NNSA NEWS RELEASE
A partnership with Los Alamos County will provide the Department of Energy’s two national laboratories in New Mexico with electricity produced from the County’s new Foxtail Flats solar and energy storage project, which is proposed to be operational by March 1, 2026.
This action, which represents the largest ever carbon-pollution-free electricity (CFE) procurement for DOE’s National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA), will advance the Biden-Harris Administration’s federal sustainability goals, catalyze America’s clean energy industries and jobs, and build healthier communities.
When fully operational, the Los Alamos County Foxtail Flats Solar and Storage Project is expected to provide 170 megawatts (MW) of carbon-free solar energy and 320 megawatt-hours (MWh) of battery storage to Los Alamos County, Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), Sandia National Laboratories (SNL), and the…
