High Lonesome Mesa LLC— 100 MW Wind
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.
17 years old
United States of America, North America
- 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
17 years in operation
Wind fleet average: 14.4 years
NRG Energy Gas & Wind Holdings Inc operates 21 plants totalling 1,543 MW
26 plants within 100 km, 4,711 MW combined
Location
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 America — Energy Profile
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