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ONSHORE WIND · WESTEC500W Project
EC500W Project is a 247 MW onshore wind request with a signed interconnection agreement in the West interconnection queue, in Chaves County, New Mexico, connecting to El Paso Electric Company.
Queue statusConsented
- PlanningQueued Jul 2017 (completed)
- Consented (current stage)
- Construction (not yet reached)
- OperatingTarget Sep 2020 (not yet reached)
- Closed (not yet reached)
Request details
- Queue ID
- LG-17-7-1
- Grid region
- West (non-ISO utilities)
- Utility / transmission owner
- El Paso Electric Company
- Connection point (POI)
- Empire Substation
- Location
- Chaves County, New Mexico
- Technology
- Wind: 247 MW
- Total requested
- 247 MW
- Service type
- Energy only (ERIS)
- Study phase
- LGIA in effect
- Queue status
- Active
- Entered queue
- 10 July 2017
- Proposed online date
- September 2020
Location
Marker shows the centre of Chaves County; the queue data does not give exact sites.
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Other requests in Chaves County
- Solar + storage project ERAS-2025-030, Chaves CountySolar + storage · 350 MW · in study
- Solar + storage project GEN-2024-271, Chaves CountySolar + storage · 250 MW · in study
- Solar project GEN-2024-311, Chaves CountySolar · 225 MW · in study
- Battery storage project GEN-2024-186, Chaves CountyBattery storage · 199 MW · in study
- Battery storage project GEN-2024-324, Chaves CountyBattery storage · 160 MW · in study
- Battery storage project GEN-2024-325, Chaves CountyBattery storage · 150 MW · in study
- Battery storage project GEN-2024-310, Chaves CountyBattery storage · 75.0 MW · in study
- Battery storage project GEN-2025-SR32, Chaves CountyBattery storage · 50.0 MW · in study
- Battery storage project GEN-2025-SR27, Chaves CountyBattery storage · 50.0 MW · in study
- Onshore wind project GEN-2008-022, Chaves CountyOnshore wind · 300 MW · built
- Onshore wind project GEN-2001-033, Chaves CountyOnshore wind · 120 MW · built
- Solar project GEN-2014-034, Chaves CountySolar · 70.0 MW · built
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