Mesalands Comm College Wind Turbine
Wind power plant in Quay County, New Mexico. 1.5 MW of nameplate capacity across 1 generator, operated by Mesalands Community College.
Also known as Mesalands · EIA plant 57106
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Key facts
- Capacity
- 1.5 MWNameplate
- Generators
- 1 operatingEIA-860M, August 2026
- Operating since
- December 2008First generator online
- Operator
- Mesalands Community CollegeEIA operator ID 56410
- Grid
- SPPBalancing authority SWPP
- Price nodes
- None linkedNo verified ISO node
- Location
- Quay County, NM35.1700, −103.7400
- EIA plant ID
- 57106EIA plant page
Data as of EIA-860M August 2026 (published 2026-09-24). Capacity is nameplate, not live output.
How much power Mesalands Comm College Wind Turbine produces
Free · EIA-923Net generation, 2025
0 MWh
0 MWh, final
Capacity factor, 2025
0.0%
2024: 0.0%
January to July 2026
Not reported
Provisional. 0 of 7 months reported
Range, 2015 to 2025
0.0–3.0
GWh a year. Low 2024, high 2018
| Year | Net generation, MWh | Capacity factor | Months reported |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Not reported | Not reported | 0 of 12 |
| 2001 | Not reported | Not reported | 0 of 12 |
| 2002 | Not reported | Not reported | 0 of 12 |
| 2003 | Not reported | Not reported | 0 of 12 |
| 2004 | Not reported | Not reported | 0 of 12 |
| 2005 | Not reported | Not reported | 0 of 12 |
| 2006 | Not reported | Not reported | 0 of 12 |
| 2007 | Not reported | Not reported | 0 of 12 |
| 2008 | Not reported | Not reported | 0 of 12 |
| 2009 | 2,738 | Not reported | 12 of 12 |
| 2010 | 3,817 | 29.0% | 12 of 12 |
| 2011 | 3,422 | 26.0% | 12 of 12 |
| 2012 | 3,547 | 26.9% | 12 of 12 |
| 2013 | 3,141 | 23.9% | 12 of 12 |
| 2014 | 3,107 | 23.6% | 12 of 12 |
| 2015 | 2,837 | 21.6% | 12 of 12 |
| 2016 | 2,772 | 21.0% | 12 of 12 |
| 2017 | 2,761 | 21.0% | 12 of 12 |
| 2018 | 2,981 | 22.7% | 12 of 12 |
| 2019 | 2,899 | 22.1% | 12 of 12 |
| 2020 | 883 | 6.7% | 12 of 12 |
| 2021 | 1,918 | 14.6% | 12 of 12 |
| 2022 | 1,689 | 12.9% | 12 of 12 |
| 2023 | 1,497 | 11.4% | 12 of 12 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0.0% | 12 of 12 |
| 2025 | 0 | 0.0% | 12 of 12 |
| 2026 (provisional, partial year) | Not reported | Not reported | 0 of 7 |
* 2026 covers January to July and is provisional. Capacity factor is net generation divided by nameplate capacity times the hours of each reported month.
Power prices and basis
Free accountNo verified ISO price node is linked to this plant, or its price history could not load.
Emissions
Free · EPA CAMPDNo EPA emissions units are linked to this plant.
Water use
Free · EIA-923 cooling, USGSNo EIA cooling-water record for this plant in 2024. Plants without steam cooling, such as wind, solar and batteries, do not report cooling water.
Generators
Free · EIA-860M| Generator | Technology | Nameplate MW | Online since |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Onshore Wind Turbine | 1.5 | December 2008 |
Ownership and offtake
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Owners and their shares, parent companies, and power purchase agreements with their buyers. EIA-860M lists Mesalands Community College as the operator, which is not always the owner.
Modeled data
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Modeled curtailment
A range, not one number. The lower bound counts hours inside the production tax credit window; the upper bound is the no-credit case.
Expected vs reported generation
Monthly modeled expected output and physical potential next to EIA-923 reported output.
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Questions about Mesalands Comm College Wind Turbine
How much power does Mesalands Comm College Wind Turbine produce?
Mesalands Comm College Wind Turbine reported 0 MWh (0 MWh) of net generation in 2025.
Where is Mesalands Comm College Wind Turbine?
Mesalands Comm College Wind Turbine is in Quay County, New Mexico, at 35.1700, −103.7400. It is in the Southwest Power Pool balancing area (SWPP).
Who operates Mesalands Comm College Wind Turbine?
EIA-860M for August 2026 lists Mesalands Community College as the operator (EIA operator ID 56410). The operator is not always the owner.
When did Mesalands Comm College Wind Turbine start operating?
Its first generator began operating in December 2008, according to EIA-860M.
Sources
- EIA-860 2025 (final) and EIA-860M August 2026: plant, generators, capacity, operator and location
- EIA-923 monthly net generation, 2000 to July 2026 (2026 provisional)
- Project names from the USGS U.S. Wind Turbine Database
Page updated 2026-10-04 from the InfraMap data build. Methodology · Data sources · EIA plant page