Sterling I Wind Farm — Plant Summary
- EIA Plant ID
- 60991
- Capacity
- 29.9 MW
- Primary Fuel
- Wind
- Technology
- Onshore Wind Turbine
- Status
- Operating
- Location
- Lea, NM
- Operating Since
- 2017
- Generators
- 1
- Operator
- AEM Wind LLC
- Parent Company
- —
- Annual Generation
- 111,108 MWh
- Capacity Factor
- 42.4%
- Balancing Authority
- Southwest Power Pool
- ISO/RTO
- SPP
- NERC Region
- MRO
Sterling I Wind Farm
OperatingWind
Ranked #26 of 32 Wind plants in NM#1032 of 1442 nationally
29.9 MW Wind operating in Lea, NM — Southwest Power Pool
EIAGEMWD
29.9 MW
Nameplate Capacity
1
Generators
unit
Onshore Wind Turbine
Technology
2017
Operating Since
Location
Coordinates
33.3602, -103.2721
County
Lea, NM
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 | AEM Wind LLC | Akuo Energy | — |
| Owner(s) | AEM Wind LLC | Masdar Clean Energy [100%] | — |
| Status | Operating | operating | — |
Ownership Chain
GEM identifies the owner as Masdar Clean Energy [100%]
This entity is not yet in the GEM ownership database — chain unavailable.
About
Sterling I Wind Farm is a 29.9 MW wind power facility located in Lea County, New Mexico. The plant began operating in 2017 and is owned and operated by AEM Wind LLC. It utilizes a single onshore wind turbine generator. The facility ranks 25th out of 31 wind plants in New Mexico and 1021st out of 1424 nationally.
The wind farm's turbine has a hub height of 80 meters and a rotor diameter of 116 meters. The turbine was manufactured by GE Wind and is model GE2.3-116. In its most recent year of operation, Sterling I Wind Farm generated 111,108 MWh of electricity, achieving a capacity factor of 42.4%. The plant operates within the Southwest Power Pool (SPP) balancing authority and the Midwest Reliability Organization (MRO) NERC region.
Generated from EIA, GEM, and public data sources
Engineering & Generators
Grid Context
NERC Region
MRO
Balancing Authority
Southwest Power Pool
Grid Voltage
69 kV
Regulatory Status
NR
Entity Type
Independent Power Producer
Sector
IPP Non-CHP
Generation
10.4K MWh
Latest Month
111.1K MWh
Annual Generation
42.4%
Capacity Factor
Jan 2023 – Dec 2025
Financial Data
No financial data available for this plant.
Pricing & Market Data
HIGH confidenceMarket Position
ISO/RTO Market
SPP
LMP Node
SPS.LCEC.STERLINGWIND
Pricing Hub
—
Node Source
Curated node match
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