Wildcat Wind

OperatingWind

Ranked #27 of 32 Wind plants in NM#1045 of 1442 nationally

27.3 MW Wind operating in Lea, NM — Southwest Power Pool

EIAGEMWD

27.3 MW

Nameplate Capacity

Generators

unit

Onshore Wind Turbine

Technology

2012

Operating Since

Location

Coordinates

32.9560, -103.2805

County

Lea, NM

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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	Wildcat Wind, LLC	Exelon	—
Owner(s)	Wildcat Wind, LLC	Exelon	—
Status	Operating	operating	—

Ownership Chain

About

Wildcat Wind is a 27.3 MW wind power plant located in Lea County, New Mexico. The facility began operating in 2012 and is owned and operated by Wildcat Wind, LLC, a subsidiary of Exelon. It utilizes a single generator consisting of onshore wind turbine technology. The plant is interconnected to the Southwest Power Pool (SPP) balancing authority and resides within the MRO NERC region. Wildcat Wind is ranked as the 26th largest wind farm in New Mexico out of 31, and 1034th nationally out of 1424.

The plant's wind turbines are manufactured by Suzlon, model S97, with a hub height of 90 meters and a rotor diameter of 97 meters. In its most recent year of operation, Wildcat Wind generated 56,425 MWh of electricity, achieving a capacity factor of 23.6%. The plant has a reported power purchase agreement (PPA) price of $45.89 per MWh, according to FERC EQR data.

Generated from EIA, GEM, and public data sources

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Engineering & Generators