RED MESA WIND LLC
OperatingWind power plant
- Capacity
- 102 MW
- Primary fuel
- Wind
- County
- Sandoval County
- Operator
- RED MESA WIND LLC
- Status
- Operating
- Commissioned
- 2010
- EIA plant ID
- 57357
- Generators
- 1
- Technology
- Onshore Wind Turbine
- Net generation (2024)
- 162 GWh
- Capacity factor (2024, EIA nameplate)
- 18%
- Data vintage
- EIA-860 2024 final; EIA-923 2022-2024 final
- Coordinates
- 35.2689, -107.3828
RED MESA WIND LLC, a 102 MW Wind power plant in Sandoval County, New Mexico. Operated by RED MESA WIND LLC, commissioned 2010.
How RED MESA WIND LLC compares
With 102 MW of capacity, RED MESA WIND LLC ranks 16th among the 65 operating power plants Bywatts maps in New Mexico and 4th of the 12 operating Wind plants in the state. It accounts for about 9.5% of New Mexico's operating Wind capacity and 1.4% of all operating capacity in the state. Nationally it is the 224th-largest of the 708 operating Wind plants in the database. Commissioned in 2010, it is older than 53% of the 63 operating New Mexico plants with a recorded commissioning year. It shares Sandoval County with 3 other operating plants, including ALGODONES and RIO RANCHO HIGH SCHOOL.
EIA-860 lists 1 generator at the site with 102 MW of nameplate capacity, all onshore wind turbine technology. Net generation was 162 GWh in 2024 (an 18% capacity factor), down 15% from 2022.
Grid neighborhood
The closest transmission line found within 10 miles is a 115 kV line, about 1.1 miles away. Within 50 miles is one mapped data center, ServerCondo-219 Albuquerque in Albuquerque, about 43.3 miles away.
Computed by Bywatts from HIFLD power plant and transmission line records, EIA-860/923 survey data and PeeringDB data center locations; distances are straight-line. Sources and methodology
Weather peril exposure
RED MESA WIND LLC is a 102 MW wind power plant in Sandoval County, NM, operated by RED MESA WIND LLC, commissioned in 2010. Sandoval County carries low modeled catastrophe exposure in the FEMA National Risk Index, scoring 1.4 of 5 at the 9th national percentile. Wildfire is the leading peril, rated Relatively Moderate by FEMA at the 85th 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.
Sandoval County hazard ratings
| Peril | FEMA rating | National percentile | Peril score | Events per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wildfire | Relatively Moderate | 85th | 4.4 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Earthquake | Relatively Low | 83rd | 4.3 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Heat wave | Relatively Moderate | 52nd | 3.1 of 5 | 0.74 |
| Riverine flooding | Relatively Moderate | 48th | 2.9 of 5 | 2.4 |
| Hail | Relatively Moderate | 23rd | 1.9 of 5 | 0.52 |
| Winter weather | Relatively Moderate | 20th | 1.8 of 5 | 18.4 |
| Tornado | Very Low | 11th | 1.4 of 5 | 0.19 |
| Strong wind | Relatively Low | 8th | 1.3 of 5 | 0.20 |
| Lightning | Relatively High | 4th | 1.2 of 5 | 65.1 |
| Ice storm | Very Low | 3rd | 1.1 of 5 | 0.01 |
Perils not assessed in Sandoval 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 Sandoval 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.