Wind power in New Mexico
As of the end of 2016, New Mexico had 1112 megawatts (MW) of wind powered electricity generating capacity, responsible for 11% of electricity produced that year.[1] Wind power in New Mexico has the potential to generate more than all of the electricity consumed in the state.






Installed capacity and wind resources
The 250 MW capacity Roosevelt wind farm started operation in December 2015. The plant sells electricity to Southwestern Public Service.[2]
Construction of the 298 MW El Cabo Wind Farm west of Encino was completed at the end of 2017.[3]
The following table compares the growth in wind power installed nameplate capacity in MW for New Mexico and the entire United States since 2001.[4][5][6]
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![]() Installed capacity by state as of 2016 (animated map of installed capacity growth) |
![]() Average annual wind power density map for New Mexico at 50m above ground | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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.[7][8] For comparison, New Mexico consumed 23,060 GWh of electricity in 2016, and 20,639 GWh in 2005.[9][10]
Wind generation
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New Mexico Wind Generation (GWh, Million kWh) | |||||||||||||
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Year | Total | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sept | Oct | Nov | Dec |
2011 | 2,089 | 183 | 186 | 210 | 248 | 235 | 203 | 118 | 92 | 113 | 159 | 206 | 145 |
2012 | 2,276 | 219 | 213 | 220 | 193 | 194 | 188 | 124 | 120 | 131 | 198 | 182 | 234 |
2016 | 3,605 | 207 | 290 | 196 | 262 | 324 | 305 | 376 | |||||
2017 | 4,594 | 335 | 338 | 310 | 251 | 361 | 486 | 480 | 441 | ||||
2018 | 3,419 | 537 | 545 | ||||||||||
2019 | 6,859 |
See also
- Index of New Mexico-related articles
- List of U.S. states by carbon dioxide emissions
- List of wind farms in the United States
- Outline of New Mexico
- Solar power in New Mexico
References
- "New Mexico Wind Energy" (PDF). U.S. Wind Energy State Facts. American Wind Energy Association. Retrieved 27 December 2017.
- Roosevelt Wind Farm Starts Operations in New Mexico
- "AVANGRID Completes Three Additional New Wind Farms". Spanish Wind Energy Association. January 13, 2018. Retrieved January 24, 2018.
- "U.S. Wind Energy Projects - Arizona". American Wind Energy Association. 2009-12-31. Retrieved 2010-05-04.
- WINDExchange U.S. Installed and Potential Wind Power Capacity and Generation
- Wind Energy in New Mexico
- "Estimates of Windy Land Area and Wind Energy Potential by State for Areas >= 30% Capacity Factor at 80m" (XLS). National Renewable Energy Laboratory. 2010-02-04. Retrieved 2010-05-06.
- "Arizona Wind Activities". National Renewable Energy Laboratory. 2010-02-19. Retrieved 2010-05-06.
- "Electric Power and Renewable Energy in Arizona". USDOE, EERE. 2008-06-25. Retrieved 2010-05-06.
- "Electric Power Monthly February 2017". USDOE, EIA. February 2017. Retrieved 2017-05-19.
- EIA (July 27, 2012). "Electric Power Monthly Table 1.17.A." United States Department of Energy. Retrieved 2012-08-15.
- EIA (July 27, 2012). "Electric Power Monthly Table 1.17.B." United States Department of Energy. Retrieved 2012-08-15.
- Electric power monthly, Energy Information Administration, March 2013
- Wind Energy in New Mexico
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