13th largest plant in New Mexico · 1081st nationally
El Cabo Wind is a wind power plant in New Mexico with a nameplate capacity of 298 MW. It generates roughly 1.1M MWh per year — enough to power about 107,859 average U.S. homes.
Its capacity factor of 43% puts it in the middle range — running steadily but not full-time.
| Plant Name | El Cabo Wind |
|---|---|
| Operator | Avangrid Power Llc |
| City | Encino |
| County | Torrance County |
| State | New Mexico |
| ZIP | 88321 |
| Coordinates | 34.65111, -105.46167 |
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 | 298 MW | Operating | 2017 |
| 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%.