Wind power in New Mexico

[1] Wind power in New Mexico has the potential to generate more than all of the electricity consumed in the state.

[2] Construction of the 298 MW El Cabo Wind Farm west of Encino was completed at the end of 2017.

[3] The Red Cloud 331 MW wind farm in south east New Mexico has over 40% capacity factor, and sends power to LADWP at $0.043/kWh for 20 years.

[5] The following table compares the growth in wind power installed nameplate capacity in MW for New Mexico and the entire United States since 1999.

[6][7][8][9] A 2010 study by the National Renewable Energy Laboratory showed that New Mexico has the potential to install up to 492,083 MW of wind power nameplate capacity, generating 1,644,970 GWh annually.

Installed capacity by state as of 2018 ( animated map of installed capacity growth )
Average annual wind power density map for New Mexico at 50m above ground