17th largest plant in New Mexico · 1256th nationally
Oso Grande Wind Farm is a wind power plant in New Mexico with a nameplate capacity of 250 MW. It generates roughly 551.8k MWh per year — enough to power about 52,556 average U.S. homes.
Its capacity factor of 25% reflects intermittent or peaking operation.
| Plant Name | Oso Grande Wind Farm |
|---|---|
| Operator | Tucson Electric Power Co |
| City | Maljamar |
| County | Lea County |
| State | New Mexico |
| ZIP | 88264 |
| Coordinates | 32.93230, -103.66640 |
This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OGW45 | Onshore Wind Turbine | Wind | 216 MW | Operating | 2021 |
| OGW24 | Onshore Wind Turbine | Wind | 33.8 MW | Operating | 2021 |
| NERC Region | WECC |
|---|---|
| Balancing Authority | Tucson Electric Power Company |
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%.