New Mexico Wind Energy Center
Quay County, New Mexico · EIA plant ID 56097 · Operator: FPL Energy New Mexico Wind LLC
Nameplate204MWSummer 204 MW
Generators1in service
Net generation549GWh12 mo to Aug 2026
Capacity factor31%wind units, summer MW
Heat rate—thermal plants only
First online2003
The 12-month figures include preliminary EIA-923 months, which EIA revises. Final data runs through Dec 2025.
Monthly net generation
EIA-923, all units at the plant. Net of station use; storage can go negative.
FinalPreliminary
Capacity factor by year
Net MWh ÷ (summer MW × hours), wind units. Each year uses that year's EIA-860 ratings; the hollow dot is the latest 12 months.
Heat rate by year
Electric fuel MMBtu × 1000 ÷ net MWh (Btu/kWh, HHV), fossil units only; CT + CA counted as one combined-cycle block.
Heat rate applies to fuel-burning (thermal) units only.
Annual data table
| Year | Net GWh | Capacity factor | Heat rate (Btu/kWh) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 182.7 | 30.6% | — |
| 2004 | 513.5 | 28.6% | — |
| 2005 | 513 | 28.7% | — |
| 2006 | 528.8 | 29.6% | — |
| 2007 | 461 | 25.8% | — |
| 2008 | 569.5 | 31.8% | — |
| 2009 | 533.3 | 29.8% | — |
| 2010 | 552.2 | 30.9% | — |
| 2011 | 579.9 | 32.5% | — |
| 2012 | 546.3 | 30.5% | — |
| 2013 | 490.5 | 27.5% | — |
| 2014 | 489.4 | 27.4% | — |
| 2015 | 396.3 | 22.2% | — |
| 2016 | 496.5 | 27.7% | — |
| 2017 | 496.8 | 27.8% | — |
| 2018 | 485.1 | 27.2% | — |
| 2019 | 610.1 | 34.1% | — |
| 2020 | 573.4 | 32.0% | — |
| 2021 | 611.4 | 34.2% | — |
| 2022 | 577.2 | 32.3% | — |
| 2023 | 584.4 | 32.7% | — |
| 2024 | 546.7 | 30.5% | — |
| 2025 | 502.9 | 28.1% | — |
Generators
EIA-860 (annual) with EIA-860M updates through Sep 2026. EIA-923 reports generation by plant, prime mover and fuel, not by unit, so unit-level output isn't shown.
| Gen ID | Technology | Prime mover | Nameplate MW | Summer MW | Online | Status | Planned retirement | OEM / model |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GE15 | Onshore Wind Turbine | WT | 204 | 204 | Sep 2003 | Operating | — | ge 1.5 S |
Owner / operator
Operator: FPL Energy New Mexico Wind LLC. Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
| FPL Energy New Mexico Wind LLC | 100.0% | 204 MW |
Nearby plants
Within 80 km.
| Windy Lane Energy Center | — | 5.5 km |
| Casa Mesa Wind Energy Center Hybrid | 52 MW | 8.2 km |
| Mesalands Comm College Wind Turbine | 2 MW | 65.7 km |
| Broadview Energy Prime LLC | 10 MW | 67.2 km |
| Quay County | 27 MW | 67.3 km |
| Broadview Energy Prime 2 LLC | 10 MW | 68.7 km |