La Joya NM
Torrance County, New Mexico · EIA plant ID 61044 · Operator: Avangrid Renewables Inc
Nameplate306MWSummer 306 MW
Generators2in service
Net generation875GWh12 mo to Aug 2026
Capacity factor33%wind units, summer MW
Heat rate—thermal plants only
First online2021
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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 755.7 | 36.9% | — |
| 2022 | 1,001.3 | 37.3% | — |
| 2023 | 1,076.3 | 40.1% | — |
| 2024 | 990.4 | 36.8% | — |
| 2025 | 905.8 | 33.8% | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LAJ1 | Onshore Wind Turbine | WT | 165 | 165 | Feb 2021 | Operating | — | ge 2.82-127 |
| LAJ2 | Onshore Wind Turbine | WT | 141.2 | 141.2 | Jun 2021 | Operating | — | siemens gamesa SG 2.6-114 |
| WT1 | Onshore Wind Turbine | WT | 166 | 166 | planned Dec 2020 | not_current | — | coming soon |
Owner / operator
Operator: Avangrid Renewables Inc. Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
| Avangrid Renewables Inc | 100.0% | 306 MW |
Nearby plants
Within 80 km.
| CNMEC Solar Energy Center | 2 MW | 28.6 km |
| El Cabo Wind | 298 MW | 31 km |
| Britton Solar Energy Center | 50 MW | 39.9 km |
| High Lonesome Mesa LLC | 100 MW | 43.3 km |
| Duran Mesa LLC | 105 MW | 51.9 km |
| Tecolote Wind LLC | 272 MW | 57.1 km |