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52 MW Solar operating in Alamosa, CO
52 MW
Nameplate Capacity
1
Generators
unit
Solar Photovoltaic
Technology
2015
Operating Since
Coordinates
37.6919, -105.9908
County
Alamosa, CO
Nearby Plants
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Owner data does not fully agree across sources.
EIA typically reports the operating utility, while GEM resolves to the financial owner or parent corporation. Both can be correct.
| Field | EIA | GEM | Wikidata |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operator | Solar Star Colorado III, LLC | SunPower | — |
| Owner(s) | Solar Star Colorado III, LLC | SunPower Corp | — |
| Status | Operating | operating | — |
GEM identifies the owner as SunPower Corp
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The Hooper Solar PV Power Plant is a 50 megawatt (MWAC) photovoltaic power station in the San Luis Valley, located near the town of Mosca, Colorado. It was the largest solar facility in the state when it came online at the end of 2015. The electricity is being sold to Public Service of Colorado, a subsidiary of Xcel Energy, under a long-term power purchase agreement.
Read more on WikipediaHooper Solar is a 52 MW solar photovoltaic power plant located in Alamosa County, Colorado. The plant, which began operating in 2015, has a single generator and utilizes single-axis tracking. It is owned and operated by Solar Star Colorado III, LLC. The plant's primary fuel source is the sun. Hooper Solar operates within the Public Service Company of Colorado balancing authority and the Western Electricity Coordinating Council (WECC) NERC region.
In its most recent year of operation, Hooper Solar generated 118,336 MWh of electricity, achieving a capacity factor of 25.9%. The plant ranks 20th out of 177 solar facilities in Colorado and 1100th nationally out of 7108. Financial data indicates that the plant has a power purchase agreement (PPA) price of $51.39 per MWh. This financial information is sourced from LBNL Solar and FERC EQRs.
Generated from EIA, GEM, and public data sources
Grid Region
Mountain West
Market
Bilateral Market
NERC Region
WECC — Western Electricity Coordinating Council
Balancing Authority
Public Service Company of Colorado (PSCO)
Grid Voltage
230.0 kV
Regulatory Status
NR — Non-Regulated
Entity Type
Independent Power Producer
Sector
IPP Non-CHP
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6.5K MWh
Latest Month
118.3K MWh
Annual Generation
25.9%
Capacity Factor
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Solar Star Colorado III, LLC · Data from 2015–2025
$59.9/MWh
PPA Price
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This plant is in a bilateral market territory without organized wholesale pricing. Nodal pricing data is not available.
No wholesale contracts disclosed in FERC EQR for this plant.
FERC EQR captures bilateral wholesale energy + capacity contracts ≥$1M/yr filed quarterly by jurisdictional sellers — covers renewable PPAs, thermal energy sales agreements, capacity contracts, and tolling agreements alike. Many plants don't appear: regulated-utility output flows to ratepayers via cost-of-service rather than bilateral contracts; small projects fall below the filing threshold; tax-equity-financed renewables route offtake to investors not utilities; merchant plants sell into ISO clearing markets without bilateral contracts. News-extracted buyer facts (below) may surface contracts disclosed only through announcements.
Last updated 2026-03-14
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