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
- 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.
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.