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Researched by Industrial Info Resources (Sugar Land, Texas)--Earlier this week, construction kicked off for the Escalante solar farm in New Mexico. The facility is being built on the site of a retired coal-fired power plant, joining $15.6 billion worth of active renewable projects in New Mexico.
The Escalante coal-fired plant in McKinley County began operating in 1984, providing more than 250 megawatts (MW) of energy. The plant, owned by Tri-State Generation & Transmission Association Incorporated (Westminster, Colorado), was closed in August 2020. Tri-State is a cooperative of 45 members that provides power to more than 1 million customers in New Mexico, Colorado, Wyoming and Nebraska.
Plans to develop a solar facility at the site were in place before the closure, with Origis Energy (Miami, Florida) acquiring development rights for the project. The facility will include approximately 500,000 solar modules and will provide nameplate generation of 200 MW, replacing most, but not all, of the coal plant's retired power. Tri-State has a power purchase agreement in place for the plant's generation. The solar farm is expected to begin providing power next summer. Subscribers to Industrial Info's Global Market Intelligence (GMI) Power Project Database can click here for more details on the project.
The Escalante solar plant represents one of several billion dollars' worth of active renewable energy projects in New Mexico being tracked by Industrial Info. While not all of these projects will occur as planned, the state has a deep resource pool for current and future project activity involving renewables.
A similar solar project is underway near the retired San Juan coal-fired power plant in San Juan County. The San Juan plant closed last year, and the D.E. Shaw Group (New York, New York) is seizing the opportunity and developing 200 MW of solar power across 1,500 acres about three miles north of the coal-fired plant. Construction commenced earlier this year, and the facility is on track to begin generating power next summer. Subscribers can click here for more information.
Some of the solar developments in New Mexico include battery energy storage systems (BESS) that can provide power when the sun isn't shining. Renewable energy giant NextEra Energy Incorporated (NYSE:NEE) (Juno Beach, Florida) is developing the Sky Ranch solar farm and BESS in Valencia County. The solar farm will provide nameplate generation of 190 MW while the BESS will generate 100 MW. Engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) firms Blattner Energy Incorporated (Avon, Minnesota) (solar farm) and Sentry Electrical Group Incorporated (Lawrenceville, Georgia) (BESS) are expected to complete the project by the end of this year. Subscribers can click here for more information.
An even more ambitious solar-BESS plant is taking shape near Bernalillo, about 20 miles north of Albuquerque, where Clenera Renewable Energy (Boise, Idaho) is constructing the Atrisco facility. Atrisco will feature 450 MW of solar generating capacity and a further 200 MW of available generation from battery storage. Construction kicked off earlier this year and is expected to be completed next summer. Subscribers can click here to learn more.
While solar projects dominate New Mexico's renewable energy landscape, the state is not without wind projects. The largest of these is the massive Sunzia project in Lincoln and Guadalupe counties. Blattner Energy is acting as EPC contractor on the project, construction of which is expected to begin later this year for Pattern Energy Group (San Francisco, California). The facility will include approximately 900 turbines, each rated above 3 MW, to provide nameplate generation of 3,000 MW. The project is expected to be completed in 2026. Subscribers can click here for more details.
On track to begin construction next year in Union County is the Capulin Windfarm from BluEarth Renewables Incorporated (Calgary, Alberta). The windfarm will be built across 30,000 acres and will include a planned 116 turbines, each rated at 3.45 MW, to achieve nameplate generation of 400 MW. The facility could begin operating in 2025. Subscribers can click here to learn more.
Subscribers to Industrial Info's GMI Power Database can click here to view reports for all of the projects discussed in this article and click here for the related plant profiles.
Industrial Info Resources (IIR) is the leading provider of industrial market intelligence. Since 1983, IIR has provided comprehensive research, news and analysis on the industrial process, manufacturing and energy related industries. IIR's Global Market Intelligence (GMI) helps companies identify and pursue trends across multiple markets with access to real, qualified and validated plant and project opportunities. Across the world, IIR is tracking over 200,000 current and future projects worth $17.8 trillion (USD).
