SHADY OAKS WIND FARM
OperatingWind power plant
- Capacity
- 110 MW
- Primary fuel
- Wind
- County
- Lee County
- Operator
- GSG 6 LLC
- Status
- Operating
- Commissioned
- 2012
- EIA plant ID
- 57964
- Generators
- 1
- Technology
- Onshore Wind Turbine
- Net generation (2024)
- 326 GWh
- Capacity factor (2024, EIA nameplate)
- 34%
- Data vintage
- EIA-860 2024 final; EIA-923 2022-2024 final
- Coordinates
- 41.6669, -89.0597
SHADY OAKS WIND FARM, a 110 MW Wind power plant in Lee County, Illinois. Operated by GSG 6 LLC, commissioned 2012.
How SHADY OAKS WIND FARM compares
With 110 MW of capacity, SHADY OAKS WIND FARM ranks 57th among the 158 operating power plants Bywatts maps in Illinois and 15th of the 27 operating Wind plants in the state. It accounts for about 3.1% of Illinois's operating Wind capacity and 0.3% of all operating capacity in the state. Nationally it is the 203rd-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. It shares Lee County with 4 other operating plants, including LEE ENERGY FACILITY and GSG LLC.
EIA-860 lists 1 generator at the site with 110 MW of nameplate capacity, all onshore wind turbine technology. Net generation was 326 GWh in 2024 (a 34% capacity factor), down 10% from 2022.
Grid neighborhood
The nearest named substation is EASY ROAD (345 kV), about 21.1 miles away; the closest transmission line found within 10 miles is a 138 kV line, under 0.1 miles away. Another 11 operating power plants totaling 1,473 MW sit within 25 miles; the largest is LEE ENERGY FACILITY (814 MW, Natural Gas).
Computed by Bywatts from HIFLD power plant, substation and transmission line records and EIA-860/923 survey data; distances are straight-line. Sources and methodology
Weather peril exposure
SHADY OAKS WIND FARM is a 110 MW wind power plant in Lee County, IL, operated by GSG 6 LLC, commissioned in 2012. Lee County carries high modeled catastrophe exposure in the FEMA National Risk Index, scoring 3.8 of 5 at the 69th national percentile. Strong wind is the leading peril, rated Relatively High by FEMA at the 90th 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.
Lee County hazard ratings
| Peril | FEMA rating | National percentile | Peril score | Events per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Strong wind | Relatively High | 90th | 4.6 of 5 | 6.1 |
| Hail | Relatively Low | 74th | 3.9 of 5 | 4.1 |
| Tornado | Relatively Moderate | 73rd | 3.9 of 5 | 0.67 |
| Riverine flooding | Relatively Low | 65th | 3.6 of 5 | 0.93 |
| Earthquake | Very Low | 46th | 2.9 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Lightning | Relatively Low | 37th | 2.5 of 5 | 42.0 |
| Ice storm | Relatively Low | 36th | 2.4 of 5 | 0.56 |
| Heat wave | Very Low | 21st | 1.8 of 5 | 3.7 |
| Wildfire | Very Low | 12th | 1.5 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Winter weather | Relatively Low | 9th | 1.4 of 5 | 14.4 |
| Hurricane | Very Low | 5th | 1.2 of 5 | <0.01 |
Perils not assessed in Lee 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 Lee 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.