Bluewater CDEC 1

32 Roberts Road, Bluewater, NM 87005

Plant Summary Information

Bluewater CDEC 1 is ranked #64 out of 96 solar farms in New Mexico in terms of total annual net electricity generation.

Bluewater CDEC 1 generated 1.3 GWh during the 3-month period between September 2025 to December 2025.

Plant Name	Bluewater CDEC 1
Utility Name	Lightsource Renewable Energy Asset Management, LLC
Location	Cibola County, NM
Initial Operation Date	December 2019
Last Update	Dec 2025
Annual Generation	6.6 GWh
Annual Consumption	23.9 k MMBtu
Ranked #7,568 out of 13,081 Power Plants Nationwide
Ranked #2,998 out of 7,015 Solar Power Plants Nationwide
Ranked #118 out of 152 New Mexico Power Plants
Ranked #64 out of 96 New Mexico Solar Power Plants
Fuel Types	Solar

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Summary Information
Plant Name	Bluewater CDEC 1 (62994)
Plant Address	32 Roberts Road, Bluewater, NM 87005
Utility	Lightsource Renewable Energy Asset Management, LLC (62842)
Latitude, Longitude	35.24102, -107.9523
Generation Dates on File	Dec 2019 to Dec 2025
Initial Operation Date	December 2019
Annual Generation	6.6 GWh
Fuel Types	Solar

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) Information
FERC Cogeneration Status	No
FERC Small Power Producer Status	Yes
FERC Small Power Producer Docket Number	19-1323-001,19-1323-002,19-1323-003,19-1323-004,19-1323-005
FERC Exempt Wholesale Generator Status	No

Regulatory Information
Regulatory Status	Non-Regulated
NERC Region	WECC
Balancing Authority	Public Service Company of New Mexico (PNM)
NAICS Code	Utilities (22)
Sector	IPP Non-CHP (2)
Water Source
Ash Impoundment
Transmission / Distribution Owner	Continental Divide El Coop Inc (4265) NM
Grid Voltage	24.90 kV
Energy Storage	No

* Data obtained from the 2025 EIA 860 Report

Solar Details
Lenses Mirrors	No
Single Axis Tracking	Yes
Azimuth Angle	180
Tilt Angle	52
DC Net Capacity	3.1 MW
Crystalline Silicon	Yes
Net Metering Agreement	No
Virtual Net Metering Agreement	No

Owner Name	Address	Ownership
Continental Divide Solar I, LLC	400 Montgomery Street, 8th Floor, San Francisco, CA 94104	100.00%

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Cibola	Seboyeta, NM	19.5 GWh	40 mi
City of Gallup Solar	Gallup, NM	12.7 GWh	50.5 mi
City of Rio Rancho WWTP	Rio Rancho, NM	2.7 GWh	64.8 mi
Encino Solar Energy Center	Rio Rancho Estates, NM	131.4 GWh	62.2 mi
Escalante (NM)	Grants, NM	514.8 GWh	13.6 mi
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Facebook 3 Solar Energy Center	Albuquerque, NM	27.7 GWh	62.5 mi
Grants CDEC 2	Grants, NM	11.5 GWh	10.2 mi
Los Lunas Solar Energy Center	Los Lunas, NM	15.3 GWh	72.5 mi
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Quail Ranch Solar and BESS	Rio Rancho, NM	112.3 GWh	61.9 mi
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