MACHO SPRINGS POWER I
OperatingWind power plant
- Capacity
- 50 MW
- Primary fuel
- Wind
- County
- Luna County
- Operator
- ELEMENT POWER US LLC
- Status
- Operating
- Commissioned
- 2011
- EIA plant ID
- 57947
- Coordinates
- 32.5543, -107.5093
MACHO SPRINGS POWER I, a 50 MW Wind power plant in Luna County, New Mexico. Operated by ELEMENT POWER US LLC, commissioned 2011.
Weather peril exposure
MACHO SPRINGS POWER I is a 50 MW wind power plant in Luna County, NM, operated by ELEMENT POWER US LLC, commissioned in 2011. Luna County carries low modeled catastrophe exposure in the FEMA National Risk Index, scoring 1.6 of 5 at the 14th national percentile. Riverine flooding is the leading peril, rated Relatively Low by FEMA at the 76th 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.
Luna County hazard ratings
| Peril | FEMA rating | National percentile | Peril score | Events per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Riverine flooding | Relatively Low | 76th | 4.0 of 5 | 1.1 |
| Wildfire | Relatively Low | 76th | 4.0 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Heat wave | Relatively Moderate | 60th | 3.4 of 5 | 3.6 |
| Earthquake | Very Low | 57th | 3.3 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Lightning | Relatively Moderate | 55th | 3.2 of 5 | 52.4 |
| Hail | Very Low | 31st | 2.2 of 5 | 0.24 |
| Ice storm | Very Low | 21st | 1.9 of 5 | 0.01 |
| Winter weather | Relatively Low | 7th | 1.3 of 5 | 2.6 |
| Strong wind | Very Low | 7th | 1.3 of 5 | 0.21 |
| Tornado | Very Low | 3rd | 1.1 of 5 | 0.06 |
| Hurricane | Very Low | 3rd | 1.1 of 5 | <0.01 |
Perils not assessed in Luna 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 |
|---|---|
| Coastal flooding | FEMA rating is "Not Applicable" for this county |
Model hail, wind and flood exposure for Luna 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.