Babacomari Solar — Plant Summary
- EIA Plant ID
- 67797
- Capacity
- 160 MW
- Primary Fuel
- Solar
- Technology
- Solar Photovoltaic
- Status
- Under construction
- Location
- Cochise, AZ
- Operating Since
- —
- Generators
- 1
- Operator
- Babacomari Solar, LLC
- Parent Company
- —
- Balancing Authority
- Tucson Electric Power Company
- ISO/RTO
- —
- NERC Region
- WECC
Babacomari Solar
Under constructionSolarGEM: construction
Ranked #16 of 104 Solar plants in AZ#457 of 7447 nationally
160 MW Solar under construction in Cochise, AZ — Tucson Electric Power Company
EIAGEM
160 MW
Nameplate Capacity
1
Generators
unit
Solar Photovoltaic
Technology
—
Operating Since
Location
Coordinates
31.6566, -110.4134
County
Cochise, AZ
Nearby Plants
- Fort Huachuca Solar PV ProjectSolar17.7 MW · 14.2 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 | Babacomari Solar, LLC | Clenera LLC [100%] | — |
| Owner(s) | Babacomari Solar, LLC | Clenera LLC [100%] | — |
| Status | Under construction | construction | — |
Ownership Chain
GEM identifies the owner as Clenera LLC [100%]
This entity is not yet in the GEM ownership database — chain unavailable.
About
Babacomari Solar is a 160 MW solar photovoltaic power plant located in Cochise County, Arizona. The plant, identified by plant ID 67797, is owned and operated by Babacomari Solar, LLC. It utilizes fixed-tilt solar tracking technology. The plant is interconnected to the Tucson Electric Power Company balancing authority within the Western Electricity Coordinating Council (WECC) NERC region.
Babacomari Solar is the 10th largest solar plant in Arizona out of 23, and ranks 330th nationally out of 639 solar plants. The plant has been the subject of 7 news articles, with 5 focusing on deals and 2 on industry topics. The primary fuel source for the plant is solar energy (SUN), and it consists of a single generator.
Generated from EIA, GEM, and public data sources
Engineering & Generators
Grid Context
NERC Region
WECC
Balancing Authority
Tucson Electric Power Company
Grid Voltage
34.5 kV
Regulatory Status
NR
Entity Type
Independent Power Producer
Sector
IPP Non-CHP
Generation
No generation data available for this plant.
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 (7)Beta
Deals·m and a
Solestial Buys Meyer Burger Equipment & Moves Cell Production To US
Solestial aims to strengthen supply chain control by bringing solar cell manufacturing in-house at its Arizona fab.
Solestial (buyer)Meyer Burger (seller)
TaiyangNews·4 weeks ago
Industry·corporate
Local opinion: TEP is transforming local energy grid
Threats to reliability, such as extreme weather, demand action, but so does our community's need for affordable, reliable power.
TEP (other)
Arizona Daily Star·2 months ago
Deals·m and a
Meyer Burger gives up on selling itself as a whole, sells U.S. solar production tools
Sales of module and cell production equipment to, respectively, Waaree Solar Americas and Babacomari North Solar further thin chances of any...
Meyer Burger (seller)Waaree Solar Americas (buyer)
pv magazine International·6 months ago
Deals·m and a
Meyer Burger to Sell Module Machinery to Waaree Amid Bankruptcy
A court in the U.S. has approved the sale of Meyer Burger's machinery and equipment for the production of solar modules to Waaree Solar...
Meyer Burger (seller)Waaree Solar (buyer)
Mercomindia.com·6 months ago
Last updated 2026-03-14
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