New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham was among those who helped snip the ribbon at the Taos Mesa Solar Array on June 3.
Altogether the cooperative now has 41 megawatts of solar capacity within its service territory in addition to 15 megawatts of battery storage.
This is sufficient to meet the daytime needs of the 7,500 homes within the service territory of Kit Carson in northern New Mexico.
National Renewable Solutions (NRS) secured $145 million for the Shallow Basket Project, a 140 MW solar and 50 MW storage project on Jicarilla Apache Nation land. Operational in 2025, it will create jobs, drive economic growth, and produce clean energy. Guzman Energy will purchase 100% of the power, reinforcing its commitment to sustainable solutions.
KCEC has partnered with Guzman Energy since 2016. KCEC’s goals were to stabilize their wholesale cost of power; KCEC’s wholesale rates had been raised at least 10 times over the 12-year period preceding its exit from its legacy G&T supplier
DMEA has partnered with Guzman Energy since 2020. DMEA’s goals were to stabilize their wholesale cost of power, increase local renewable power generation, and ave greater local control over its power portfolio and greater flexibility