Jicarilla Solar 1 LLC — Plant Summary
- EIA Plant ID
- 66163
- Capacity
- 70 MW
- Primary Fuel
- Solar
- Technology
- Batteries, Solar Photovoltaic
- Status
- Operating
- Location
- Rio Arriba, NM
- Operating Since
- 2023
- Generators
- 2
- Operator
- Repsol Renewables NA
- Parent Company
- —
- Annual Generation
- 106,985 MWh
- Capacity Factor
- 17.4%
- Balancing Authority
- Public Service Company of New Mexico
- ISO/RTO
- —
- NERC Region
- WECC
Jicarilla Solar 1 LLC
OperatingBESSSolarHybrid
Ranked #16 of 97 Solar plants in NM#1193 of 7447 nationally
70 MW Batteries (20 MW) + Solar Photovoltaic (50 MW) operating in Rio Arriba, NM — Public Service Company of New Mexico
EIAGEM
70 MW
Nameplate Capacity
2
Generators
units
Hybrid (2)
Technology
Batteries + Solar Photovoltaic
2023
Operating Since
Location
Coordinates
36.3167, -107.2776
County
Rio Arriba, NM
Nearby Plants
- Shallow BasketBESS190 MW · 7.8 km
- Jicarilla Solar 2Solar50 MW · 10.0 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 | Repsol Renewables NA | Hecate Energy [100%] | — |
| Owner(s) | Repsol Renewables NA | Hecate Energy [100%] | — |
| Status | Operating | operating | — |
Ownership Chain
GEM identifies the owner as Hecate Energy [100%]
This entity is not yet in the GEM ownership database — chain unavailable.
About
Jicarilla Solar 1 LLC is a 70 MW hybrid power plant located in Rio Arriba County, New Mexico. The plant, which combines solar photovoltaic generation with battery energy storage, began operating in 2023. It is owned and operated by Repsol Renewables NA. The facility consists of two generators utilizing both solar and battery technologies. Jicarilla Solar 1 ranks as the 16th largest solar plant in New Mexico out of 24, and 562nd nationally out of 1205. The plant operates within the Public Service Company of New Mexico balancing authority and the Western Electricity Coordinating Council (WECC) NERC region.
The plant's battery energy storage system (BESS) has a capacity of 80 MWh and a duration of 4 hours, utilizing lithium-ion battery chemistry (LIB). In its most recent year of operation, Jicarilla Solar 1 generated 106,985 MWh of electricity, achieving a capacity factor of 17.4%. The solar photovoltaic system uses single-axis tracking. Financial data indicates that the plant has a power purchase agreement (PPA) price of $17.17 per MWh.
Generated from EIA, GEM, and public data sources
Engineering & Generators
Grid Context
NERC Region
WECC
Balancing Authority
Public Service Company of New Mexico
Grid Voltage
345 kV
Regulatory Status
NR
Entity Type
Independent Power Producer
Sector
IPP Non-CHP
Generation
7.0K MWh
Latest Month
107.0K MWh
Annual Generation
17.4%
Capacity Factor
Financial DataBeta
Source: LBNL Utility-Scale SolarHIGH
$37.9/MWh
LCOE (Levelized Cost)
$17.2/MWh
PPA Price
$11.8/MWh
Energy Value
Pricing & Market Data
This plant is outside organized wholesale electricity markets (ISOs/RTOs). Nodal pricing data is not available.
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