5 MW Wind operating in Chaves, NM — Southwest Power Pool
5 MW
Nameplate Capacity
1
Generators
unit
Onshore Wind Turbine
Technology
2014
Operating Since
Coordinates
33.0294, -103.8558
County
Chaves, NM
Nearby Plants
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 | Chopin Wind, LLC | BayWa R.E. | — |
| Owner(s) | Anderson Wind Project, LLC | BayWa R.E. AG [100%] | — |
| Status | Operating | operating | — |
GEM identifies the owner as BayWa R.E. AG [100%]
This entity is not yet in the GEM ownership database — chain unavailable.
Anderson Wind I is a 5 MW wind power plant located in Chaves County, New Mexico. The plant began operating in 2014 and is owned and operated by Chopin Wind, LLC. It utilizes a single onshore wind turbine manufactured by Vestas, model V82-1.65. The turbine has a rotor diameter of 82 meters and a hub height of 80 meters.
The plant's latest annual generation was 9,743 MWh, resulting in a capacity factor of 22.2%. Anderson Wind I is interconnected to the Southwest Power Pool (SPP) balancing authority and resides within the Midwest Reliability Organization (MRO) NERC region. The plant ranks 30th out of 31 wind plants in New Mexico by capacity, and 1218th out of 1424 nationally.
Generated from EIA, GEM, and public data sources
NERC Region
MRO
Balancing Authority
Southwest Power Pool
Grid Voltage
69 kV
Regulatory Status
NR
Entity Type
Independent Power Producer
Sector
IPP Non-CHP
306 MWh
Latest Month
9.7K MWh
Annual Generation
22.2%
Capacity Factor
No financial data available for this plant.
Market Position
ISO/RTO Market
SPP
LMP Node
—
Pricing Hub
—
Node Source
OSM spatial match