Solar + storage project GI-CS-2025-12, Las Animas County

Solar + storage project GI-CS-2025-12, Las Animas County is a 165 MW solar + storage request in interconnection study in the West interconnection queue, in Las Animas County, Colorado, connecting to Tri-State Generation and Transmission Association.

Queue statusIn planning

PlanningQueued Sep 2025 (current stage)
Consented (not yet reached)
Construction (not yet reached)
OperatingTarget Dec 2029 (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: GI-CS-2025-12
Grid region: West (non-ISO utilities)
Utility / transmission owner: Tri-State Generation and Transmission Association
Connection point (POI): Walsenburg - Gladstone 230kV Line
Location: Las Animas County, Colorado
Technology: Solar: 165 MW · Battery
Total requested: 165 MW
Service type: NRIS and ERIS
Study phase: Cluster Study
Queue status: Active
Entered queue: 24 September 2025
Proposed online date: December 2029

Location

Marker shows the centre of Las Animas County; the queue data does not give exact sites.

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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