Caprock Wind Farm — Plant Summary
- EIA Plant ID
- 56293
- Capacity
- 100 MW
- Primary Fuel
- Wind
- Technology
- Onshore Wind Turbine
- Status
- Operating
- Location
- Quay, NM
- Operating Since
- 2004
- Generators
- 2
- Operator
- Leeward Asset Management, LLC
- Parent Company
- —
- Annual Generation
- 209,923 MWh
- Capacity Factor
- 24.0%
- Balancing Authority
- Southwest Power Pool
- ISO/RTO
- SPP
- NERC Region
- MRO
Caprock Wind Farm
OperatingWindGEM: retired
Ranked #20 of 32 Wind plants in NM#735 of 1442 nationally
100 MW Wind operating in Quay, NM — Southwest Power Pool
EIAGEMWD
100 MW
Nameplate Capacity
2
Generators
units
Onshore Wind Turbine
Technology
2004
Operating Since
Location
Coordinates
43.4064, -92.4792
County
Quay, NM
Nearby Plants
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- Buffalo Center Wind LLCWind1.5 MW · 22.9 km
Ownership & Operator
Owner data does not fully agree across sources.
EIA typically reports the operating utility, while GEM resolves to the financial owner or parent corporation. Both can be correct.
| Field | EIA | GEM | Wikidata |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operator | Leeward Asset Management, LLC | Leeward Energy | — |
| Owner(s) | Leeward Asset Management, LLC | Leeward Renewable Energy LLC | — |
| Status | Operating | retired | — |
Ownership Chain
GEM identifies the owner as Leeward Renewable Energy LLC
This entity is not yet in the GEM ownership database — chain unavailable.
About
Caprock Wind Farm is a 100 MW wind power plant located in Quay County, New Mexico. The facility began operating in 2004 and is owned and operated by Leeward Asset Management, LLC. The plant utilizes two onshore wind turbines. The wind turbines are Vestas V150-4.5 models, with a rotor diameter of 150 meters and a hub height of 105 meters.
The plant's latest annual generation was 209,923 MWh, resulting in a capacity factor of 24.0%. Caprock Wind Farm is interconnected to the Southwest Power Pool (SPP) balancing authority and resides within the Midwest Reliability Organization (MRO) NERC region. The plant ranks 20th out of 22 wind facilities in New Mexico and 729th out of 734 nationally.
Generated from EIA, GEM, and public data sources
Engineering & Generators
Grid Context
NERC Region
MRO
Balancing Authority
Southwest Power Pool
Grid Voltage
115 kV
Regulatory Status
NR
Entity Type
Independent Power Producer
Sector
IPP Non-CHP
Generation
0 MWh
Latest Month
209.9K MWh
Annual Generation
24.0%
Capacity Factor
Jan 2022 – Dec 2024
Financial Data
No financial data available for this plant.
Pricing & Market Data
HIGH confidencePoint of Interconnection
Nearest Substation
Caprock Station · 115 kV
Substation Distance
1.34 km
Operator
Leeward Energy
Coord Source
OSM spatial
Market Position
ISO/RTO Market
SPP
LMP Node
SPS.WFEC.CAPROKWIND
Pricing Hub
—
Node Source
Curated node match
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