Shallow Basket

OperatingBESSSolarHybrid

Ranked #9 of 97 Solar plants in NM#396 of 7447 nationally

190 MW Batteries (50 MW) + Solar Photovoltaic (140 MW) operating in Rio Arriba, NM — Public Service Company of New Mexico

EIAGEM

190 MW

Nameplate Capacity

Generators

units

Hybrid (2)

Technology

Batteries + Solar Photovoltaic

2025

Operating Since

Location

Coordinates

36.2521, -107.3107

County

Rio Arriba, NM

Nearby Plants

Jicarilla Solar 2
Solar50 MW · 3.6 km
Jicarilla Solar 1 LLC
BESS70 MW · 7.8 km

Ownership & Operator

Field	EIA	GEM	Wikidata
Operator	Shallow Basket Energy, LLC	Shallow Basket Energy LLC	—
Owner(s)	Shallow Basket Energy, LLC	Shallow Basket Energy LLC	—
Status	Operating	operating	—

Ownership Chain

GEM identifies the owner as Shallow Basket Energy LLC

This entity is not yet in the GEM ownership database — chain unavailable.

About

Shallow Basket is a 190 MW hybrid power plant located in Rio Arriba County, New Mexico. The facility, owned and operated by Shallow Basket Energy, LLC, combines solar photovoltaic generation with battery energy storage. The plant utilizes fixed-tilt solar tracking and its battery energy storage system (BESS) has a duration of 4 hours. The primary fuel type is listed as MWH, reflecting the hybrid nature of the plant. Shallow Basket is interconnected to the Public Service Company of New Mexico balancing authority within the Western Electricity Coordinating Council (WECC) NERC region.

The plant began operating in 2025 and is ranked as the 9th largest in New Mexico out of 15 plants, and 332nd nationally out of 514. It consists of two generators utilizing both solar and battery technologies. Financial data is available for Shallow Basket, including a power purchase agreement (PPA) price of $25.2 per MWh, sourced from FERC Form 552 (EQR) filings.

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