CEDAR CREEK II
OperatingWind power plant
- Capacity
- 251 MW
- Primary fuel
- Wind
- County
- Weld County
- Operator
- AE POWER SERVICES LLC
- Status
- Operating
- Commissioned
- 2011
- EIA plant ID
- 57210
- Generators
- 1
- Technology
- Onshore Wind Turbine
- Net generation (2024)
- 587 GWh
- Capacity factor (2024, EIA nameplate)
- 27%
- Data vintage
- EIA-860 2024 final; EIA-923 2022-2024 final
- Coordinates
- 40.9481, -103.7811
CEDAR CREEK II, a 251 MW Wind power plant in Weld County, Colorado. Operated by AE POWER SERVICES LLC, commissioned 2011.
How CEDAR CREEK II compares
With 251 MW of capacity, CEDAR CREEK II ranks 21st among the 114 operating power plants Bywatts maps in Colorado and 3rd of the 17 operating Wind plants in the state. It accounts for about 11% of Colorado's operating Wind capacity and 1.6% of all operating capacity in the state. Nationally it is the 26th-largest of the 708 operating Wind plants in the database. Commissioned in 2011, it is newer than 88% of the 111 operating Colorado plants with a recorded commissioning year. It shares Weld County with 6 other operating plants, including FORT ST VRAIN and ROCKY MOUNTAIN ENERGY CENTER.
EIA-860 lists 1 generator at the site with 248 MW of nameplate capacity, all onshore wind turbine technology. Net generation was 587 GWh in 2024 (a 27% capacity factor), up 40% from 2022.
Grid neighborhood
The closest transmission line found within 10 miles is a 230 kV line owned by PUBLIC SERVICE CO OF COLORADO, under 0.1 miles away. Another 3 operating power plants totaling 485 MW sit within 25 miles; the largest is CEDAR CREEK WIND (301 MW, Wind).
Computed by Bywatts from HIFLD power plant and transmission line records and EIA-860/923 survey data; distances are straight-line. Sources and methodology
Weather peril exposure
CEDAR CREEK II is a 251 MW wind power plant in Weld County, CO, operated by AE POWER SERVICES LLC, commissioned in 2011. Weld County carries critical modeled catastrophe exposure in the FEMA National Risk Index, scoring 4.4 of 5 at the 86th national percentile. Hail is the leading peril, rated Relatively High by FEMA at the 88th 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.
Weld County hazard ratings
| Peril | FEMA rating | National percentile | Peril score | Events per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hail | Relatively High | 88th | 4.5 of 5 | 6.7 |
| Tornado | Relatively High | 80th | 4.2 of 5 | 4.2 |
| Wildfire | Relatively Low | 75th | 4.0 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Winter weather | Relatively High | 63rd | 3.5 of 5 | 10.3 |
| Earthquake | Relatively Low | 49th | 3.0 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Lightning | Relatively High | 44th | 2.8 of 5 | 51.2 |
| Riverine flooding | Relatively Moderate | 43rd | 2.7 of 5 | 1.9 |
| Strong wind | Relatively High | 40th | 2.6 of 5 | 1.4 |
| Heat wave | Relatively Low | 24th | 2.0 of 5 | 0.62 |
| Ice storm | Relatively Moderate | 5th | 1.2 of 5 | 0.03 |
Perils not assessed in Weld 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 Weld 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.