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NEPA Number: DOI-BLM-NM-P020-2024-1334-RMP-EA
Project Name: Cowboy Solar Project

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NEPA Number

DOI-BLM-NM-P020-2024-1334-RMP-EA
Project Name

Cowboy Solar Project
Project Type

RMP Amendment - EA
NEPA Status

Planned - Preparation and Planning
Lead Office

Carlsbad Field Office
Last Updated

5/19/2026 5:00:00 PM

Project Description

BLM Carlsbad Field Office is seeking pre-NEPA public engagement on a preliminary solar project. The draft REFAR is attached and available for public comments through e-planning or by contacting June Hernandez at jnhernandez@blm.gov. The Applicant is pursuing the issuance of Title V Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (FLPMA) ROW grants from the BLM for a 30-year term. The Applicant proposes to construct, operate, maintain, and decommission a solar facility—which includes a 200-megawatt (MW) photovoltaic (PV) solar array, 200-MW 4-hour battery energy storage system (BESS), on-site substation, an operations and maintenance (O&M) facility, internal access roads, and other ancillary facilities—and a 115-kilovolt (kV) generation-tie transmission line (gen-tie line). The REFAR study area consists of approximately 2,528 acres of BLM CFO-administered land approximately 18 miles southeast of Loving in Eddy County, New Mexico (Figures A-1 and A-2 in Appendix A). The preliminary proposed project area will be sited within the study area. The requested right-of-way (ROW) boundary and acreage will be developed as the project design progresses.

What's New

5/20/2026 This project will be reassigned a new NEPA number.

Project Location

City	State/Territory	Zip Code	County(ies)
Loving	New Mexico	88256	Eddy County

Application Information

Project Dates

Start Date

9/2/2025

Project Office Information

Lead Office

Carlsbad Field Office
Offices

Carlsbad FO

Contacts

Contact 1 Name

June Hernandez
Contact 1 Email

[email protected]
Contact 1 Phone

(575) 234-5930

Contact 2 Name

Brittany Chavez
Contact 2 Email

[email protected]
Contact 2 Phone

(575) 234-5948