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Valencia Cty, NM interconnection queue

11 interconnection applications are pending in Valencia Cty, NM, requesting 2.2 GW of new generating capacity, as of 15 August 2026. 9 projects have been built here and 30 have been withdrawn since 2010.

Pending applications
11
of 50 ever filed
Capacity queued
2.2 GW
requested, not committed
Already built
282 MW
9 projects connected
Built vs decided
23.1%
30 withdrawn
Median wait
2.9 yr
for applications still pending
Connected capacity
621 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 Valencia Cty, by fuel

FuelProjectsCapacity requested
Battery61.3 GW
Solar4820 MW
Gas142 MW

Outcomes of every application filed here

OutcomeProjectsCapacityShare
Built9282 MW18.0%
Still pending112.2 GW22.0%
Withdrawn30964 MW60.0%
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-2023-11Battery500 MWactive2023-01PNM
IA-PNM-2025-09Battery400 MWactive2025-03PNM
IA-PNM-2025-01Solar371 MWactive2025-01PNM
WCoMlu3m0b0uWs Solar EnergyWind300 MWwithdrawn2010-04EPE
IA-PNM-2025-02Solar199 MWactive2025-01PNM
IA-PNM-2012-01Gas173 MWcompleted2012-07PNM
Huning EnergySolar150 MWactive2021-07PNM
IA-PNM-2023-18Battery150 MWactive2023-09PNM
IA-PNM-2025-13Battery150 MWactive2025-03PNM
IA-PNM-2018-07Solar150 MWwithdrawn2018-07PNM
IA-PNM-2020-21Solar100 MWactive2020-10PNM
IA-PNM-2023-13Solar100 MWwithdrawn2023-01PNM
IA-PNM-2025-11Battery100 MWactive2025-03PNM
IA-PNM-2019-04Solar51 MWwithdrawn2019-04PNM
IA-PNM-2023-17Solar50 MWwithdrawn2023-09PNM

How this county ranks

Valencia Cty ranks #172 of 1,607 US counties by capacity currently queued, and #3 of 21 in New Mexico.

Other New Mexico counties in the queue

CountyPendingCapacity queued
Bernalillo Cty213.9 GW
Roosevelt County92.4 GW
San Juan County92.1 GW
Santa Fe County91.6 GW
Torrence51.2 GW
Lea County101.1 GW
Doña Ana Cty7953 MW
Luna County8893 MW

Go deeper on Valencia 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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