Dolores Canyon Solar — Plant Summary
- EIA Plant ID
- 64858
- Capacity
- 110 MW
- Primary Fuel
- Solar
- Technology
- Solar Photovoltaic
- Status
- Planned
- Location
- Montezuma, CO
- Operating Since
- —
- Generators
- 1
- Operator
- Tri-State G & T Assn, Inc
- Parent Company
- —
- Balancing Authority
- Western Area Power Administration - Rocky Mountain Region
- ISO/RTO
- —
- NERC Region
- WECC
Dolores Canyon Solar
PlannedSolarGEM: announced
Ranked #16 of 180 Solar plants in CO#679 of 7447 nationally
110 MW Solar planned in Montezuma, CO — Western Area Power Administration - Rocky Mountain Region
EIAGEM
110 MW
Nameplate Capacity
1
Generators
unit
Solar Photovoltaic
Technology
Planned: —
Planned Operation
Location
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 | Tri-State G & T Assn, Inc | Juwi | — |
| Owner(s) | Tri-State G & T Assn, Inc | Juwi Inc [100%] | — |
| Status | Planned | announced | — |
Ownership Chain
GEM identifies the owner as Juwi Inc [100%]
This entity is not yet in the GEM ownership database — chain unavailable.
About
Dolores Canyon Solar is a 110 MW solar photovoltaic power plant located in Montezuma County, Colorado. The plant, identified by plant ID 64858, utilizes fixed-tilt solar tracking technology. It is owned and operated by Tri-State Generation and Transmission Association, Inc. The plant's primary fuel source is solar energy.
Dolores Canyon Solar operates within the Western Electricity Coordinating Council (WECC) NERC region and is under the balancing authority of the Western Area Power Administration - Rocky Mountain Region. Among solar plants in Colorado, it is ranked 14th out of 14, and nationally it is ranked 528th out of 639. The plant consists of one generator.
Generated from EIA, GEM, and public data sources
Engineering & Generators
Grid Context
NERC Region
WECC
Balancing Authority
Western Area Power Administration - Rocky Mountain Region
Grid Voltage
115 kV
Regulatory Status
NR
Entity Type
Cooperative
Sector
IPP Non-CHP
Generation
11.1K MWh
Latest Month
—
Annual Generation
—
Capacity Factor
Financial Data
No financial data available for this plant.
Pricing & Market Data
This plant is outside organized wholesale electricity markets (ISOs/RTOs). Nodal pricing data is not available.
News & Articles (8)Beta
Industry·technology
USA - Juwi builds 500 megawatts of solar power in Colorado
Project developer Juwi from Wörrstadt in Rhineland-Palatinate is to build three new solar plants in the US state of Colorado. Together they will have an output...
Juwi (developer)
pv Europe·1 years ago
Industry·corporate
How a massive electric co-op is harnessing the climate law
Tri-State Generation and Transmission CEO Duane Highley spoke to POLITICO's E&E News about the Western nonprofit's plans for a “rapid...
Tri-State Generation and Transmission (operator)Duane Highley (executive)
E&E News by POLITICO·1 years ago
Industry·corporate
This coal-heavy rural co-op utility is buying its first solar plants
Colorado-based Tri-State will soon serve half its customers' electricity needs with renewable energy, thanks to new Inflation Reduction Act...
Tri-State (operator)
Grist·1 years ago
Deals·m and a
Tri-State buys Moffat, Dolores county solar projects
Tri-State Generation and Transmission Association has taken advantage of provisions of the 2022 Inflation Reduction Act to buy two Western...
Tri-State Generation and Transmission Association (buyer)
The Grand Junction Daily Sentinel·1 years ago
Last updated 2026-03-14
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