid Voltage
115.0 kV
Regulatory Status
NR — Non-Regulated
Entity Type
Independent Power Producer
Sector
IPP Non-CHP