NEW MEXICO WIND ENERGY CENTER
OperatingWind power plant
- Capacity
- 204 MW
- Primary fuel
- Wind
- County
- Quay County
- Operator
- FPL ENERGY NEW MEXICO WIND LLC
- Status
- Operating
- Commissioned
- 2003
- EIA plant ID
- 56097
- Generators
- 1
- Technology
- Onshore Wind Turbine
- Net generation (2024)
- 547 GWh
- Capacity factor (2024, EIA nameplate)
- 31%
- Data vintage
- EIA-860 2024 final; EIA-923 2022-2024 final
- Coordinates
- 34.6357, -104.0473
NEW MEXICO WIND ENERGY CENTER, a 204 MW Wind power plant in Quay County, New Mexico. Operated by FPL ENERGY NEW MEXICO WIND LLC, commissioned 2003.
How NEW MEXICO WIND ENERGY CENTER compares
With 204 MW of capacity, NEW MEXICO WIND ENERGY CENTER ranks 10th among the 65 operating power plants Bywatts maps in New Mexico and 2nd of the 12 operating Wind plants in the state. It accounts for about 19% of New Mexico's operating Wind capacity and 2.9% of all operating capacity in the state. Nationally it is the 44th-largest of the 708 operating Wind plants in the database. Commissioned in 2003, it is older than 73% of the 63 operating New Mexico plants with a recorded commissioning year. It shares Quay County with 3 other operating plants, including CAPROCK WIND FARM and MESALANDS COMM COLLEGE WIND TURBINE.
EIA-860 lists 1 generator at the site with 204 MW of nameplate capacity, all onshore wind turbine technology. Net generation was 547 GWh in 2024 (a 31% capacity factor), down 5% from 2022.
Grid neighborhood
The closest transmission line found within 10 miles is a 345 kV line, about 2.0 miles away.
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
NEW MEXICO WIND ENERGY CENTER is a 204 MW wind power plant in Quay County, NM, operated by FPL ENERGY NEW MEXICO WIND LLC, commissioned in 2003. 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.