FPL ENERGY ILLINOIS WIND LLC
OperatingWind power plant
- Capacity
- 218 MW
- Primary fuel
- Wind
- County
- DeKalb County
- Operator
- FPL ENERGY ILLINOIS WIND LLC
- Status
- Operating
- Commissioned
- 2009
- EIA plant ID
- 57325
- Generators
- 2
- Technology
- Onshore Wind Turbine
- Net generation (2024)
- 621 GWh
- Capacity factor (2024, EIA nameplate)
- 30%
- Data vintage
- EIA-860 2024 final; EIA-923 2022-2024 final
- Coordinates
- 41.7681, -88.8934
FPL ENERGY ILLINOIS WIND LLC, a 218 MW Wind power plant in DeKalb County, Illinois. Operated by FPL ENERGY ILLINOIS WIND LLC, commissioned 2009.
How FPL ENERGY ILLINOIS WIND LLC compares
With 218 MW of capacity, FPL ENERGY ILLINOIS WIND LLC ranks 40th among the 158 operating power plants Bywatts maps in Illinois and 3rd of the 27 operating Wind plants in the state. It accounts for about 6.1% of Illinois's operating Wind capacity and 0.5% of all operating capacity in the state. Nationally it is the 35th-largest of the 708 operating Wind plants in the database. Commissioned in 2009, it is newer than 82% of the 150 operating Illinois plants with a recorded commissioning year.
EIA-860 lists 2 generators at the site with 238 MW of nameplate capacity, mainly onshore wind turbine technology. Net generation was 621 GWh in 2024 (a 30% capacity factor), down 15% from 2022. Its generators came online between 2009 and 2014.
Grid neighborhood
The nearest named substation is PLANO (765 kV), about 22.1 miles away; the closest transmission line found within 10 miles is a 345 kV line, about 2.3 miles away. Another 6 operating power plants totaling 267 MW sit within 25 miles; the largest is SHADY OAKS WIND FARM (110 MW, Wind). Within 50 miles is one mapped data center, CyrusOne Chicago (Lombard) in Lombard, about 44.8 miles away.
Computed by Bywatts from HIFLD power plant, substation and transmission line records, EIA-860/923 survey data and PeeringDB data center locations; distances are straight-line. Sources and methodology
Weather peril exposure
FPL ENERGY ILLINOIS WIND LLC is a 218 MW wind power plant in DeKalb County, IL, operated by FPL ENERGY ILLINOIS WIND LLC, commissioned in 2009. DeKalb County carries low modeled catastrophe exposure in the FEMA National Risk Index, scoring 1.3 of 5 at the 9th national percentile. Tornado is the leading peril, rated Relatively Moderate by FEMA at the 57th 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.
DeKalb County hazard ratings
| Peril | FEMA rating | National percentile | Peril score | Events per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tornado | Relatively Moderate | 57th | 3.3 of 5 | 0.53 |
| Earthquake | Relatively Low | 57th | 3.3 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Riverine flooding | Relatively Moderate | 49th | 3.0 of 5 | 1.1 |
| Lightning | Relatively Low | 46th | 2.9 of 5 | 42.0 |
| Heat wave | Relatively Low | 43rd | 2.7 of 5 | 3.4 |
| Ice storm | Relatively Moderate | 36th | 2.5 of 5 | 0.62 |
| Strong wind | Relatively Moderate | 24th | 2.0 of 5 | 6.5 |
| Hail | Relatively Low | 18th | 1.7 of 5 | 4.6 |
| Wildfire | Very Low | 7th | 1.3 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Winter weather | Relatively Low | 5th | 1.2 of 5 | 15.0 |
| Hurricane | Very Low | 1st | 1.0 of 5 | <0.01 |
Perils not assessed in DeKalb 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 DeKalb 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.