HIGH LONESOME MESA LLC
OperatingWind power plant
- Capacity
- 100 MW
- Primary fuel
- Wind
- County
- Torrance County
- Operator
- EDISON MISSION ENERGY
- Status
- Operating
- Commissioned
- 2009
- EIA plant ID
- 56945
- Generators
- 1
- Technology
- Onshore Wind Turbine
- Net generation (2024)
- 352 GWh
- Capacity factor (2024, EIA nameplate)
- 40%
- Data vintage
- EIA-860 2024 final; EIA-923 2022-2024 final
- Coordinates
- 34.4667, -105.9625
HIGH LONESOME MESA LLC, a 100 MW Wind power plant in Torrance County, New Mexico. Operated by EDISON MISSION ENERGY, commissioned 2009.
How HIGH LONESOME MESA LLC compares
With 100 MW of capacity, HIGH LONESOME MESA LLC ranks 17th among the 65 operating power plants Bywatts maps in New Mexico and 5th of the 12 operating Wind plants in the state. It accounts for about 9.3% of New Mexico's operating Wind capacity and 1.4% of all operating capacity in the state. Nationally it is the 253rd-largest of the 708 operating Wind plants in the database. Commissioned in 2009, it is older than 57% of the 63 operating New Mexico plants with a recorded commissioning year. Its operator, EDISON MISSION ENERGY, runs 2 operating plants in New Mexico totaling 220 MW. It shares Torrance County with one other operating plant, EL CABO WIND.
EIA-860 lists 1 generator at the site with 100 MW of nameplate capacity, all onshore wind turbine technology. Net generation was 352 GWh in 2024 (a 40% capacity factor), up 11% from 2022.
Grid neighborhood
The nearest named substation is WILLARD (115 kV), about 12.1 miles away; the closest transmission line found within 10 miles is a 115 kV line owned by CENTRAL NEW MEXICO ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE, about 0.5 miles away.
Computed by Bywatts from HIFLD power plant, substation and transmission line records and EIA-860/923 survey data; distances are straight-line. Sources and methodology
Weather peril exposure
HIGH LONESOME MESA LLC is a 100 MW wind power plant in Torrance County, NM, operated by EDISON MISSION ENERGY, commissioned in 2009. Torrance County carries moderate modeled catastrophe exposure in the FEMA National Risk Index, scoring 2.4 of 5 at the 34th national percentile. Riverine flooding is the leading peril, rated Relatively Low by FEMA at the 91st percentile.
The Bywatts loss layer is calibrated to solar PV hardware, so it is not applied to a wind plant. The ratings below are the FEMA National Risk Index county hazard ratings for this location.
Torrance County hazard ratings
| Peril | FEMA rating | National percentile | Peril score | Events per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Riverine flooding | Relatively Low | 91st | 4.6 of 5 | 0.71 |
| Wildfire | Relatively Moderate | 87th | 4.5 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Earthquake | Relatively Low | 76th | 4.1 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Winter weather | Relatively Moderate | 63rd | 3.5 of 5 | 12.9 |
| Ice storm | Relatively Low | 57th | 3.3 of 5 | 0.21 |
| Hail | Relatively Low | 46th | 2.9 of 5 | 0.79 |
| Strong wind | Very Low | 19th | 1.8 of 5 | 0.27 |
| Heat wave | Very Low | 15th | 1.6 of 5 | 0.19 |
| Tornado | Very Low | 14th | 1.6 of 5 | 0.29 |
| Lightning | Relatively Low | 5th | 1.2 of 5 | 60.0 |
Perils not assessed in Torrance County
These perils carry no usable National Risk Index figure for this county, so they are excluded from the scoring rather than scored zero. A zero would claim the peril was assessed and found benign.
| Peril | Why it is not scored |
|---|---|
| Hurricane | FEMA rating is "Not Applicable" for this county |
| Coastal flooding | FEMA rating is "Not Applicable" for this county |
Model hail, wind and flood exposure for Torrance County in the weather risk calculator
Ratings are the FEMA National Risk Index county hazard ratings; the peril score is a Bywatts transform of the FEMA national percentile. Full data sources and the solar vulnerability methodology are in the weather risk calculator.
Modeled estimate for screening and negotiation. Built from FEMA National Risk Index county hazard data and a solar vulnerability layer documented above. Not a quote, a binder, or actuarial advice, and not a substitute for a carrier's own model. Hazard data: FEMA National Risk Index December 2025, synced 2026-07-24. Resolution is county level, not site level.