MINONK WIND FARM
OperatingWind power plant
- Capacity
- 200 MW
- Primary fuel
- Wind
- County
- Woodford County
- Operator
- MINONK WIND ENERGY LLC
- Status
- Operating
- Commissioned
- 2012
- EIA plant ID
- 57284
- Generators
- 1
- Technology
- Onshore Wind Turbine
- Net generation (2024)
- 651 GWh
- Capacity factor (2024, EIA nameplate)
- 37%
- Data vintage
- EIA-860 2024 final; EIA-923 2022-2024 final
- Coordinates
- 40.8886, -88.9972
MINONK WIND FARM, a 200 MW Wind power plant in Woodford County, Illinois. Operated by MINONK WIND ENERGY LLC, commissioned 2012.
How MINONK WIND FARM compares
With 200 MW of capacity, MINONK WIND FARM 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 2012, it is newer than 94% of the 150 operating Illinois plants with a recorded commissioning year.
EIA-860 lists 1 generator at the site with 200 MW of nameplate capacity, all onshore wind turbine technology. Net generation was 651 GWh in 2024 (a 37% capacity factor), down 7% from 2022.
Grid neighborhood
The closest transmission line found within 10 miles is a 345 kV line, under 0.1 miles away. Another 3 operating power plants totaling 185 MW sit within 25 miles; the largest is WHITE OAK ENERGY LLC (150 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
MINONK WIND FARM is a 200 MW wind power plant in Woodford County, IL, operated by MINONK WIND ENERGY LLC, commissioned in 2012. Woodford County carries moderate modeled catastrophe exposure in the FEMA National Risk Index, scoring 1.8 of 5 at the 21st national percentile. Riverine flooding is the leading peril, rated Relatively Low by FEMA at the 73rd 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.
Woodford County hazard ratings
| Peril | FEMA rating | National percentile | Peril score | Events per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Riverine flooding | Relatively Low | 73rd | 3.9 of 5 | 1.3 |
| Strong wind | Relatively Low | 67th | 3.7 of 5 | 5.2 |
| Earthquake | Very Low | 64th | 3.6 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Tornado | Relatively Low | 53rd | 3.1 of 5 | 0.56 |
| Ice storm | Relatively Low | 49th | 3.0 of 5 | 1.2 |
| Lightning | Very Low | 45th | 2.8 of 5 | 45.7 |
| Winter weather | Relatively Low | 41st | 2.6 of 5 | 11.0 |
| Hail | Very Low | 31st | 2.2 of 5 | 3.4 |
| Wildfire | Very Low | 15th | 1.6 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Heat wave | Relatively Low | 14th | 1.5 of 5 | 6.5 |
| Hurricane | Very Low | 10th | 1.4 of 5 | 0.01 |
Perils not assessed in Woodford 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 Woodford 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.