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
- 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.
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.