LIMON WIND II
OperatingWind power plant
- Capacity
- 200 MW
- Primary fuel
- Wind
- County
- Lincoln County
- Operator
- LIMON
- Status
- Operating
- Commissioned
- 2012
- EIA plant ID
- 58127
- Generators
- 1
- Technology
- Onshore Wind Turbine
- Net generation (2024)
- 515 GWh
- Capacity factor (2024, EIA nameplate)
- 29%
- Data vintage
- EIA-860 2024 final; EIA-923 2022-2024 final
- Coordinates
- 39.3410, -103.5811
LIMON WIND II, a 200 MW Wind power plant in Lincoln County, Colorado. Operated by LIMON, commissioned 2012.
How LIMON WIND II compares
With 200 MW of capacity, LIMON WIND II ranks 24th among the 114 operating power plants Bywatts maps in Colorado and 5th of the 17 operating Wind plants in the state. It accounts for about 8.8% of Colorado's operating Wind capacity and 1.3% of all operating capacity in the state. Nationally it is the 58th-largest of the 708 operating Wind plants in the database. Commissioned in 2012, it is newer than 92% of the 111 operating Colorado plants with a recorded commissioning year. Its operator, LIMON, runs 2 operating plants in Colorado totaling 400 MW. It shares Lincoln County with 3 other operating plants, including CEDAR POINT WIND and LIMON WIND I.
EIA-860 lists 1 generator at the site with 200 MW of nameplate capacity, all onshore wind turbine technology. Net generation was 515 GWh in 2024 (a 29% capacity factor), down 14% from 2022.
Grid neighborhood
The nearest named substation is LIMON WIND #2 (345 kV), about 1.5 miles away; the closest transmission line found within 10 miles is a 230 kV line owned by TRI-STATE G & T ASSN, INC, about 0.5 miles away. Another 3 operating power plants totaling 606 MW sit within 25 miles; the largest is CEDAR POINT WIND (252 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
LIMON WIND II is a 200 MW wind power plant in Lincoln County, CO, operated by LIMON, commissioned in 2012. 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.
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.