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Sandoval Cty, NM interconnection queue

6 interconnection applications are pending in Sandoval Cty, NM, requesting 640 MW of new generating capacity, as of 15 August 2026. 5 projects have been built here and 5 have been withdrawn since 2013.

Pending applications
6
of 16 ever filed
Capacity queued
640 MW
requested, not committed
Already built
359 MW
5 projects connected
Built vs decided
50.0%
5 withdrawn
Median wait
7.3 yr
for applications still pending
Connected capacity
467 MW
indicator, see note

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 Sandoval Cty, by fuel

FuelProjectsCapacity requested
Battery3400 MW
Solar3240 MW

Outcomes of every application filed here

OutcomeProjectsCapacityShare
Built5359 MW31.2%
Still pending6640 MW37.5%
Withdrawn5325 MW31.2%
Suspended00.0%

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

ProjectFuelCapacityStatusFiledQueue
IA-PNM-2023-02Battery200 MWactive2023-01PNM
IA-PNM-2017-02Solar150 MWwithdrawn2017-01PNM
IA-PNM-2017-03Solar150 MWwithdrawn2017-01PNM
IA-PNM-2021-16Battery150 MWactive2021-07PNM
NMRD Data Center IVSolar140 MWactive2017-01PNM
Sky Ranch Solar / Sky Ranch Energy StorageSolar120 MWcompleted2017-01PNM
EXUS NM Data Center IIISolar100 MWcompleted2017-01PNM
Sky Ranch Solar / Sky Ranch Energy StorageSolar70 MWcompleted2017-09PNM
NMRD Data Center IIISolar60 MWcompleted2015-08PNM
IA-PNM-2017-06Solar50 MWactive2017-01PNM
IA-PNM-2017-07Solar50 MWactive2017-01PNM
IA-PNM 2022-10Battery50 MWactive2022-04PNM
SGI-PNM-2016-02Solar10 MWwithdrawn2016-11PNM
SGI-PNM-2016-03Solar10 MWwithdrawn2016-11PNM
SGI-PNM-2013-03Solar9 MWcompleted2013-05PNM

How this county ranks

Sandoval Cty ranks #536 of 1,607 US counties by capacity currently queued, and #13 of 21 in New Mexico.

Other New Mexico counties in the queue

CountyPendingCapacity queued
Bernalillo Cty213.9 GW
Roosevelt County92.4 GW
Valencia Cty112.2 GW
San Juan County92.1 GW
Santa Fe County91.6 GW
Torrence51.2 GW
Lea County101.1 GW
Doña Ana Cty7953 MW

Go deeper on Sandoval Cty

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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