84th largest plant in Texas · 681st nationally
High Lonesome Wind Power, Llc Hybrid is a wind power plant in Texas with a nameplate capacity of 551 MW. It generates roughly 1.1M MWh per year — enough to power about 100,479 average U.S. homes.
Its capacity factor of 22% reflects intermittent or peaking operation.
| Plant Name | High Lonesome Wind Power, Llc Hybrid |
|---|---|
| Operator | High Lonesome Wind Power, Llc |
| City | Rankin |
| County | Upton County |
| State | Texas |
| ZIP | 79778 |
| Coordinates | 31.17165, -101.88115 |
This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HILO | Onshore Wind Turbine | Wind | 450 MW | Operating | 2023 |
| BA | Batteries | Battery | 63.3 MW | Operating | 2023 |
| HILO2 | Onshore Wind Turbine | Wind | 50.0 MW | Operating | 2023 |
| NERC Region | TRE |
|---|---|
| Balancing Authority | Electric Reliability Council Of Texas, Inc. |
Wind farms harvest kinetic energy from moving air using large rotor blades coupled to generators. Like solar, they produce zero emissions but vary with weather. Onshore wind capacity factors typically run 30–45%; offshore can exceed 50%.