Red Cloud Wind LLC
Wind power plant in Lincoln County, New Mexico. 350 MW of nameplate capacity across 1 generator, operated by Pattern Operators LP.
Also known as Red Cloud Wind · Western Spirit · EIA plant 63981
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Key facts
- Capacity
- 350 MWNameplate
- Generators
- 1 operatingEIA-860M, August 2026
- Operating since
- December 2021First generator online
- Operator
- Pattern Operators LPEIA operator ID 56545
- Grid
- PNMBalancing authority PNM
- Price nodes
- None linkedNo verified ISO node
- Location
- Lincoln County, NM34.2741, −105.4229
- EIA plant ID
- 63981EIA plant page
Data as of EIA-860M August 2026 (published 2026-09-24). Capacity is nameplate, not live output.
How much power Red Cloud Wind produces
Free · EIA-923Net generation, 2025
1.18 TWh
1,179,142 MWh, final
Capacity factor, 2025
38.5%
2024: 40.6%
January to July 2026
694 GWh
Provisional
Range, 2022 to 2025
1.0–1.2
TWh a year. Low 2022, high 2024
| 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 | Not reported | Not reported | 0 of 12 |
| 2010 | Not reported | Not reported | 0 of 12 |
| 2011 | Not reported | Not reported | 0 of 12 |
| 2012 | Not reported | Not reported | 0 of 12 |
| 2013 | Not reported | Not reported | 0 of 12 |
| 2014 | Not reported | Not reported | 0 of 12 |
| 2015 | Not reported | Not reported | 0 of 12 |
| 2016 | Not reported | Not reported | 0 of 12 |
| 2017 | Not reported | Not reported | 0 of 12 |
| 2018 | Not reported | Not reported | 0 of 12 |
| 2019 | Not reported | Not reported | 0 of 12 |
| 2020 | Not reported | Not reported | 0 of 12 |
| 2021 | 99,001 | Not reported | 2 of 12 |
| 2022 | 1,007,153 | 32.8% | 12 of 12 |
| 2023 | 1,163,277 | 37.9% | 12 of 12 |
| 2024 | 1,247,403 | 40.6% | 12 of 12 |
| 2025 | 1,179,142 | 38.5% | 12 of 12 |
| 2026 (provisional, partial year) | 694,330 | 39.0% | 7 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 | 350.0 | December 2021 |
Ownership and offtake
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Owners and their shares, parent companies, and power purchase agreements with their buyers. EIA-860M lists Pattern Operators LP 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 Red Cloud Wind
How much power does Red Cloud Wind LLC produce?
Red Cloud Wind LLC reported 1,179,142 MWh (1.18 TWh) of net generation in 2025, a 38.5% capacity factor on 350 MW of nameplate capacity. From January to July 2026 it reported 694 GWh, which is provisional.
Where is Red Cloud Wind LLC?
Red Cloud Wind LLC is in Lincoln County, New Mexico, at 34.2741, −105.4229. It is in the Public Service Company of New Mexico balancing area (PNM).
Who operates Red Cloud Wind LLC?
EIA-860M for August 2026 lists Pattern Operators LP as the operator (EIA operator ID 56545). The operator is not always the owner.
When did Red Cloud Wind LLC start operating?
Its first generator began operating in December 2021, 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)
- Plant names from OpenStreetMap, © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
- 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