Casa Mesa Wind Energy Center Hybrid
Wind power plant · Quay County, New Mexico
Nameplate capacity
52 MW
Rank in New Mexico
#56
of 169 plants
In service since
2018
November 2018
Details
- Primary fuel
- Wind
- Technology
- Onshore Wind Turbine
- Operator
- Casa Mesa Wind, LLC
- County
- Quay County
- Generating units
- 2
- Share of state capacity
- 0.29%
- Rank among wind plants in New Mexico
- #22 of 31
- EIA plant code
- 61925
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CMNM | Onshore Wind Turbine | 51 MW | 51 MW | 2018 | Operating |
| CMNMB | Batteries | 1.0 MW | 1.0 MW | 2018 | Operating |
Nameplate is the maximum rated output; summer capacity is what the unit can reliably deliver on a hot day, which is typically lower.
Similarly sized plants in New Mexico
| Macho Springs | Solar | 55 MW |
| Chino Mines | Natural gas | 54 MW |
| Macho Springs Power I | Wind | 50 MW |
| Britton Solar Energy Center | Solar | 50 MW |
About this data
From EIA’s inventory of operable generators, May 2026 release. Capacity is nameplate — the maximum rated output of the equipment, not what the plant actually generates over a year, which depends on how often it runs. A 52 MW solar plant and a 52 MW nuclear plant have the same entry here and produce very different amounts of electricity.
“In service since” is the earliest in-service date among the units still listed, so a site rebuilt around newer equipment can read as younger than the site itself. All New Mexico power plants · What New Mexico actually generates