Hooper Solar — Plant Summary
- EIA Plant ID
- 60008
- Capacity
- 52 MW
- Primary Fuel
- Solar
- Technology
- Solar Photovoltaic
- Status
- Operating
- Location
- Alamosa, CO
- Operating Since
- 2015
- Generators
- 1
- Operator
- Solar Star Colorado III, LLC
- Parent Company
- —
- Annual Generation
- 118,336 MWh
- Capacity Factor
- 25.9%
- Balancing Authority
- Public Service Company of Colorado
- ISO/RTO
- —
- NERC Region
- WECC
Hooper Solar
OperatingSolar
Ranked #22 of 180 Solar plants in CO#1288 of 7447 nationally
52 MW Solar operating in Alamosa, CO — Public Service Company of Colorado
EIAGEMWD
52 MW
Nameplate Capacity
1
Generators
unit
Solar Photovoltaic
Technology
2015
Operating Since
Location
Coordinates
37.6919, -105.9908
County
Alamosa, CO
Nearby Plants
- San Luis Valley Solar RanchSolar35 MW · 5.6 km
- Greater Sandhill ISolar19 MW · 8.8 km
- SunE AlamosaSolar8.2 MW · 9.7 km
Ownership & Operator
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 | Solar Star Colorado III, LLC | SunPower | — |
| Owner(s) | Solar Star Colorado III, LLC | SunPower Corp [100%] | — |
| Status | Operating | operating | — |
Ownership Chain
GEM identifies the owner as SunPower Corp [100%]
This entity is not yet in the GEM ownership database — chain unavailable.
About
The Hooper Solar PV Power Plant is a 50 megawatt (MWAC) photovoltaic power station in the San Luis Valley, located near the town of Mosca, Colorado. It was the largest solar facility in the state when it came online at the end of 2015. The electricity is being sold to Public Service of Colorado, a subsidiary of Xcel Energy, under a long-term power purchase agreement.
Read more on WikipediaHooper Solar is a 52 MW solar photovoltaic power plant located in Alamosa County, Colorado. The plant, which began operating in 2015, has a single generator and utilizes single-axis tracking. It is owned and operated by Solar Star Colorado III, LLC. The plant's primary fuel source is the sun. Hooper Solar operates within the Public Service Company of Colorado balancing authority and the Western Electricity Coordinating Council (WECC) NERC region.
In its most recent year of operation, Hooper Solar generated 118,336 MWh of electricity, achieving a capacity factor of 25.9%. The plant ranks 20th out of 177 solar facilities in Colorado and 1100th nationally out of 7108. Financial data indicates that the plant has a power purchase agreement (PPA) price of $51.39 per MWh. This financial information is sourced from LBNL Solar and FERC EQRs.
Generated from EIA, GEM, and public data sources
Engineering & Generators
Grid Context
NERC Region
WECC
Balancing Authority
Public Service Company of Colorado
Grid Voltage
230 kV
Regulatory Status
NR
Entity Type
Independent Power Producer
Sector
IPP Non-CHP
Generation
6.5K MWh
Latest Month
118.3K MWh
Annual Generation
25.9%
Capacity Factor
Jan 2022 – Dec 2024
Financial DataBeta
Source: FERC Electric Quarterly Reports, LBNL Utility-Scale SolarHIGH
$59.9/MWh
PPA Price
Solar Star Colorado III, LLC
Contract Seller
Per-Unit Cost Trends
Pricing & Market Data
This plant is outside organized wholesale electricity markets (ISOs/RTOs). Nodal pricing data is not available.
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