El Cabo Wind — United States of America
Wind power plant in New Mexico, United States of America. Approximate location 34.6511, -105.4617.
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El Cabo Wind is a 298 MW wind power station in New Mexico, United States of America. It is operated by Avangrid Renewables LLC. Based on reported annual generation of 1,133 GWh, it can supply roughly 324k homes. It ranks #1603 of 10,884 United States of America power plants by installed capacity. Commissioned in 2018, it is around 8 years old — recently built. As a non-combustion source, it has no direct CO₂ emissions from generation. In context, wind supplies about 10.3% of United States of America's electricity; the national grid averages 384 gCO₂/kWh (43.0% low-carbon) (2025).
Plant data: WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0), id USA0058098.
Data status
Known data
Calculated from dataset
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Known, modelled and calculated values are kept separate. Missing fields are shown as unavailable.
Data provenance
Source of the capacity and fuel values:
capacity: Wikidata P2109; fuel: WRI GPPD
In context: how this plant compares
At 298 MW, El Cabo Wind is well above the median wind plant in United States of America (67.7 MW). Wind turbines convert moving air into electricity; output is variable and site-dependent, and modern turbines deliver some of the lowest-cost new generation on many grids.
Capacity comparison computed from the WRI Global Power Plant Database; fuel-type context is general engineering background.
Key facts
- Load factor
- 43%, from 1,133 GWh of reported generation; the median for 1120 wind plants in United States of America that report generation is 30%
- Generation trend
- 136 GWh in 2017 and 1,133 GWh in 2019 (+732%)
- Highest and lowest year
- 2019: 1,133 GWh; 2017: 136 GWh
- Share of United States of America wind capacity
- 0.3% of 104,873 MW across 1,139 plants in this dataset
- Age among peers
- 1,019 of 1,139 dated wind plants in United States of America are older
Calculated from the capacity and generation records in this dataset (WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0)).
Reported generation trend
Annual generation (GWh), WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0).
Owner
Operated by Avangrid Renewables LLC. All plants by this company →
Local climate & thermal context
This wind plant converts the kinetic energy of wind into electricity through turbine rotors. It sits in a cold semi-arid steppe climate (Köppen BSk) — Northern Hemisphere, latitude 34.7°N — which shapes how much energy it can produce and how its output varies through the year.
Monthly mean temperature
Heating degree-days here run 16% above the median power plant in this dataset — a proxy for how much extra energy heated equipment must replace through its surfaces in winter.
Climate heat-demand index: 58/100 — this site sits in the mid third of the power plants we cover by heating degree-days.
Climate normals: WorldClim 2.1 (1970–2000 monthly normals, 10 arc-min, CC BY 4.0); zone: Köppen-Geiger world climate classification (Kottek et al. 2006, 0.5° grid). Degree-days & heat-demand index computed by PowerAtlas — a modelled heat-demand proxy, not a measured site figure.
Site climate & environmental severity
This site sits in a benign, low-corrosion environment (estimated ISO 9223 class C1 — Very low), with dust abrasion the leading environmental stress.
Indicative estimate via the ISO 9223:2012 informative method (atmospheric corrosivity from temperature, time-of-wetness and airborne salinity), using WorldClim climate normals, the Köppen-Geiger class and coast distance. Indicative, not a measured corrosion rate.
How it compares & nearby plants
The #39 largest wind power plant of 1139 in United States of America by capacity.
United States of America has 1139 wind power plants in this dataset, together about 104,873 MW of capacity.
Nearby power plants
- Aragonne Wind LLC · Wind · 90 MW · New Mexico
- High Lonesome Mesa LLC · Wind · 99 MW · New Mexico
- CNMEC Solar Energy Center · Solar · 2 MW · New Mexico
- Britton Solar Energy Center · Solar · 50 MW · New Mexico
- Rio Rancho Solar Energy Center · Solar · 10 MW · New Mexico
- San Miguel I Solar Energy Center · Solar · 10 MW · New Mexico
Location
Coordinates 34.6511, -105.4617 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of power plant is El Cabo Wind?
El Cabo Wind is a 298 MW wind power plant in New Mexico, United States of America, commissioned in 2018.
How much electricity does El Cabo Wind generate?
El Cabo Wind generates about 1,133 GWh of electricity per year.
Who operates El Cabo Wind?
El Cabo Wind is operated by Avangrid Renewables LLC.