Casa Mesa Wind Energy Center Hybrid
Quay County, New Mexico · EIA plant ID 61925 · Operator: Casa Mesa Wind, LLC
Nameplate52MWSummer 52 MW
Generators2in service
Net generation188GWh12 mo to Aug 2026
Capacity factor42%wind units, summer MW
Heat rate—thermal plants only
First online2018
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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 18.8 | 25.2% | — |
| 2019 | 188 | 42.2% | — |
| 2020 | 187.3 | 41.9% | — |
| 2021 | 196.5 | 44.1% | — |
| 2022 | 164.9 | 37.0% | — |
| 2023 | 178.2 | 40.0% | — |
| 2024 | 182.3 | 40.8% | — |
| 2025 | 180 | 40.4% | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CMNM | Onshore Wind Turbine | WT | 50.9 | 50.9 | Nov 2018 | Operating | — | ge 2.5-100 |
| CMNMB | Batteries | BA | 1 | 1 | Nov 2018 | Operating | — | coming soon |
Owner / operator
Operator: Casa Mesa Wind, LLC. Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
| Casa Mesa Wind, LLC | 100.0% | 52 MW |
Nearby plants
Within 80 km.
| Windy Lane Energy Center | — | 6.3 km |
| New Mexico Wind Energy Center | 204 MW | 8.2 km |
| Broadview Energy Prime LLC | 10 MW | 60.7 km |
| Broadview Energy Prime 2 LLC | 10 MW | 62 km |
| Mesalands Comm College Wind Turbine | 2 MW | 66.1 km |
| Quay County | 27 MW | 67.7 km |