BROWN COUNTY WIND TURBINE
OperatingWind power plant
- Capacity
- 2 MW
- Primary fuel
- Wind
- County
- Brown County
- Operator
- ADAMS ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE
- Status
- Operating
- Commissioned
- 2011
- EIA plant ID
- 57767
- Coordinates
- 39.9733, -90.6992
BROWN COUNTY WIND TURBINE, a 2 MW Wind power plant in Brown County, Illinois. Operated by ADAMS ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE, commissioned 2011.
Weather peril exposure
BROWN COUNTY WIND TURBINE is a 2 MW wind power plant in Brown County, IL, operated by ADAMS ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE, commissioned in 2011. Brown County carries high modeled catastrophe exposure in the FEMA National Risk Index, scoring 4.0 of 5 at the 75th national percentile. Lightning is the leading peril, rated Very Low by FEMA at the 93rd 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.
Brown County hazard ratings
| Peril | FEMA rating | National percentile | Peril score | Events per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lightning | Very Low | 93rd | 4.7 of 5 | 46.9 |
| Strong wind | Relatively Low | 86th | 4.4 of 5 | 4.6 |
| Hail | Very Low | 79th | 4.1 of 5 | 3.6 |
| Heat wave | Relatively Low | 73rd | 3.9 of 5 | 8.4 |
| Earthquake | Very Low | 70th | 3.8 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Tornado | Very Low | 64th | 3.5 of 5 | 0.23 |
| Riverine flooding | Very Low | 55th | 3.2 of 5 | 0.64 |
| Ice storm | Very Low | 52nd | 3.1 of 5 | 1.6 |
| Winter weather | Very Low | 37th | 2.5 of 5 | 9.9 |
| Hurricane | Very Low | 17th | 1.7 of 5 | 0.01 |
| Wildfire | Very Low | 14th | 1.6 of 5 | <0.01 |
Perils not assessed in Brown 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 Brown 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.