NORTHERN COLORADO WIND LLC
OperatingWind power plant
- Capacity
- 174 MW
- Primary fuel
- Wind
- County
- Logan County
- Operator
- NORTHERN COLORADO WIND LLC
- Status
- Operating
- Commissioned
- 2009
- EIA plant ID
- 57290
- Generators
- 2
- Technology
- Onshore Wind Turbine
- Net generation (2024)
- 558 GWh
- Capacity factor (2024, EIA nameplate)
- 36%
- Data vintage
- EIA-860 2024 final; EIA-923 2022-2024 final
- Coordinates
- 40.9932, -103.3966
NORTHERN COLORADO WIND LLC, a 174 MW Wind power plant in Logan County, Colorado. Operated by NORTHERN COLORADO WIND LLC, commissioned 2009.
How NORTHERN COLORADO WIND LLC compares
With 174 MW of capacity, NORTHERN COLORADO WIND LLC ranks 29th among the 114 operating power plants Bywatts maps in Colorado and 8th of the 17 operating Wind plants in the state. It accounts for about 7.7% of Colorado's operating Wind capacity and 1.1% of all operating capacity in the state. Nationally it is the 91st-largest of the 708 operating Wind plants in the database. Commissioned in 2009, it is newer than 81% of the 111 operating Colorado plants with a recorded commissioning year. It shares Logan County with 5 other operating plants, including LOGAN WIND ENERGY and PEETZ TABLE WIND ENERGY.
EIA-860 lists 2 generators at the site with 174 MW of nameplate capacity, all onshore wind turbine technology. Net generation was 558 GWh in 2024 (a 36% capacity factor), down 3% from 2022.
Grid neighborhood
The nearest named substation is RIDGECREST WINDFARM (115 kV), about 12.8 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 7 operating power plants totaling 760 MW sit within 25 miles; the largest is CEDAR CREEK II (251 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
NORTHERN COLORADO WIND LLC is a 174 MW wind power plant in Logan County, CO, operated by NORTHERN COLORADO WIND LLC, commissioned in 2009. Logan County carries critical modeled catastrophe exposure in the FEMA National Risk Index, scoring 4.4 of 5 at the 85th national percentile. Tornado is the leading peril, rated Relatively Moderate 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.
Logan County hazard ratings
| Peril | FEMA rating | National percentile | Peril score | Events per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tornado | Relatively Moderate | 88th | 4.5 of 5 | 1.8 |
| Hail | Relatively High | 87th | 4.5 of 5 | 6.3 |
| Winter weather | Relatively Moderate | 76th | 4.0 of 5 | 9.9 |
| Wildfire | Relatively Low | 64th | 3.6 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Riverine flooding | Relatively Low | 63rd | 3.5 of 5 | 0.71 |
| Strong wind | Relatively High | 61st | 3.5 of 5 | 1.9 |
| Earthquake | Very Low | 36th | 2.4 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Heat wave | Very Low | 35th | 2.4 of 5 | 0.58 |
| Ice storm | Relatively Moderate | 25th | 2.0 of 5 | 0.15 |
| Lightning | Relatively Low | 8th | 1.3 of 5 | 47.5 |
Perils not assessed in Logan 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 Logan 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.