Red Cloud Wind LLC
Lincoln County, New Mexico · EIA plant ID 63981 · Operator: Pattern Operators LP
Nameplate350MWSummer 350 MW
Generators1in service
Net generation1,154GWh12 mo to Aug 2026
Capacity factor38%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 | 99 | 38.0% | — |
| 2022 | 1,007.2 | 32.9% | — |
| 2023 | 1,163.3 | 37.9% | — |
| 2024 | 1,247.4 | 40.6% | — |
| 2025 | 1,179.1 | 38.5% | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Onshore Wind Turbine | WT | 350 | 350 | Dec 2021 | Operating | — | ge 2.82-127 |
Owner / operator
Operator: Pattern Operators LP. Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
| Pattern Operators LP | 100.0% | 350 MW |
Nearby plants
Within 80 km.
| Clines Corners Wind Farm LLC | 325 MW | 9.3 km |
| Tecolote Wind LLC | 272 MW | 9.7 km |
| Duran Mesa LLC | 105 MW | 14.4 km |
| El Cabo Wind | 298 MW | 42.1 km |
| High Lonesome Mesa LLC | 100 MW | 54 km |
| La Joya NM | 306 MW | 66.3 km |