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
- 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.
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.