CEDAR CREEK WIND
OperatingWind power plant
- Capacity
- 301 MW
- Primary fuel
- Wind
- County
- Weld County
- Operator
- INFIGEN ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC
- Status
- Operating
- Commissioned
- 2007
- EIA plant ID
- 56371
- Generators
- 2
- Technology
- Onshore Wind Turbine
- Net generation (2024)
- 657 GWh
- Capacity factor (2024, EIA nameplate)
- 25%
- Data vintage
- EIA-860 2024 final; EIA-923 2022-2024 final
- Coordinates
- 40.8941, -104.0248
CEDAR CREEK WIND, a 301 MW Wind power plant in Weld County, Colorado. Operated by INFIGEN ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC, commissioned 2007.
How CEDAR CREEK WIND compares
With 301 MW of capacity, CEDAR CREEK WIND ranks 14th among the 114 operating power plants Bywatts maps in Colorado and is the largest of the 17 operating Wind plants in the state. It accounts for about 13% of Colorado's operating Wind capacity and 1.9% of all operating capacity in the state. Nationally it is the 10th-largest of the 708 operating Wind plants in the database. Commissioned in 2007, it is newer than 70% 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 2 generators at the site with 301 MW of nameplate capacity, all onshore wind turbine technology. Net generation was 657 GWh in 2024 (a 25% capacity factor), up 2% 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. One other operating power plant sits within 25 miles: CEDAR CREEK II (251 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 WIND is a 301 MW wind power plant in Weld County, CO, operated by INFIGEN ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC, commissioned in 2007. 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.