HIGH TRAIL WIND FARM LLC
OperatingWind power plant
- Capacity
- 198 MW
- Primary fuel
- Wind
- County
- McLean County
- Operator
- HIGH TRAIL WIND FARM LLC
- Status
- Operating
- Commissioned
- 2007
- EIA plant ID
- 56338
- Generators
- 1
- Technology
- Onshore Wind Turbine
- Net generation (2024)
- 548 GWh
- Capacity factor (2024, EIA nameplate)
- 30%
- Data vintage
- EIA-860 2024 final; EIA-923 2022-2024 final
- Coordinates
- 40.4772, -88.7982
HIGH TRAIL WIND FARM LLC, a 198 MW Wind power plant in McLean County, Illinois. Operated by HIGH TRAIL WIND FARM LLC, commissioned 2007.
How HIGH TRAIL WIND FARM LLC compares
With 198 MW of capacity, HIGH TRAIL WIND FARM LLC ranks 46th among the 158 operating power plants Bywatts maps in Illinois and 9th 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 79th-largest of the 708 operating Wind plants in the database. Commissioned in 2007, it is newer than 77% of the 150 operating Illinois plants with a recorded commissioning year. It shares McLean County with 5 other operating plants, including OLD TRAIL WIND FARM and WHITE OAK ENERGY LLC.
EIA-860 lists 1 generator at the site with 211 MW of nameplate capacity, all onshore wind turbine technology. Net generation was 548 GWh in 2024 (a 30% capacity factor), down 9% from 2022.
Grid neighborhood
The closest transmission line found within 10 miles is a 345 kV line, about 0.1 miles away. Another 6 operating power plants totaling 1,773 MW sit within 25 miles; the largest is CLINTON POWER STATION (1,138 MW, Nuclear).
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
HIGH TRAIL WIND FARM LLC is a 198 MW wind power plant in McLean County, IL, operated by HIGH TRAIL WIND FARM LLC, commissioned in 2007. McLean County carries high modeled catastrophe exposure in the FEMA National Risk Index, scoring 3.4 of 5 at the 61st national percentile. Heat wave is the leading peril, rated Relatively Moderate by FEMA at the 89th 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.
McLean County hazard ratings
| Peril | FEMA rating | National percentile | Peril score | Events per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heat wave | Relatively Moderate | 89th | 4.5 of 5 | 6.3 |
| Tornado | Relatively Moderate | 75th | 4.0 of 5 | 1.3 |
| Earthquake | Relatively Low | 70th | 3.8 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Hail | Relatively Moderate | 68th | 3.7 of 5 | 3.3 |
| Strong wind | Relatively Moderate | 62nd | 3.5 of 5 | 5.1 |
| Riverine flooding | Relatively Moderate | 54th | 3.2 of 5 | 1.3 |
| Winter weather | Relatively High | 48th | 2.9 of 5 | 10.8 |
| Ice storm | Relatively Moderate | 43rd | 2.7 of 5 | 1.5 |
| Lightning | Relatively Moderate | 24th | 1.9 of 5 | 46.8 |
| Hurricane | Very Low | 11th | 1.4 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Wildfire | Very Low | 7th | 1.3 of 5 | <0.01 |
Perils not assessed in McLean 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 McLean 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.