1.2 MW Solar operating in Conejos, CO — Public Service Company of Colorado
1.2 MW
Nameplate Capacity
1
Generators
unit
Solar Photovoltaic
Technology
2017
Operating Since
Coordinates
37.0637, -106.0273
County
Conejos, CO
Nearby Plants
| Field | EIA | GEM | Wikidata |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operator | AES Distributed Energy | AES Distributed Energy | — |
| Owner(s) | AES Distributed Energy | — | — |
| Status | Operating | operating | — |
San Luis Solar Garden is a 1.2 MW solar photovoltaic power plant located in Conejos County, Colorado. The plant began operating in 2017 and has one generator. It is owned and operated by AES Distributed Energy. The plant utilizes single-axis tracking to maximize solar energy capture.
The plant's primary fuel source is solar energy. In its most recent year of operation, San Luis Solar Garden generated 3,070 MWh of electricity, achieving a capacity factor of 29.1%. The balancing authority for the plant is Public Service Company of Colorado, and it is located within the Western Electricity Coordinating Council (WECC) NERC region. San Luis Solar Garden ranks as the 160th largest power plant in Colorado out of 177, and nationally it ranks 6179 out of 7108.
Generated from EIA, GEM, and public data sources
NERC Region
WECC
Balancing Authority
Public Service Company of Colorado
Grid Voltage
25 kV
Regulatory Status
NR
Entity Type
Independent Power Producer
Sector
IPP Non-CHP
192 MWh
Latest Month
3.1K MWh
Annual Generation
29.1%
Capacity Factor
No financial data available for this plant.
This plant is outside organized wholesale electricity markets (ISOs/RTOs). Nodal pricing data is not available.