The Escalante coal-fired plant in McKinley County began operating in 1984, providing more than 250 megawatts (MW) of energy. The plant, owned by Tri-State Generation & Transmission Association Incorporated (Westminster, Colorado), was closed in August 2020. Tri-State is a cooperative of 45 members that provides power to more than 1 million customers in New Mexico, Colorado, Wyoming and Nebraska.
Plans to develop a solar facility at the site were in place before the closure, with Origis Energy (Miami, Florida) acquiring development rights for the project. The facility will include approximately 500,000 solar modules and will provide nameplate generation of 200 MW, replacing most, but not all, of the coal plant's retired power. Tri-State has a power purchase agreement in place for the plant's generation. The solar farm is expected to begin providing power next summer. Subscribers to Industrial Info's Global Market Intelligence (GMI) Power Project Database can click here for more details on the project.
The Escalante solar plant represents one of several billion dollars' worth of active renewable energy projects in New Mexico being tracked by Industrial Info. While not all of these projects will occur as planned, the state has a deep resource pool for current and future project activity involving renewables.
A similar solar project is underway near the retired San Juan coal-fired power plant in San Juan County. The San Juan plant closed last year, and the D.E. Shaw Group (New York, New York) is seizing the opportunity and developing 200 MW of solar power across 1,500 acres about three miles north of the coal-fired plant. Construction commenced earlier this year, and the facility is on track to begin generating power next summer. Subscribers can click here for more information.
Some of the solar developments in New Mexico include battery energy storage systems (BESS) that can provide power when the sun isn't shining. Renewable energy giant NextEra Energy Incorporated (NYSE:NEE) (Juno Beach, Florida) is developing the Sky Ranch solar farm and BESS in Valencia County. The solar farm will provide nameplate generation of 190 MW while the BESS will generate 100 MW. Engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) firms Blattner Energy Incorporated (Avon, Minnesota) (solar farm) and Sentry Electrical Group Incorporated (Lawrenceville, Georgia) (BESS) are expected to complete the project by the end of this year. Subscribers can click here for more information.
An even more ambitious solar-BESS plant is taking shape near Bernalillo, about 20 miles north of Albuquerque, where Clenera Renewable Energy (Boise, Idaho) is constructing the Atrisco facility. Atrisco will feature 450 MW of solar generating capacity and a further 200 MW of available generation from battery storage. Construction kicked off earlier this year and is expected to be completed next summer. Subscribers can click here to learn more.
While solar projects dominate New Mexico's renewable energy landscape, the state is not without wind projects. The largest of these is the massive Sunzia project in Lincoln and Guadalupe counties. Blattner Energy is acting as EPC contractor on the project, construction of which is expected to begin later this year for Pattern Energy Group (San Francisco, California). The facility will include approximately 900 turbines, each rated above 3 MW, to provide nameplate generation of 3,000 MW. The project is expected to be completed in 2026. Subscribers can click here for more details.
On track to begin construction next year in Union County is the Capulin Windfarm from BluEarth Renewables Incorporated (Calgary, Alberta). The windfarm will be built across 30,000 acres and will include a planned 116 turbines, each rated at 3.45 MW, to achieve nameplate generation of 400 MW. The facility could begin operating in 2025. Subscribers can click here to learn more.
Subscribers to Industrial Info's GMI Power Database can click here to view reports for all of the projects discussed in this article and click here for the related plant profiles.
Industrial Info Resources (IIR) is the leading provider of industrial market intelligence. Since 1983, IIR has provided comprehensive research, news and analysis on the industrial process, manufacturing and energy related industries. IIR's Global Market Intelligence (GMI) helps companies identify and pursue trends across multiple markets with access to real, qualified and validated plant and project opportunities. Across the world, IIR is tracking over 200,000 current and future projects worth $17.8 trillion (USD).
