CEDAR POINT WIND

Operating

Wind power plant

Capacity: 252 MW
Primary fuel: Wind
County: Lincoln County
Operator: CEDAR POINT LLC
Status: Operating
Commissioned: 2011
EIA plant ID: 57315
Generators: 1
Technology: Onshore Wind Turbine
Net generation (2024): 671 GWh
Capacity factor (2024, EIA nameplate): 30%
Data vintage: EIA-860 2024 final; EIA-923 2022-2024 final
Coordinates: 39.4109, -103.6949

CEDAR POINT WIND, a 252 MW Wind power plant in Lincoln County, Colorado. Operated by CEDAR POINT LLC, commissioned 2011.

How CEDAR POINT WIND compares

With 252 MW of capacity, CEDAR POINT WIND ranks 20th among the 114 operating power plants Bywatts maps in Colorado and 2nd 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 25th-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 Lincoln County with 3 other operating plants, including LIMON WIND I and LIMON WIND II.

EIA-860 lists 1 generator at the site with 252 MW of nameplate capacity, all onshore wind turbine technology. Net generation was 671 GWh in 2024 (a 30% capacity factor), up 36% from 2022.

Grid neighborhood

The nearest named substation is CEDAR POINT (230 kV), about 2.2 miles away; 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 554 MW sit within 25 miles; the largest is LIMON WIND I (200 MW, Wind).

Computed by Bywatts from HIFLD power plant, substation and transmission line records and EIA-860/923 survey data; distances are straight-line. Sources and methodology

Weather peril exposure

CEDAR POINT WIND is a 252 MW wind power plant in Lincoln County, CO, operated by CEDAR POINT LLC, commissioned in 2011. Lincoln County carries critical modeled catastrophe exposure in the FEMA National Risk Index, scoring 4.6 of 5 at the 91st national percentile. Hail is the leading peril, rated Relatively Low by FEMA at the 92nd 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.

4.6 of 5Modeled catastrophe exposure

CriticalExposure band

HailLeading peril

Very LowFEMA county risk rating

Lincoln County hazard ratings

Peril	FEMA rating	National percentile	Peril score	Events per year
Hail	Relatively Low	92nd	4.7 of 5	6.3
Tornado	Very Low	87th	4.5 of 5	2.6
Riverine flooding	Very Low	86th	4.4 of 5	0.61
Wildfire	Very Low	74th	4.0 of 5	<0.01
Strong wind	Relatively Low	71st	3.8 of 5	1.4
Winter weather	Relatively Low	71st	3.8 of 5	9.5
Earthquake	Very Low	37th	2.5 of 5	<0.01
Ice storm	Very Low	30th	2.2 of 5	0.03
Lightning	Very Low	20th	1.8 of 5	50.1
Heat wave	Very Low	16th	1.6 of 5	0.34

Perils not assessed in Lincoln 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 Lincoln 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.