El Cabo onshore wind farm
El Cabo, a flagship facility in the US
Avangrid Onshore wind United States Operating plants
Iberdrola, through its subsidiary in the United States, Avangrid*, has one of the most representative facilities in the country in El Cabo. Located in New Mexico, it has 298 megawatts (MW) and generates clean electricity for some 900,000 homes.
El Cabo onshore wind farm
Our growth in the United States has been driven by flagship facilities such as El Cabo, a wind farm located in Torrance County, New Mexico, one of the windiest and most climatically challenging areas in the country - major storms are frequent and temperatures can exceed 50º C. El Cabo was commissioned in 2017 through our US subsidiary, Avangrid Renewables. With a total capacity of 298 MW, this facility is capable of generating clean electricity for around 900,000 households.
Gamesa was selected to supply 142 G114/2100 turbines, with a unit capacity of 2.1 MW, to equip this wind power project, which required an investment of approximately $500 million dollars.
* AVANGRID, Inc. is 81.50 % owned by Iberdrola, S. A.
El Cabo Wind Farm (New Mexico, USA).
El Cabo Wind Farm (New Mexico, USA).
In 2015, we secured the full offtake agreement for the plant and resumed construction of the project, which had slowed while some constraints related to electricity transmission were successfully resolved. On-site construction work included civil and road works on the total project area of 56,000 acres, comprising private and state land managed by the New Mexico State Land Office.
In addition, true to our commitment to promoting local employment, the El Cabo Wind Farm provided employment for several local businesses.
Iberdrola, world leader in renewable energies
At Iberdrola, we decided to commit to renewable energies more than two decades ago as a fundamental pillar on which to build our safe, clean and competitive business model. Thanks to this vision, we are today world leaders in renewable energies, reaching 42,387 MW of renewables in operation after Q1 2024.
This commitment is reflected in our Strategic Plan, in which we will allocate €15.5bn gross to renewables. More than half of this amount is focused on offshore wind in the US, UK, France and Germany; 28% on onshore wind and 18% on solar.