CAPROCK WIND FARM
OperatingWind power plant
- Capacity
- 80 MW
- Primary fuel
- Wind
- County
- Quay County
- Operator
- INFIGEN ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC
- Status
- Operating
- Commissioned
- 2004
- EIA plant ID
- 56293
- Generators
- 2
- Technology
- Onshore Wind Turbine
- Net generation (2024)
- 210 GWh
- Capacity factor (2024, EIA nameplate)
- 24%
- Data vintage
- EIA-860 2024 final; EIA-923 2022-2024 final
- Coordinates
- 34.9842, -103.3737
CAPROCK WIND FARM, an 80 MW Wind power plant in Quay County, New Mexico. Operated by INFIGEN ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC, commissioned 2004.
How CAPROCK WIND FARM compares
With 80 MW of capacity, CAPROCK WIND FARM ranks 21st among the 65 operating power plants Bywatts maps in New Mexico and 7th of the 12 operating Wind plants in the state. It accounts for about 7.5% of New Mexico's operating Wind capacity and 1.1% of all operating capacity in the state. Nationally it is the 302nd-largest of the 708 operating Wind plants in the database. Commissioned in 2004, it is older than 71% of the 63 operating New Mexico plants with a recorded commissioning year. Its operator, INFIGEN ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC, runs 2 operating plants in New Mexico totaling 170 MW. It shares Quay County with 3 other operating plants, including NEW MEXICO WIND ENERGY CENTER and MESALANDS COMM COLLEGE WIND TURBINE.
EIA-860 lists 2 generators at the site with 100 MW of nameplate capacity, all onshore wind turbine technology (this page's HIFLD capacity figure is 80 MW). Net generation was 210 GWh in 2024 (a 24% capacity factor), down 34% from 2022. Its generators came online between 2004 and 2005.
Grid neighborhood
The closest transmission line found within 10 miles is a 115 kV line owned by FARMER'S ELECTIRC COOPERATIVE, about 0.1 miles away. One other operating power plant sits within 25 miles: MESALANDS COMM COLLEGE WIND TURBINE (2 MW, Wind).
Computed by Bywatts from HIFLD power plant and transmission line records and EIA-860/923 survey data; distances are straight-line. Sources and methodology
Weather peril exposure
CAPROCK WIND FARM is an 80 MW wind power plant in Quay County, NM, operated by INFIGEN ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC, commissioned in 2004. Quay County carries elevated modeled catastrophe exposure in the FEMA National Risk Index, scoring 2.9 of 5 at the 48th national percentile. Winter weather is the leading peril, rated Relatively Moderate by FEMA at the 93rd percentile.
The Bywatts loss layer is calibrated to solar PV hardware, so it is not applied to a wind plant. The ratings below are the FEMA National Risk Index county hazard ratings for this location.
Quay County hazard ratings
| Peril | FEMA rating | National percentile | Peril score | Events per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winter weather | Relatively Moderate | 93rd | 4.7 of 5 | 10.6 |
| Wildfire | Relatively Low | 92nd | 4.7 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Riverine flooding | Relatively Low | 87th | 4.5 of 5 | 0.68 |
| Strong wind | Relatively Moderate | 75th | 4.0 of 5 | 0.99 |
| Hail | Very Low | 55th | 3.2 of 5 | 2.4 |
| Heat wave | Very Low | 50th | 3.0 of 5 | 2.3 |
| Tornado | Very Low | 25th | 2.0 of 5 | 0.67 |
| Earthquake | Very Low | 21st | 1.8 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Lightning | Relatively Low | 19th | 1.8 of 5 | 50.5 |
| Ice storm | Very Low | 14th | 1.6 of 5 | 0.28 |
Perils not assessed in Quay County
These perils carry no usable National Risk Index figure for this county, so they are excluded from the scoring rather than scored zero. A zero would claim the peril was assessed and found benign.
| Peril | Why it is not scored |
|---|---|
| Hurricane | FEMA rating is "Not Applicable" for this county |
| Coastal flooding | FEMA rating is "Not Applicable" for this county |
Model hail, wind and flood exposure for Quay County in the weather risk calculator
Ratings are the FEMA National Risk Index county hazard ratings; the peril score is a Bywatts transform of the FEMA national percentile. Full data sources and the solar vulnerability methodology are in the weather risk calculator.
Modeled estimate for screening and negotiation. Built from FEMA National Risk Index county hazard data and a solar vulnerability layer documented above. Not a quote, a binder, or actuarial advice, and not a substitute for a carrier's own model. Hazard data: FEMA National Risk Index December 2025, synced 2026-07-24. Resolution is county level, not site level.