Hidalgo County, NM interconnection queue
1 interconnection applications are pending in Hidalgo County, NM, requesting 20 MW of new generating capacity, as of 15 August 2026. 1 projects have been built here and 14 have been withdrawn since 2012.
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 Hidalgo County, by fuel
| Fuel | Projects | Capacity requested |
|---|---|---|
| Geothermal | 1 | 20 MW |
Outcomes of every application filed here
| Outcome | Projects | Capacity | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Built | 1 | 15 MW | 6.2% |
| Still pending | 1 | 20 MW | 6.2% |
| Withdrawn | 14 | 535 MW | 87.5% |
| 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| IA-PNM-2021-14 | Solar | 200 MW | withdrawn | 2021-07 | PNM |
| IA-PNM-2023-24 | Solar | 200 MW | withdrawn | 2023-09 | PNM |
| IA-PNM-2016-04 | Solar | 80 MW | withdrawn | 2016-11 | PNM |
| SGI-PNM-2025-01 | Geothermal | 20 MW | active | 2025-09 | PNM |
| SGI-PNM-2012-05 | Geothermal | 15 MW | completed | 2012-05 | PNM |
| SGI-PNM-2021-03 | Solar | 5 MW | withdrawn | 2021-04 | PNM |
| SGI-PNM-2021-16 | Solar | 5 MW | withdrawn | 2021-04 | PNM |
| SGI-PNM-2021-38 | Solar | 5 MW | withdrawn | 2021-07 | PNM |
| SGI-PNM-2021-62 | Solar | 5 MW | withdrawn | 2021-10 | PNM |
| SGI-PNM-2022-05 | Solar | 5 MW | withdrawn | 2021-12 | PNM |
| SGI-PNM-2022-07 | Solar | 5 MW | withdrawn | 2021-12 | PNM |
| SGI-PNM-2022-16 | Solar | 5 MW | withdrawn | 2022-02 | PNM |
| SGI-PNM-2021-47 | Solar | 5 MW | withdrawn | 2021-08 | PNM |
| SGI-PNM-2021-48 | Solar | 5 MW | withdrawn | 2021-08 | PNM |
| SGI-PNM-2021-59 | Solar | 5 MW | withdrawn | 2021-09 | PNM |
How this county ranks
Hidalgo County ranks #1218 of 1,607 US counties by capacity currently queued, and #18 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 Hidalgo 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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