SunE Alamosa — Plant Summary
- EIA Plant ID
- 56481
- Capacity
- 8.2 MW
- Primary Fuel
- Solar
- Technology
- Solar Photovoltaic
- Status
- Operating
- Location
- Alamosa, CO
- Operating Since
- 2007
- Generators
- 2
- Operator
- SunE Alamosa1 LLC
- Parent Company
- —
- Annual Generation
- 13,435 MWh
- Capacity Factor
- 18.6%
- Balancing Authority
- Public Service Company of Colorado
- ISO/RTO
- —
- NERC Region
- WECC
SunE Alamosa
OperatingSolar
Ranked #39 of 180 Solar plants in CO#2204 of 7447 nationally
8.2 MW Solar operating in Alamosa, CO — Public Service Company of Colorado
EIAGEMWD
8.2 MW
Nameplate Capacity
2
Generators
units
Solar Photovoltaic
Technology
2007
Operating Since
Location
Coordinates
37.6903, -105.8805
County
Alamosa, CO
Nearby Plants
- Greater Sandhill ISolar19 MW · 1.1 km
- San Luis Valley Solar RanchSolar35 MW · 4.2 km
- Hooper SolarSolar52 MW · 9.7 km
Ownership & Operator
| Field | EIA | GEM | Wikidata |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operator | SunE Alamosa1 LLC | SunE Alamosa1 | — |
| Owner(s) | SunE Alamosa1 Holdings LLC | SunE Alamosa1 Holdings LLC [100%] | — |
| Status | Operating | operating | — |
Ownership Chain
GEM identifies the owner as SunE Alamosa1 Holdings LLC [100%]
This entity is not yet in the GEM ownership database — chain unavailable.
About
Alamosa Photovoltaic Power Plant, is a 7.7 MWAC (8.2 MWp) photovoltaic power station located in San Luis Valley, Colorado. The facility was the largest in the United States to service a major public utility when its activation was announced on December 17, 2007. It was the second largest plant after the U.S. Air Force's Nellis Solar Power Plant which was inaugurated the same day. The electricity is being sold to Public Service of Colorado, a subsidiary of Xcel Energy, under a 20-year power purchase agreement.
Read more on WikipediaSunE Alamosa is a solar photovoltaic power plant located in Alamosa County, Colorado. The plant has a total capacity of 8.2 MW across two generators and came online in 2007. The operator is SunE Alamosa1 LLC. It ranks as the 36th largest power plant in Colorado out of 177, and 1983rd nationally out of 7108 plants.
The plant's latest annual generation was 13,435 MWh, resulting in a capacity factor of 18.6%. SunE Alamosa utilizes dual-axis solar tracking technology. The plant operates within the Public Service Company of Colorado balancing authority and the Western Electricity Coordinating Council (WECC) NERC region. Financial data indicates a PPA price of $280.7 per MWh.
Generated from EIA, GEM, and public data sources
Engineering & Generators
Grid Context
NERC Region
WECC
Balancing Authority
Public Service Company of Colorado
Grid Voltage
13.8 kV
Regulatory Status
NR
Entity Type
Independent Power Producer
Sector
IPP Non-CHP
Generation
774 MWh
Latest Month
13.4K MWh
Annual Generation
18.6%
Capacity Factor
Jan 2022 – Dec 2024
Financial DataBeta
Source: LBNL Utility-Scale SolarHIGH
$276.8/MWh
LCOE (Levelized Cost)
$280.7/MWh
PPA Price
$15.4/MWh
Energy Value
Pricing & Market Data
This plant is outside organized wholesale electricity markets (ISOs/RTOs). Nodal pricing data is not available.