Power Plants Near 88417 — Cuervo, NM
7 power plants within 50 miles of ZIP 88417 (Cuervo, New Mexico). Click any plant for capacity, generation, emissions, and generator-level detail.
Centroid: 35.0312, -104.4086 · County: Guadalupe
| Distance | Plant | Fuel | Capacity | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 34.2 mi | New Mexico Wind Energy Center House, NM | Wind | 204 MW | Fpl Energy New Mexico Wind Llc |
| 34.7 mi | Aragonne Mesa Phase Ii Santa Rosa, NM | Wind | — | Pattern Operators Lp |
| 37.3 mi | Aragonne Wind Llc Santa Rosa, NM | Wind | 235 MW | Leeward Asset Management, Llc |
| 38.7 mi | Casa Mesa Wind Energy Center Hybrid House, NM | Wind | 52 MW | Casa Mesa Wind, Llc |
| 39.0 mi | Mesalands Comm College Wind Turbine Tucumcari, NM | Wind | 2 MW | Mesalands Community College |
| 39.7 mi | Quay County Tucumcari, NM | Oil | 27 MW | Southwestern Public Service Co |
| 40.2 mi | Tucumcari Tucumcari, NM | Oil | — | Southwestern Public Service Co |
Power generation near this area
There are 7 power plants within 50 miles of Cuervo, New Mexico (ZIP 88417), with a combined 519 MW of nameplate capacity. Wind is the most common fuel type in this area with 5 of the 7 nearby plants. The closest plant is New Mexico Wind Energy Center at 34.2 miles.
Nameplate capacity is the maximum output a plant can produce under ideal conditions — actual generation depends on fuel availability, demand, and maintenance schedules. Capacity factor (shown on individual plant pages) measures how much of that theoretical maximum a plant actually delivers over a year. Nuclear plants typically run above 90%; solar and wind range from 20–45% depending on location and weather.
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