NWP INDIAN MESA WIND FARM
OperatingWind power plant
- Capacity
- 83 MW
- Primary fuel
- Wind
- County
- Pecos County
- Operator
- NWP INDIAN MESA WIND FARM LP
- Status
- Operating
- Commissioned
- 2001
- EIA plant ID
- 55747
- Generators
- 1
- Technology
- Onshore Wind Turbine
- Net generation (2024)
- 206 GWh
- Capacity factor (2024, EIA nameplate)
- 28%
- Data vintage
- EIA-860 2024 final; EIA-923 2022-2024 final
- Coordinates
- 30.8125, -102.8125
NWP INDIAN MESA WIND FARM, an 83 MW Wind power plant in Pecos County, Texas. Operated by NWP INDIAN MESA WIND FARM LP, commissioned 2001.
How NWP INDIAN MESA WIND FARM compares
With 83 MW of capacity, NWP INDIAN MESA WIND FARM ranks 191st among the 307 operating power plants Bywatts maps in Texas and 60th of the 94 operating Wind plants in the state. It accounts for about 0.7% of Texas's operating Wind capacity and under 0.1% of all operating capacity in the state. Nationally it is the 294th-largest of the 708 operating Wind plants in the database. Commissioned in 2001, it is newer than 47% of the 303 operating Texas plants with a recorded commissioning year. It shares Pecos County with 4 other operating plants, including DESERT SKY and SHERBINO II.
EIA-860 lists 1 generator at the site with 83 MW of nameplate capacity, all onshore wind turbine technology. Net generation was 206 GWh in 2024 (a 28% capacity factor), up 1% from 2022.
Grid neighborhood
The closest transmission line found within 10 miles is a 138 kV line owned by TEXAS-NEW MEXICO POWER CO., about 6.8 miles away. One other operating power plant sits within 25 miles: SHERBINO II (150 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
NWP INDIAN MESA WIND FARM is an 83 MW wind power plant in Pecos County, TX, operated by NWP INDIAN MESA WIND FARM LP, commissioned in 2001. Pecos County carries high modeled catastrophe exposure in the FEMA National Risk Index, scoring 3.8 of 5 at the 70th national percentile. Ice storm is the leading peril, rated Relatively Low by FEMA at the 77th 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.
Pecos County hazard ratings
| Peril | FEMA rating | National percentile | Peril score | Events per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ice storm | Relatively Low | 77th | 4.1 of 5 | 0.20 |
| Hail | Relatively Moderate | 76th | 4.0 of 5 | 2.0 |
| Strong wind | Relatively Low | 71st | 3.8 of 5 | 0.59 |
| Wildfire | Relatively Low | 59th | 3.4 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Lightning | Relatively Moderate | 56th | 3.2 of 5 | 46.6 |
| Heat wave | Relatively Low | 33rd | 2.3 of 5 | 6.3 |
| Tornado | Very Low | 33rd | 2.3 of 5 | 1.0 |
| Hurricane | Very Low | 32nd | 2.3 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Riverine flooding | Very Low | 21st | 1.8 of 5 | 2.9 |
| Winter weather | Relatively Low | 20th | 1.8 of 5 | 4.6 |
| Earthquake | Very Low | 20th | 1.8 of 5 | <0.01 |
Perils not assessed in Pecos 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 Pecos 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.