Power plant · New Mexico, United States
SunZia Wind South
SunZia Wind South is a power plant under construction in New Mexico, United States, with 2,561 MW of capacity, owned by Pattern Operators LP.
Facts
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| Fact | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Location | New Mexico | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Status | Under construction | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Start year | 2026 | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Owner | Pattern Operators LP | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | Pattern Operators LP | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 2,561 MW | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Technology | Onshore Wind Turbine | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 34.3518, -105.5925 | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
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How it compares
SunZia Wind South is the largest of 21 power plants planned, permitted or under construction in New Mexico and the 6th-largest of 835 in the United States by capacity; its 2,561 MW is 0.91% of the 282,375 MW of power plants planned, permitted or under construction we hold for the United States. It is not built yet, so it is ranked among the power plants planned, permitted or under construction in our data, apart from the ones running today. Ranks and totals cover the ones that report their capacity.
| Within | Rank | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Mexico | 1st of 21 | 7,971 MW | 32% |
| United States | 6th of 835 | 282,375 MW | 0.91% |
| All power plants planned, permitted or under construction in our data | 12th of 6,455 | 664,240 MW | 0.39% |
Owner, operator and place
More from Pattern Operators LP
- SunZia Wind North1,089 MW · under construction
- Illinois Generation LLC617 MW · permitted
- Heritage Prairie Solar LLC300 MW · permitted
Other power plants in New Mexico
- Four Corners1,636 MW
- Hobbs Generating Station682 MW
- Luna Energy Facility650 MW
- Sagamore Wind522 MW
- Arroyo Solar Energy Storage Hybrid450 MW
- NTEC Gas Plant1,089 MW · planned
- SunZia Wind North1,089 MW · under construction
- Santa Teresa Solar300 MW · under construction
Data on this page
- DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD). DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD), Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration (Sep 2026). EIA-860 / 860M / 923, Public domain.
- Bundesnetzagentur, Marktstammdatenregister. Marktstammdatenregister, DL-DE-BY-2.0.
- Planning Inspectorate: National Infrastructure Projects. Planning Inspectorate: National Infrastructure Projects, Open Government Licence v3.0.
- RVO SDE(+)(+) projecten in beheer and SDE viewer. RVO SDE(+)(+) projecten in beheer and SDE viewer, Free reuse, no attribution required.