65th largest plant in New Mexico · 4296th nationally
Wildcat Wind is a wind power plant in New Mexico with a nameplate capacity of 27.3 MW. It generates roughly 56.5k MWh per year — enough to power about 5,380 average U.S. homes.
Its capacity factor of 24% reflects intermittent or peaking operation.
| Plant Name | Wildcat Wind |
|---|---|
| Operator | Wildcat Wind, Llc |
| City | Lovington |
| County | Lea County |
| State | New Mexico |
| ZIP | 88260 |
| Coordinates | 32.95278, -103.28528 |
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 | 27.3 MW | Operating | 2012 |
| 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%.