30 MW Solar operating in Las Animas, CO — Public Service Company of Colorado
30 MW
Nameplate Capacity
1
Generators
unit
Solar Photovoltaic
Technology
2016
Operating Since
Coordinates
37.3720, -104.8430
County
Las Animas, CO
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 | San Isabel Solar, LLC | JSI O&M Group | — |
| Owner(s) | San Isabel Solar, LLC | Public Service Enterprise Group (PSEG) Solar Source [100%] | — |
| Status | Operating | operating | — |
GEM identifies the owner as Public Service Enterprise Group (PSEG) Solar Source [100%]
This entity is not yet in the GEM ownership database — chain unavailable.
The San Isabel Solar Energy Center is a 30 megawatt (MWAC) photovoltaic power station in Las Animas County, Colorado located about 20 miles north of the city of Trinidad. The electricity is being sold to Tri-State Generation and Transmission under a 25-year power purchase agreement. It is the second solar project, following the Cimarron Solar Facility in year 2010, to be added to the utility cooperative's renewables portfolio.
Read more on WikipediaSan Isabel Solar, LLC is a 30 MW solar photovoltaic power plant located in Las Animas County, Colorado. The plant, which began operating in 2016, is owned and operated by San Isabel Solar, LLC. It consists of a single generator utilizing single-axis tracking technology. The plant's primary fuel source is the sun. San Isabel Solar is ranked 26th out of 177 power plants in Colorado and 1290th out of 7108 plants nationally. The balancing authority is Public Service Company of Colorado, and the plant operates within the WECC NERC region.
In the most recent year with available data, San Isabel Solar generated 69,342 MWh of electricity, achieving a capacity factor of 26.4%. Financial data indicates that the plant has a power purchase agreement (PPA) price of $45.08 per MWh, according to data from Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL).
Generated from EIA, GEM, and public data sources
NERC Region
WECC
Balancing Authority
Public Service Company of Colorado
Grid Voltage
115 kV
Regulatory Status
NR
Entity Type
Independent Power Producer
Sector
IPP Non-CHP
3.4K MWh
Latest Month
69.3K MWh
Annual Generation
26.4%
Capacity Factor
$49.4/MWh
LCOE (Levelized Cost)
$45.1/MWh
PPA Price
$15.7/MWh
Energy Value
This plant is outside organized wholesale electricity markets (ISOs/RTOs). Nodal pricing data is not available.
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