BISHOP HILL II WIND FARM
OperatingWind power plant
- Capacity
- 81 MW
- Primary fuel
- Wind
- County
- Henry County
- Operator
- MIDAMERICAN RENEWABLES LLC
- Status
- Operating
- Commissioned
- 2012
- EIA plant ID
- 58111
- Generators
- 1
- Technology
- Onshore Wind Turbine
- Net generation (2024)
- 340 GWh
- Capacity factor (2024, EIA nameplate)
- 48%
- Data vintage
- EIA-860 2024 final; EIA-923 2022-2024 final
- Coordinates
- 41.2325, -90.1742
BISHOP HILL II WIND FARM, an 81 MW Wind power plant in Henry County, Illinois. Operated by MIDAMERICAN RENEWABLES LLC, commissioned 2012.
How BISHOP HILL II WIND FARM compares
With 81 MW of capacity, BISHOP HILL II WIND FARM ranks 62nd among the 158 operating power plants Bywatts maps in Illinois and 19th of the 27 operating Wind plants in the state. It accounts for about 2.3% of Illinois's operating Wind capacity and 0.2% of all operating capacity in the state. Nationally it is the 297th-largest of the 708 operating Wind plants in the database. Commissioned in 2012, it is newer than 94% of the 150 operating Illinois plants with a recorded commissioning year. It shares Henry County with 2 other operating plants, BISHOP HILL ENERGY LLC and GENESEO.
EIA-860 lists 1 generator at the site with 81 MW of nameplate capacity, all onshore wind turbine technology. Net generation was 340 GWh in 2024 (a 48% capacity factor), up 7% from 2022.
Grid neighborhood
The closest transmission line found within 10 miles is a 138 kV line, about 3.0 miles away. Another 2 operating power plants totaling 232 MW sit within 25 miles; the largest is BISHOP HILL ENERGY LLC (200 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
BISHOP HILL II WIND FARM is an 81 MW wind power plant in Henry County, IL, operated by MIDAMERICAN RENEWABLES LLC, commissioned in 2012. Henry County carries high modeled catastrophe exposure in the FEMA National Risk Index, scoring 4.1 of 5 at the 77th national percentile. Strong wind is the leading peril, rated Relatively High by FEMA at the 98th 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.
Henry County hazard ratings
| Peril | FEMA rating | National percentile | Peril score | Events per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Strong wind | Relatively High | 98th | 4.9 of 5 | 6.0 |
| Hail | Relatively Moderate | 79th | 4.2 of 5 | 3.9 |
| Ice storm | Relatively Moderate | 66th | 3.7 of 5 | 0.71 |
| Tornado | Relatively Moderate | 63rd | 3.5 of 5 | 0.79 |
| Earthquake | Very Low | 55th | 3.2 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Riverine flooding | Relatively Low | 34th | 2.4 of 5 | 1.8 |
| Lightning | Relatively Moderate | 27th | 2.1 of 5 | 43.4 |
| Wildfire | Very Low | 20th | 1.8 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Winter weather | Relatively Moderate | 19th | 1.8 of 5 | 15.6 |
| Heat wave | Relatively Low | 12th | 1.5 of 5 | 7.0 |
| Hurricane | Very Low | 7th | 1.3 of 5 | <0.01 |
Perils not assessed in Henry 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 |
|---|---|
| Coastal flooding | FEMA rating is "Not Applicable" for this county |
Model hail, wind and flood exposure for Henry 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.