BUSCH RANCH WIND ENERGY FARM
OperatingWind power plant
- Capacity
- 29 MW
- Primary fuel
- Wind
- County
- Huerfano County
- Operator
- BLACK HILLS/COLORADO ELEC.UTIL
- Status
- Operating
- Commissioned
- 2012
- EIA plant ID
- 57980
- Coordinates
- 37.7808, -104.4750
BUSCH RANCH WIND ENERGY FARM, a 29 MW Wind power plant in Huerfano County, Colorado. Operated by BLACK HILLS/COLORADO ELEC.UTIL, commissioned 2012.
Weather peril exposure
BUSCH RANCH WIND ENERGY FARM is a 29 MW wind power plant in Huerfano County, CO, operated by BLACK HILLS/COLORADO ELEC.UTIL, commissioned in 2012. Huerfano County carries elevated modeled catastrophe exposure in the FEMA National Risk Index, scoring 3.4 of 5 at the 60th national percentile. Riverine flooding is the leading peril, rated Relatively Low by FEMA at the 96th 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.
Huerfano County hazard ratings
| Peril | FEMA rating | National percentile | Peril score | Events per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Riverine flooding | Relatively Low | 96th | 4.9 of 5 | 1.5 |
| Wildfire | Relatively Low | 87th | 4.5 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Hail | Relatively Low | 68th | 3.7 of 5 | 2.0 |
| Winter weather | Relatively Moderate | 55th | 3.2 of 5 | 18.0 |
| Lightning | Relatively Moderate | 43rd | 2.7 of 5 | 56.8 |
| Earthquake | Very Low | 37th | 2.5 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Strong wind | Relatively Low | 26th | 2.0 of 5 | 0.28 |
| Ice storm | Very Low | 21st | 1.8 of 5 | 0.01 |
| Tornado | Very Low | 18th | 1.7 of 5 | 0.21 |
| Heat wave | Very Low | 16th | 1.6 of 5 | 0.25 |
Perils not assessed in Huerfano 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 Huerfano 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.