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SOLAR · SPPSolar project GEN-2024-GR3, Lea County
Solar project GEN-2024-GR3, Lea County is a 196 MW solar request in interconnection study in the SPP interconnection queue, in Lea County, New Mexico, connecting to Xcel/SPS.
Queue statusIn planning
- PlanningQueued Jun 2024 (current stage)
- Consented (not yet reached)
- Construction (not yet reached)
- OperatingTarget Apr 2027 (not yet reached)
- Closed (not yet reached)
Studies assess what grid upgrades the project would need and who pays for them. A signed interconnection agreement is the main step before construction.
Request details
- Queue ID
- GEN-2024-GR3
- Grid region
- SPP (Southwest Power Pool)
- Utility / transmission owner
- Xcel/SPS
- Connection point (POI)
- 230kV Cunningham Substation
- Location
- Lea County, New Mexico
- Technology
- Solar: 196 MW
- Total requested
- 196 MW
- Service type
- Energy only (ERIS)
- Study phase
- IA PENDING
- Queue status
- Active
- Entered queue
- 7 June 2024
- Proposed online date
- April 2027
Location
Marker shows the centre of Lea County; the queue data does not give exact sites.
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Other requests in Lea County
- Solar project GEN-2016-121, Lea CountySolar · 110 MW · agreement signed
- Solar project GEN-2018-004, Lea CountySolar · 75.0 MW · agreement signed
- Solar project GEN-2023-GR4, Lea CountySolar · 72.0 MW · agreement signed
- Battery storage project GEN-2018-052, Lea CountyBattery storage · 70.0 MW · agreement signed
- Battery storage project GEN-2024-SR14, Lea CountyBattery storage · 36.0 MW · agreement signed
- Solar + storage project GEN-2024-073, Lea CountySolar + storage · 500 MW · in study
- Solar + storage project GEN-2024-124, Lea CountySolar + storage · 420 MW · in study
- Solar + storage project ERAS-2025-020, Lea CountySolar + storage · 400 MW · in study
- Wind + storage project GEN-2024-278, Lea CountyWind + storage · 264 MW · in study
- Solar + storage project GEN-2024-281, Lea CountySolar + storage · 250 MW · in study
- Battery storage project GEN-2024-371, Lea CountyBattery storage · 250 MW · in study
- Onshore wind project GEN-2024-365, Lea CountyOnshore wind · 200 MW · in study
Source: Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Queued Up, data through end of 2025, compiled from ISO/RTO and utility queues. Check the grid operator's own queue for the latest status. Report a problem