PIONEER TRAIL WIND FARM, LLC
OperatingWind power plant
- Capacity
- 150 MW
- Primary fuel
- Wind
- County
- Iroquois County
- Operator
- E ON CLIMATE RENEWABLES N AMERICA LLC
- Status
- Operating
- Commissioned
- 2011
- EIA plant ID
- 57675
- Generators
- 1
- Technology
- Onshore Wind Turbine
- Net generation (2024)
- 459 GWh
- Capacity factor (2024, EIA nameplate)
- 35%
- Data vintage
- EIA-860 2024 final; EIA-923 2022-2024 final
- Coordinates
- 40.5467, -88.1181
PIONEER TRAIL WIND FARM, LLC, a 150 MW Wind power plant in Iroquois County, Illinois. Operated by E ON CLIMATE RENEWABLES N AMERICA LLC, commissioned 2011.
How PIONEER TRAIL WIND FARM, LLC compares
With 150 MW of capacity, PIONEER TRAIL WIND FARM, LLC ranks 51st among the 158 operating power plants Bywatts maps in Illinois and 11th of the 27 operating Wind plants in the state. It accounts for about 4.2% of Illinois's operating Wind capacity and 0.4% of all operating capacity in the state. Nationally it is the 116th-largest of the 708 operating Wind plants in the database. Commissioned in 2011, it is newer than 90% of the 150 operating Illinois plants with a recorded commissioning year. Its operator, E ON CLIMATE RENEWABLES N AMERICA LLC, runs 2 operating plants in Illinois totaling 301 MW. It shares Iroquois County with one other operating plant, SETTLERS TRAIL WIND FARM LLC.
EIA-860 lists 1 generator at the site with 150 MW of nameplate capacity, all onshore wind turbine technology. Net generation was 459 GWh in 2024 (a 35% capacity factor), down 9% from 2022.
Grid neighborhood
The closest transmission line found within 10 miles is a 138 kV line owned by AMEREN ILLINOIS COMPANY, about 3.6 miles away. Another 2 operating power plants totaling 298 MW sit within 25 miles; the largest is GIBSON CITY (270 MW, Natural Gas).
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
PIONEER TRAIL WIND FARM, LLC is a 150 MW wind power plant in Iroquois County, IL, operated by E ON CLIMATE RENEWABLES N AMERICA LLC, commissioned in 2011. Iroquois County carries elevated modeled catastrophe exposure in the FEMA National Risk Index, scoring 3.3 of 5 at the 58th national percentile. Riverine flooding is the leading peril, rated Relatively Moderate by FEMA at the 96th 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.
Iroquois County hazard ratings
| Peril | FEMA rating | National percentile | Peril score | Events per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Riverine flooding | Relatively Moderate | 96th | 4.8 of 5 | 1.4 |
| Heat wave | Relatively Low | 86th | 4.4 of 5 | 4.7 |
| Earthquake | Relatively Low | 75th | 4.0 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Hail | Relatively Low | 65th | 3.6 of 5 | 3.1 |
| Strong wind | Relatively Low | 63rd | 3.5 of 5 | 4.6 |
| Tornado | Relatively Low | 62nd | 3.5 of 5 | 1.0 |
| Winter weather | Relatively Low | 35th | 2.4 of 5 | 9.9 |
| Ice storm | Very Low | 27th | 2.1 of 5 | 0.98 |
| Hurricane | Very Low | 17th | 1.7 of 5 | 0.01 |
| Lightning | Relatively Low | 16th | 1.7 of 5 | 45.8 |
| Wildfire | Very Low | 9th | 1.3 of 5 | <0.01 |
Perils not assessed in Iroquois 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 Iroquois 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.