Responsible Solar

for Montezuma County

Responsible Solar

For Montezuma County

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GLOSSARY

   

AC - alternating current

 

DC - direct current

 

BESS -Battery Energy Storage System

 

EEA - Empire Electric Association

 

FCOE - Full Cost of Electricity

 

kWh - kilowatt hours measure energy use

kWh - kilowatt hours measures ekWh - kilowatt hours measures energy usenergy use

LCOE - Levelized Cost of Electricity

 

MWac - megawatts alternating current

 

MWdc - megawatts direct current

 

PV - photovoltaic cell

ROD - Record of Decision

 

TriState - Tristate Generation and Transmission Association, Inc.

 

WAPA - Western Area Power Administration

 

LUC - Land Use Code

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Valley Range EP

Unknown Acres and number of Solar Panels in final design

 

125 MWac

 

Now 1532 Acres in Agreements increased from 1105

 

62.5 MWac Battery Storage

      (BESS)

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Canyonland

960 Acres

 

300,000 Solar Panels

 

140 MWac

 

4487.87 Acres in Agreements with landowners

 

Proposed/Denied in 2025

 

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Totten

20 Acres

 

6300 Solar Panels

 

2.8 MWdc

 

35+ Acres Parcel Size

 

Opened in 2023

 

 

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