How many wind farms are in New Mexico?

New Mexico has 31 operating utility-scale wind farms with 8.1 GW of capacity, according to the EIA's monthly survey of power plants.

What is the largest wind farm in New Mexico?

SunZia Wind South in Lincoln County, New Mexico is the largest, at 2,561 MW. It came online in 2026.

How many wind farms were built in New Mexico in 2025?

0 wind farms came online in New Mexico in 2025, with 0 MW of capacity.

Who is developing wind farms in New Mexico?

Interconnection queues list each project under a project company, not the developer behind it. Cleanview researches the developer of every project and has them on paid plans.

Wind farms in New Mexico

New Mexico has 31 operating wind farms with 8.1 GW of capacity.

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See planned wind farms in New Mexico

Updated monthly. Last updated November 2026.

Under 50 MW50–249 MW250 MW and up

Updated monthly. Last updated November 2026.

New Mexico had 14 wind farms online in 2016 and 31 in 2026

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Wind farms online at the end of each year. Source: EIA-860M, compiled by Cleanview.

The 10 largest wind farms in New Mexico

Operating, by capacity

#	Wind farm	County	Year online	Capacity
1	SunZia Wind South	Lincoln County	2026	2,561 MW
2	SunZia Wind North	Torrance County	2026	1,089 MW
3	Sagamore Wind	Roosevelt County	2020	522 MW
4	Red Cloud Wind LLC	Lincoln County	2021	350 MW
5	Clines Corners Wind Farm LLC	Torrance County	2021	325 MW
6	La Joya NM	Torrance County	2021	306 MW
7	El Cabo Wind	Torrance County	2017	298 MW
8	Tecolote Wind LLC	Lincoln County	2021	272 MW
9	Roosevelt County	Roosevelt County	2015	250 MW
10	Oso Grande Wind Farm	Lea County	2021	250 MW

Wind farms that came online most recently in New Mexico

Newest first

#	Wind farm	County	Year online	Capacity
1	SunZia Wind South	Lincoln County	2026	2,561 MW
2	SunZia Wind North	Torrance County	2026	1,089 MW
3	Aragonne Wind LLC	Guadalupe County	2022	235 MW
4	Red Cloud Wind LLC	Lincoln County	2021	350 MW
5	Clines Corners Wind Farm LLC	Torrance County	2021	325 MW
6	Tecolote Wind LLC	Lincoln County	2021	272 MW
7	Duran Mesa LLC	Lincoln County	2021	105 MW
8	Borderlands Wind, LLC	Catron County	2021	100 MW
9	La Joya NM	Torrance County	2021	306 MW
10	Oso Grande Wind Farm	Lea County	2021	250 MW

The developer behind each project is on paid plans. See plans

How Cleanview tracks wind farms

Operating wind farms come from the EIA's monthly survey of power plants. Planned projects come from the grid operators' interconnection queues. We research who is developing each one, since a queue lists a project company, not its owner.

Questions about wind farms in New Mexico

How many wind farms are in New Mexico?: New Mexico has 31 operating utility-scale wind farms with 8.1 GW of capacity, according to the EIA's monthly survey of power plants.
What is the largest wind farm in New Mexico?: SunZia Wind South in Lincoln County, New Mexico is the largest, at 2,561 MW. It came online in 2026.
How many wind farms were built in New Mexico in 2025?: 0 wind farms came online in New Mexico in 2025, with 0 MW of capacity.
Who is developing wind farms in New Mexico?: Interconnection queues list each project under a project company, not the developer behind it. Cleanview researches the developer of every project and has them on paid plans.