Route 66 Energy Storage

Under constructionBESS

Ranked #8 of 10 BESS plants in NM#414 of 837 nationally

49.5 MW BESS under construction in Cibola, NM — Public Service Company of New Mexico

EIA

49.5 MW

Nameplate Capacity

Generators

unit

Batteries

Technology

—

Operating Since

Location

Coordinates

35.0594, -107.7092

County

Cibola, NM

Nearby Plants

Route 66 Energy Center, LLC
Solar49.5 MW · 9.6 km
East Point Energy Center
Solar50 MW · 9.9 km
Grants CDEC 2
Solar4.5 MW · 13.7 km

Ownership & Operator

Field	EIA	GEM	Wikidata
Operator	Route 66 Energy Storage	—	—
Owner(s)	Route 66 Energy Storage	—	—
Status	Under construction	—	—

Ownership Chain

No GEM tracker match for this plant — ownership chain unavailable.

About

Route 66 Energy Storage is a 49.5 MW battery energy storage system located in Cibola County, New Mexico. The plant, identified by the EIA plant code 68616, is owned and operated by Route 66 Energy Storage. It consists of a single generator utilizing batteries as its primary fuel source, categorized under the technology classification of "Batteries" with MWH as the fuel.

The facility operates within the Western Electricity Coordinating Council (WECC) NERC region and is under the balancing authority of the Public Service Company of New Mexico. Route 66 Energy Storage is ranked as the 19th largest power plant in New Mexico out of 24, and nationally it holds a rank of 619 out of 1205. The plant has been the subject of 4 news articles, with coverage focusing on regulatory matters (3 articles) and deals (1 article).

Generated from EIA, GEM, and public data sources

EIA Plant Profile

Engineering & Generators

Grid Context

NERC Region

WECC

Balancing Authority

Public Service Company of New Mexico

Grid Voltage

34.5 kV

Regulatory Status

Entity Type

Independent Power Producer

Sector

IPP Non-CHP

Generation

0 MWh

Net Discharge

—

Annual Net Energy

—

Capacity Factor

Positive values indicate net discharge (generation exceeds station load). Negative values indicate net charging. Pure battery storage plants are typically net negative due to round-trip efficiency losses.

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 (4)Beta

Regulatory·state puc

New Mexico utility seeks approval of hybrid BESS offtake contracts to power Meta data centres

PNM is seeking regulatory approval of offtake agreements associated with three hybrid battery energy storage system (BESS) projects in the Southwestern US...

PNM (operator)Meta (buyer)

Energy-Storage.News·8 months ago

Deals·m and a

NM’s largest utility could be sold to Blackstone Infrastructure

The parent company of New Mexico's largest electric utility announced on Monday that it has reached an agreement to be acquired by Blackstone Infrastructure.

Blackstone Infrastructure (buyer)New Mexico (other)

nm.news·10 months ago