BENTON COUNTY WIND FARM
OperatingWind power plant
- Capacity
- 131 MW
- Primary fuel
- Wind
- County
- Benton County
- Operator
- ORION ENERGY GROUP LLC
- Status
- Operating
- Commissioned
- 2008
- EIA plant ID
- 56679
- Generators
- 1
- Technology
- Onshore Wind Turbine
- Net generation (2024)
- 358 GWh
- Capacity factor (2024, EIA nameplate)
- 31%
- Data vintage
- EIA-860 2024 final; EIA-923 2022-2024 final
- Coordinates
- 40.6940, -87.4870
BENTON COUNTY WIND FARM, a 131 MW Wind power plant in Benton County, Indiana. Operated by ORION ENERGY GROUP LLC, commissioned 2008.
How BENTON COUNTY WIND FARM compares
With 131 MW of capacity, BENTON COUNTY WIND FARM ranks 32nd among the 77 operating power plants Bywatts maps in Indiana and 4th of the 10 operating Wind plants in the state. It accounts for about 8.5% of Indiana's operating Wind capacity and 0.5% of all operating capacity in the state. Nationally it is the 170th-largest of the 708 operating Wind plants in the database. Commissioned in 2008, it is newer than 73% of the 73 operating Indiana plants with a recorded commissioning year. It shares Benton County with 2 other operating plants, FOWLER RIDGE WIND FARM LLC and HOOSIER WIND PROJECT LLC.
EIA-860 lists 1 generator at the site with 131 MW of nameplate capacity, all onshore wind turbine technology. Net generation was 358 GWh in 2024 (a 31% capacity factor), down 3% from 2022.
Grid neighborhood
The closest transmission line found within 10 miles is a 138 kV line, about 4.3 miles away. Another 4 operating power plants totaling 960 MW sit within 25 miles; the largest is FOWLER RIDGE WIND FARM LLC (600 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
BENTON COUNTY WIND FARM is a 131 MW wind power plant in Benton County, IN, operated by ORION ENERGY GROUP LLC, commissioned in 2008. Benton County carries elevated modeled catastrophe exposure in the FEMA National Risk Index, scoring 3.3 of 5 at the 58th national percentile. Heat wave is the leading peril, rated Very Low by FEMA at the 84th 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.
Benton County hazard ratings
| Peril | FEMA rating | National percentile | Peril score | Events per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heat wave | Very Low | 84th | 4.4 of 5 | 4.2 |
| Earthquake | Very Low | 74th | 3.9 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Tornado | Relatively Low | 71st | 3.9 of 5 | 0.35 |
| Hail | Relatively Low | 67th | 3.7 of 5 | 3.0 |
| Strong wind | Relatively Low | 51st | 3.0 of 5 | 4.3 |
| Winter weather | Very Low | 24th | 2.0 of 5 | 9.3 |
| Lightning | Very Low | 18th | 1.7 of 5 | 46.0 |
| Hurricane | Very Low | 16th | 1.6 of 5 | 0.02 |
| Ice storm | Very Low | 15th | 1.6 of 5 | 1.00 |
| Riverine flooding | Very Low | 12th | 1.5 of 5 | 0.64 |
| Wildfire | Very Low | 3rd | 1.1 of 5 | <0.01 |
Perils not assessed in Benton 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 Benton 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.