Cibola County, NM interconnection queue
3 interconnection applications are pending in Cibola County, NM, requesting 375 MW of new generating capacity, as of 15 August 2026. 2 projects have been built here and 3 have been withdrawn since 2014.
Source: interconnection queues published by PNM. 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 Cibola County, by fuel
| Fuel | Projects | Capacity requested |
|---|---|---|
| Wind | 1 | 250 MW |
| Battery | 1 | 115 MW |
| Solar | 1 | 10 MW |
Outcomes of every application filed here
| Outcome | Projects | Capacity | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Built | 2 | 60 MW | 25.0% |
| Still pending | 3 | 375 MW | 37.5% |
| Withdrawn | 3 | 230 MW | 37.5% |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IA-PNM-2023-01 | Wind | 250 MW | active | 2022-10 | PNM |
| IA-PNM-2025-12 | Battery | 115 MW | active | 2025-03 | PNM |
| IA-PNM-2021-05 | Solar | 100 MW | withdrawn | 2021-06 | PNM |
| IA-PNM-2023-29 | Solar | 80 MW | withdrawn | 2023-09 | PNM |
| IA-PNM-2017-23 | Solar | 50 MW | withdrawn | 2017-10 | PNM |
| RT 66 Solar Energy Ctr / Route 66 Energy Storage | Solar | 50 MW | completed | 2014-11 | PNM |
| IA-PNM-2017-01 | Solar | 10 MW | active | 2017-01 | PNM |
| SGI-PNM-2014-03 | Solar | 10 MW | completed | 2014-01 | PNM |
How this county ranks
Cibola County ranks #715 of 1,607 US counties by capacity currently queued, and #15 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 Cibola 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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