PNM interconnection queue
80 interconnection requests are active in PNM, totalling 13.4 GW, as of 15 August 2026. Of the 356 requests ever filed here, 45 were built and 224 were withdrawn — a build rate of 16.7% on decided applications.
Active requests
80
of 356 ever filed
Capacity queued
13.4 GW
requested, not committed
Built vs decided
16.7%
45 built, 224 withdrawn
Median wait so far
5.1 yr
for requests still active
Median time to build
3.7 yr
request to commercial operation
Source: the PNM interconnection queue as published by the transmission provider, parsed and normalised by Watt Street. Data as of 15 August 2026. Wait times are medians over requests that carry a measured date.
What is queued in PNM, by fuel
| Fuel | Projects | Capacity requested |
|---|---|---|
| Solar | 42 | 7.1 GW |
| Battery | 20 | 3.2 GW |
| Wind | 9 | 2.2 GW |
| Gas | 5 | 611 MW |
| Hydrogen | 1 | 210 MW |
| Geothermal | 3 | 78 MW |
Where PNM’s queue sits
| State | Applications | Capacity pending |
|---|---|---|
| New Mexico | 356 | 13.4 GW |
Largest active requests
| Project | Fuel | Capacity | County | State | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IA-PNM-2019-11 | Solar | 500 MW | San Juan County | NM | 2019-04 |
| IA-PNM-2023-11 | Battery | 500 MW | Valencia County | NM | 2023-01 |
| IA-PNM-2016-02 | Wind | 402 MW | Torrance Cty | NM | 2016-05 |
| IA-PNM-2020-04 | Solar | 400 MW | Bernalillo County | NM | 2020-01 |
| IA-PNM-2025-09 | Battery | 400 MW | Valencia County | NM | 2025-03 |
| IA-PNM-2025-19 | Wind | 400 MW | Torrance County | NM | 2025-03 |
| IA-PNM-2017-13 | Solar | 400 MW | San Juan County | NM | 2017-10 |
| IA-PNM-2025-10 | Solar | 400 MW | Bernalillo County | NM | 2025-03 |
| IA-PNM-2025-01 | Solar | 371 MW | Valencia County | NM | 2025-01 |
| IA-PNM-2021-10 | Solar | 300 MW | Bernalillo County | NM | 2021-07 |
| IA-PNM-2023-07 | Solar | 300 MW | Santa Fe County | NM | 2023-01 |
| IA-PNM-2023-08 | Wind | 300 MW | Guadalupe County | NM | 2022-12 |
| IA-PNM-2023-01 | Wind | 250 MW | Cibola County | NM | 2022-10 |
| IA-PNM-2023-30 | Solar | 250 MW | Santa Fe County | NM | 2023-09 |
| IA-PNM-2025-06 | Solar | 250 MW | Bernalillo County | NM | 2025-03 |