Kit Carson Co-Op — Plant Summary
- EIA Plant ID
- 69042
- Capacity
- 23.7 MW
- Primary Fuel
- Battery Storage
- Technology
- Batteries, Solar Photovoltaic
- Status
- Under construction
- Location
- Taos, NM
- Operating Since
- —
- Generators
- 2
- Operator
- Solar DG NM Amalia, LLC
- Parent Company
- —
- Balancing Authority
- Public Service Company of New Mexico
- ISO/RTO
- —
- NERC Region
- WECC
Kit Carson Co-Op
Under constructionBESSSolarHybridGEM: operating
Ranked #9 of 10 BESS plants in NM#458 of 837 nationally
23.7 MW Batteries (13 MW) + Solar Photovoltaic (11 MW) under construction in Taos, NM — Public Service Company of New Mexico
EIAGEM
23.7 MW
Nameplate Capacity
2
Generators
units
Hybrid (2)
Technology
Batteries + Solar Photovoltaic
—
Operating Since
Location
Coordinates
36.9699, -105.4369
County
Taos, NM
Nearby Plants
- Kit CarsonSolar1.3 MW · 0.4 km
- Syncarpha QuestaSolar1.6 MW · 22.3 km
Ownership & Operator
| Field | EIA | GEM | Wikidata |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operator | Solar DG NM Amalia, LLC | Terraform Arcadia | — |
| Owner(s) | Solar DG NM Amalia, LLC | — | — |
| Status | Under construction | operating | — |
Ownership Chain
No GEM tracker match for this plant — ownership chain unavailable.
About
The Kit Carson Co-Op is a hybrid power plant located in Taos County, New Mexico. The plant has a total capacity of 23.7 MW and is owned and operated by Solar DG NM Amalia, LLC. The facility combines solar photovoltaic generation with battery storage. It consists of two generators utilizing these technologies.
The plant's primary fuel source is listed as MWH, referring to the megawatt-hours generated primarily from solar energy. The solar array uses a fixed-tilt tracking system. The Kit Carson Co-Op operates within the Public Service Company of New Mexico balancing authority, in the Western Electricity Coordinating Council (WECC) NERC region. It is ranked as the 21st largest plant in New Mexico out of 24, and 676th nationally out of 1205 plants.
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
24.9 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.
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