Affordable Solar
190 MW hybrid in Rio Arriba, NM · In queue since July 2018 · Proposed COD December 2021
190 MW
Capacity
2
Components
Solar + Battery
7y 10m
In Queue
IA Executed
IA Status
COD target: 2021
Total Duration
3y 5m
Schedule
54 months past proposed COD
Interconnection request submitted to ISO/RTO
Project undergoes interconnection studies to assess grid impact.
Typical: 18–36 months
Interconnection agreement executed — binding commitment to build
Typical: 30–60 days (negotiation)
Project under construction
Typical: 18–30 months
Proposed COD: 2021-12-01
Affordable Solar is a proposed 190 MW hybrid solar and battery energy storage project located in Rio Arriba County, New Mexico. The development project, consisting of 150 MW of solar capacity and 40 MW of battery storage, is interconnected to the Public Service Company of New Mexico (PNM) via the PNM Jicarilla 345 kV Switching Station near Dulce. The project entered the PNM interconnection queue on July 27, 2018, as queue ID PNM-IA-PNM-2018-05, with a proposed commercial operation date of December 1, 2021. The interconnection agreement (IA) has been executed.
The Affordable Solar project has been featured in recent news coverage.
Generated from interconnection queue and public data sources
State
NM
County
Rio Arriba
Grid Region
Mountain West
Market
—
Developer
—
Utility
Public Service Company of New Mexico
Entity
PNM
Service Type
—
Point of Interconnection
PNM Jicarilla 345 kV Switching Station near Dulce
Data Source
LBNL
- ISO / RTO
- MOUNTAIN_WEST
- Trading Hub
- FOURCORNERS
- Hub Confidence
- UNKNOWN
This project's market context is estimated from its Point of Interconnection. Hub and node assignments are approximate and based on geographic inference from the POI substation name.
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