81 MW Onshore Wind Turbine (30 MW) + Solar Photovoltaic (51 MW) operating in Cochise, AZ — Tucson Electric Power Company
81 MW
Nameplate Capacity
2
Generators
units
Hybrid (2)
Technology
Onshore Wind Turbine + Solar Photovoltaic
2015
Operating Since
Coordinates
32.2861, -110.0881
County
Cochise, AZ
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 | Red Horse 2 | Renewable Energy Asset Management [50%]; Fiera Infrastructure [50%] | — |
| Owner(s) | Red Horse 2 | Renewable Energy Asset Management [50%]; Fiera Infrastructure [50%] | — |
| Status | Operating | operating | — |
GEM identifies the owner as Renewable Energy Asset Management [50%]; Fiera Infrastructure [50%]
This entity is not yet in the GEM ownership database — chain unavailable.
Red Horse 2 is a hybrid power plant located in Cochise County, Arizona. The facility, owned and operated by Red Horse 2, has a total capacity of 81 MW and began operating in 2015. The plant utilizes both solar photovoltaic and onshore wind turbine technologies, with a primary fuel source of solar. It consists of two generators and features single-axis solar tracking. The wind component includes Vestas V110-2.0 turbines with a hub height of 80 meters and a rotor diameter of 110 meters.
The plant operates within the Tucson Electric Power Company balancing authority and the Western Electricity Coordinating Council (WECC) NERC region. In the most recent year with available data, Red Horse 2 generated 144,209 MWh, achieving a capacity factor of 20.3%. Red Horse 2 ranks as the 24th largest power plant out of 93 in Arizona, and 685th out of 7108 nationally. Financial data is available for the plant from LBNL, and the plant has been mentioned in 10 news articles, primarily related to industry topics.
Generated from EIA, GEM, and public data sources
NERC Region
WECC
Balancing Authority
Tucson Electric Power Company
Grid Voltage
345 kV
Regulatory Status
NR
Entity Type
Independent Power Producer
Sector
IPP Non-CHP
11.9K MWh
Latest Month
144.2K MWh
Annual Generation
20.3%
Capacity Factor
$64.7/MWh
LCOE (Levelized Cost)
$14.6/MWh
Energy Value
This plant is outside organized wholesale electricity markets (ISOs/RTOs). Nodal pricing data is not available.
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