Otero County, NM interconnection queue
6 interconnection applications are pending in Otero County, NM, requesting 701 MW of new generating capacity, as of 15 August 2026. 2 projects have been built here and 16 have been withdrawn since 2010.
Source: interconnection queues published by EPE, PNM, TSGT. 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 Otero County, by fuel
| Fuel | Projects | Capacity requested |
|---|---|---|
| Solar | 5 | 401 MW |
| Battery | 1 | 300 MW |
Outcomes of every application filed here
| Outcome | Projects | Capacity | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Built | 2 | 14 MW | 8.3% |
| Still pending | 6 | 701 MW | 25.0% |
| Withdrawn | 16 | 668 MW | 66.7% |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Es300B | Battery | 300 MW | active | 2025-06 | EPE |
| CA200S PV Project | Solar | 200 MW | withdrawn | 2015-12 | EPE |
| IA-PNM-2024-03 | Solar | 150 MW | withdrawn | 2024-06 | PNM |
| AC120SB Project | Solar | 120 MW | active | 2017-09 | EPE |
| CO100SB Project | Solar | 100 MW | active | 2019-03 | EPE |
| HO100SB Project | Solar | 100 MW | withdrawn | 2019-09 | EPE |
| GI-DISIS-2021-04 | Solar | 100 MW | active | 2021-05 | TSGT |
| Iris Del Sol | Solar | 76 MW | active | 2020-10 | PNM |
| Ho75SB | Solar | 75 MW | withdrawn | 2025-06 | EPE |
| CO70S Project | Solar | 70 MW | withdrawn | 2017-09 | EPE |
| NM Tularosa Solar Project (Lincoln Renewable Energy LLC) | Solar | 20 MW | withdrawn | 2012-05 | EPE |
| SGI-PNM-2021-34 | Solar | 10 MW | withdrawn | 2021-07 | PNM |
| SGI-PNM-2012-06 | Solar | 9 MW | completed | 2012-08 | PNM |
| SGI-PNM-2010-09 | Solar | 5 MW | completed | 2010-05 | PNM |
| SGI-PNM-2021-02 | Solar | 5 MW | withdrawn | 2021-03 | PNM |
How this county ranks
Otero County ranks #507 of 1,607 US counties by capacity currently queued, and #12 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 Otero 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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