BLACKSTONE WIND FARM II LLC
OperatingWind power plant
- Capacity
- 200 MW
- Primary fuel
- Wind
- County
- Livingston County
- Operator
- BLACKSTONE WIND FARM II LLC
- Status
- Operating
- Commissioned
- 2010
- EIA plant ID
- 57113
- Generators
- 1
- Technology
- Onshore Wind Turbine
- Net generation (2024)
- 507 GWh
- Capacity factor (2024, EIA nameplate)
- 29%
- Data vintage
- EIA-860 2024 final; EIA-923 2022-2024 final
- Coordinates
- 41.1406, -88.5833
BLACKSTONE WIND FARM II LLC, a 200 MW Wind power plant in Livingston County, Illinois. Operated by BLACKSTONE WIND FARM II LLC, commissioned 2010.
How BLACKSTONE WIND FARM II LLC compares
With 200 MW of capacity, BLACKSTONE WIND FARM II LLC ranks 43rd among the 158 operating power plants Bywatts maps in Illinois and 6th of the 27 operating Wind plants in the state. It accounts for about 5.6% of Illinois's operating Wind capacity and 0.5% of all operating capacity in the state. Nationally it is the 58th-largest of the 708 operating Wind plants in the database. Commissioned in 2010, it is newer than 86% of the 150 operating Illinois plants with a recorded commissioning year. It shares Livingston County with 3 other operating plants, including STREATOR CAYUGA RIDGE SOUTH and BLACKSTONE WIND FARM LLC.
EIA-860 lists 1 generator at the site with 200 MW of nameplate capacity, all onshore wind turbine technology. Net generation was 507 GWh in 2024 (a 29% capacity factor), down 10% from 2022.
Grid neighborhood
The nearest named substation is TOP CROP (345 kV), about 0.3 miles away; the closest transmission line found within 10 miles is a 345 kV line owned by COMMONWEALTH EDISON CO, about 0.3 miles away. Another 10 operating power plants totaling 7,638 MW sit within 25 miles; the largest is BRAIDWOOD GENERATION STATION (2,450 MW, Nuclear).
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
BLACKSTONE WIND FARM II LLC is a 200 MW wind power plant in Livingston County, IL, operated by BLACKSTONE WIND FARM II LLC, commissioned in 2010. Livingston County carries moderate modeled catastrophe exposure in the FEMA National Risk Index, scoring 2.2 of 5 at the 31st national percentile. Riverine flooding is the leading peril, rated Relatively Moderate by FEMA at the 95th 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.
Livingston County hazard ratings
| Peril | FEMA rating | National percentile | Peril score | Events per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Riverine flooding | Relatively Moderate | 95th | 4.8 of 5 | 1.3 |
| Heat wave | Relatively Low | 86th | 4.5 of 5 | 5.0 |
| Strong wind | Relatively Moderate | 76th | 4.0 of 5 | 5.4 |
| Earthquake | Relatively Low | 73rd | 3.9 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Tornado | Relatively Low | 48th | 2.9 of 5 | 1.1 |
| Winter weather | Relatively Low | 40th | 2.6 of 5 | 10.7 |
| Hail | Relatively Low | 39th | 2.6 of 5 | 3.5 |
| Ice storm | Relatively Low | 34th | 2.3 of 5 | 0.97 |
| Lightning | Relatively Moderate | 20th | 1.8 of 5 | 45.7 |
| Wildfire | Very Low | 14th | 1.6 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Hurricane | Very Low | 10th | 1.4 of 5 | <0.01 |
Perils not assessed in Livingston 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 Livingston 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.