Arroyo Solar — Plant Summary
- EIA Plant ID
- 69040
- Capacity
- 335 MW
- Primary Fuel
- Solar
- Technology
- Solar Photovoltaic
- Status
- Under construction
- Location
- Pueblo, CO
- Operating Since
- —
- Generators
- 1
- Operator
- Public Service Co of Colorado
- Parent Company
- —
- Balancing Authority
- Public Service Company of Colorado
- ISO/RTO
- —
- NERC Region
- WECC
Arroyo Solar
Under constructionSolar
Ranked #3 of 180 Solar plants in CO#102 of 7447 nationally
335 MW Solar under construction in Pueblo, CO — Public Service Company of Colorado
EIA
335 MW
Nameplate Capacity
1
Generators
unit
Solar Photovoltaic
Technology
—
Operating Since
Location
Coordinates
38.1617, -104.5488
County
Pueblo, CO
Nearby Plants
- Sun Mountain Solar 1Solar200 MW · 2.5 km
- Stagecoach LRESolar300 MW · 4.5 km
- Comanche SolarSolar120 MW · 5.1 km
Ownership & Operator
| Field | EIA | GEM | Wikidata |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operator | Public Service Co of Colorado | — | — |
| Owner(s) | Public Service Co of Colorado | — | — |
| Status | Under construction | — | — |
Ownership Chain
No GEM tracker match for this plant — ownership chain unavailable.
About
Arroyo Solar is a 335 MW solar photovoltaic power plant located in Pueblo County, Colorado. It is the largest solar plant in the state (ranked 1 of 14) and the 61st largest in the United States (ranked 61 of 639). The plant has a single generator and utilizes fixed-tilt solar tracking technology. The primary fuel source is solar energy (SUN).
The plant is operated by Public Service Co of Colorado and falls within the Public Service Company of Colorado balancing authority and the Western Electricity Coordinating Council (WECC) NERC region. News coverage of Arroyo Solar includes 4 articles about deals, 4 about the industry, and 1 about regulatory matters.
Generated from EIA, GEM, and public data sources
Engineering & Generators
Grid Context
NERC Region
WECC
Balancing Authority
Public Service Company of Colorado
Grid Voltage
230 kV
Regulatory Status
RE
Entity Type
Investor-Owned Utility
Sector
Electric Utility
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 (9)Beta
Industry·corporate
The Big Short(fall): Colorado’s Upcoming Power Plant Closures and Planned Replacements
By Ethan Cornell* Introduction The data summarizing planned generation closures in Colorado signals a rapid and profound infrastructural...
Independence Institute·4 months ago
Regulatory·permitting
Active Solar and Wind Projects | Bureau of Land Management
The BLM continually receives proposals for utility-scale wind, solar, and gen-tie line projects on public land, which are in various stages of review or...
BLM (regulator)
Bureau of Land Management (.gov)·8 months ago
Deals·project finance
Project Finance Brief: Lightsource bp Raises $1.8 Billion Credit for 25 GW of Solar Projects
From: Mercom Capital Group Lightsource bp, a global solar project developer, secured a $1.8 billion revolving credit facility and trade finance facility to...
Lightsource bp (developer)
Mercomindia.com·3 years ago
Industry·technology
Tesla Megapack farm takes shape at Arroyo Solar and Storage project in New Mexico
It appears that another Tesla Megapack farm is taking shape, this time in the Arroyo Solar and Storage project in New Mexico.
Tesla (other)
Teslarati·3 years ago
Last updated 2026-03-14
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