16th largest plant in New Mexico · 1221st nationally
Roosevelt County is a wind power plant in New Mexico with a nameplate capacity of 250 MW. It generates roughly 1.0M MWh per year — enough to power about 98,945 average U.S. homes.
Its capacity factor of 47% puts it in the middle range — running steadily but not full-time.
| Plant Name | Roosevelt County |
|---|---|
| Operator | Boralex Us Operations Llc |
| City | Portales |
| County | Roosevelt County |
| State | New Mexico |
| ZIP | 88116 |
| Coordinates | 33.92611, -103.51111 |
This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GEN1 | Onshore Wind Turbine | Wind | 250 MW | Operating | 2015 |
| 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%.