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High Lonesome Mesa LLC100 MW Wind

WindRenewableVerified: Jul 2026

High Lonesome Mesa LLC is a 100 MW wind power plant in the United States, operated by NRG Energy Gas & Wind Holdings Inc and commissioned in 2009. Ranked #441 of 1142 wind plants in the United States. Its 100 MW represents 0.09% of the United States' total wind capacity of 105,842 MW. The largest wind plant in the United States is the Alta Wind VIII at 1,547 MW, making High Lonesome Mesa LLC 15.5 times smaller. Within 50 km, the nearest plant is CNMEC Solar Energy Center (2 MW, Solar). The facility is located in New Mexico, approximately 150 km southwest of Albuquerque.

Capacity
100 MW
Commissioning Year
2009

17 years old

Owner
NRG Energy Gas & Wind Holdings Inc
Location
34.4667°, -105.9625°

United States of America, North America

Context & rankings
  • 2,143. largest of 10,098 plants in United States of America
  • #10,042 worldwide by installed capacity
  • #783 of 5,731 Wind plants worldwide
  • 0.01% of the installed capacity of United States of America
Age & fleet comparison

17 years in operation

Wind fleet average: 14.4 years

Operator portfolio

NRG Energy Gas & Wind Holdings Inc operates 21 plants totalling 1,543 MW

Regional density

26 plants within 100 km, 4,711 MW combined

Nearest plant: CNMEC Solar Energy Center (36.1 km)

Location

Coordinates:: 34.466700, -105.962500
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Carbon Footprint

Zero Direct Emissions

High Lonesome Mesa LLC is a wind power plant producing approximately 263 GWh of clean electricity per year with zero direct CO₂ emissions during operation.

Lifecycle emissions: ~11 g CO₂/kWh (manufacturing, transport, decommissioning)

Technical Details

Primary Fuel Type
Wind
Energy Source
Renewable
Country
United States of America
Continent
North America
Data Source
Global Power Plant Database

United States of AmericaEnergy Profile

10,098
Total Plants
1420.7 GW
Total Capacity
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