Chaves County, NM interconnection queue
3 interconnection applications are pending in Chaves County, NM, requesting 547 MW of new generating capacity, as of 15 August 2026. 4 projects have been built here and 28 have been withdrawn since 2003.
Source: interconnection queues published by EPE, SPP. Parsed and normalised by Watt Street. Data as of 15 August 2026. A queued project is a request, not a commitment.
What is waiting in Chaves County, by fuel
| Fuel | Projects | Capacity requested |
|---|---|---|
| Solar | 2 | 300 MW |
| Wind | 1 | 247 MW |
Outcomes of every application filed here
| Outcome | Projects | Capacity | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Built | 4 | 470 MW | 11.4% |
| Still pending | 3 | 547 MW | 8.6% |
| Withdrawn | 28 | 6.1 GW | 80.0% |
| Suspended | 0 | — | 0.0% |
Withdrawal is the ordinary outcome of an interconnection application nationally, not a sign of a problem in this county. Most withdrawals are a developer testing a site and moving on.
The largest projects on file
| Project | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Filed | Queue |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EM500W Project | Wind | 500 MW | withdrawn | 2020-04 | EPE |
| GEN-2024-198 | Wind | 500 MW | withdrawn | 2025-03 | SPP |
| GEN-2024-199 | Wind | 500 MW | withdrawn | 2025-03 | SPP |
| GEN-2022-014 | Solar | 400 MW | withdrawn | 2022-06 | SPP |
| GEN-2024-279 | Solar | 350 MW | withdrawn | 2025-03 | SPP |
| GEN-2015-009 | Wind | 300 MW | withdrawn | 2015-03 | SPP |
| GEN-2019-008 | Solar | 300 MW | withdrawn | 2019-04 | SPP |
| GEN-2022-022 | Solar | 300 MW | withdrawn | 2022-06 | SPP |
| GEN-2024-200 | Solar | 300 MW | withdrawn | 2025-03 | SPP |
| GEN-2008-022 | Wind | 300 MW | completed | 2008-03 | SPP |
| GEN-2003-018 | Wind | 298 MW | withdrawn | 2003-10 | SPP |
| GEN-2022-159 | Wind | 280 MW | withdrawn | 2023-02 | SPP |
| GEN-2022-160 | Wind | 280 MW | withdrawn | 2023-02 | SPP |
| GEN-2024-201 | Solar | 260 MW | withdrawn | 2025-03 | SPP |
| EC500W Project | Wind | 247 MW | active | 2017-07 | EPE |
How this county ranks
Chaves County ranks #589 of 1,607 US counties by capacity currently queued, and #14 of 21 in New Mexico.
Other New Mexico counties in the queue
| County | Pending | Capacity queued |
|---|---|---|
| Bernalillo Cty | 21 | 3.9 GW |
| Roosevelt County | 9 | 2.4 GW |
| Valencia Cty | 11 | 2.2 GW |
| San Juan County | 9 | 2.1 GW |
| Santa Fe County | 9 | 1.6 GW |
| Torrence | 5 | 1.2 GW |
| Lea County | 10 | 1.1 GW |
| Doña Ana Cty | 7 | 953 MW |
Go deeper on Chaves County
The interactive map plots every one of these applications, and a generated county report puts them in a sourced PDF with the date each figure was true on every page.
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