39th largest plant in New Mexico · 2812th nationally
Caprock Wind Farm is a wind power plant in New Mexico with a nameplate capacity of 80.0 MW. It generates roughly 251.5k MWh per year — enough to power about 23,951 average U.S. homes.
Its capacity factor of 36% reflects intermittent or peaking operation.
| Plant Name | Caprock Wind Farm |
|---|---|
| Operator | Leeward Asset Management, Llc |
| City | San Jon |
| County | Quay County |
| State | New Mexico |
| ZIP | 88434 |
| Coordinates | 34.98056, -103.35389 |
This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Onshore Wind Turbine | Wind | 80.0 MW | Operating | 2004 |
| 2 | Onshore Wind Turbine | Wind | 20.0 MW | Operating | 2005 |
| NERC Region | MRO |
|---|---|
| Balancing Authority | Southwest Power Pool |
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%.