19th largest plant in New Mexico · 1322nd nationally
Aragonne Wind Llc is a wind power plant in New Mexico with a nameplate capacity of 235 MW. It generates roughly 796.7k MWh per year — enough to power about 75,871 average U.S. homes.
Its capacity factor of 39% reflects intermittent or peaking operation.
| Plant Name | Aragonne Wind Llc |
|---|---|
| Operator | Leeward Asset Management, Llc |
| City | Santa Rosa |
| County | Guadalupe County |
| State | New Mexico |
| ZIP | 88435 |
| Coordinates | 34.81470, -105.01080 |
This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AREXP | Onshore Wind Turbine | Wind | 145 MW | Operating | 2022 |
| 1 | Onshore Wind Turbine | Wind | 90.0 MW | Operating | 2006 |
| NERC Region | WECC |
|---|---|
| Balancing Authority | Public Service Company Of New Mexico |
Wind farms harvest kinetic energy from moving air using large rotor blades coupled to generators. Like solar, they produce zero emissions but vary with weather. Onshore wind capacity factors typically run 30–45%; offshore can exceed 50%.