Sterling I Wind Farm
Wind power plant · Lea County, New Mexico
Nameplate capacity
30 MW
Rank in New Mexico
#70
of 169 plants
In service since
2017
July 2017
Details
- Primary fuel
- Wind
- Technology
- Onshore Wind Turbine
- Operator
- AEM Wind LLC
- County
- Lea County
- Generating units
- 1
- Share of state capacity
- 0.17%
- Rank among wind plants in New Mexico
- #25 of 31
- EIA plant code
- 60991
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| STER1 | Onshore Wind Turbine | 30 MW | 30 MW | 2017 | 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
| Chaves County Solar II | Solar | 30 MW |
| Navajo Dam | Hydro | 30 MW |
| Alta Luna | Solar | 28 MW |
| Elephant Butte | Hydro | 28 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 30 MW solar plant and a 30 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