MEADOW LAKE WIND FARM IV
OperatingWind power plant
- Capacity
- 99 MW
- Primary fuel
- Wind
- County
- White County
- Operator
- MEADOW LAKE WIND FARM IV LLC
- Status
- Operating
- Commissioned
- 2010
- EIA plant ID
- 57177
- Generators
- 1
- Technology
- Onshore Wind Turbine
- Net generation (2024)
- 200 GWh
- Capacity factor (2024, EIA nameplate)
- 22%
- Data vintage
- EIA-860 2024 final; EIA-923 2022-2024 final
- Coordinates
- 40.6973, -86.9966
MEADOW LAKE WIND FARM IV, a 99 MW Wind power plant in White County, Indiana. Operated by MEADOW LAKE WIND FARM IV LLC, commissioned 2010.
How MEADOW LAKE WIND FARM IV compares
With 99 MW of capacity, MEADOW LAKE WIND FARM IV ranks 36th among the 77 operating power plants Bywatts maps in Indiana and 8th of the 10 operating Wind plants in the state. It accounts for about 6.4% of Indiana's operating Wind capacity and 0.4% of all operating capacity in the state. Nationally it is the 276th-largest of the 708 operating Wind plants in the database. Commissioned in 2010, it is newer than 79% of the 73 operating Indiana plants with a recorded commissioning year. It shares White County with 6 other operating plants, including MEADOW LAKE WIND FARM LLC and MEADOW LAKE WIND FARM III LLC.
EIA-860 lists 1 generator at the site with 106 MW of nameplate capacity, all onshore wind turbine technology. Net generation was 200 GWh in 2024 (a 22% capacity factor), down 1% from 2022.
Grid neighborhood
The closest transmission line found within 10 miles is a 345 kV line owned by NORTHERN INDIANA PUB SERV CO, about 0.1 miles away. Another 12 operating power plants totaling 1,197 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
MEADOW LAKE WIND FARM IV is a 99 MW wind power plant in White County, IN, operated by MEADOW LAKE WIND FARM IV LLC, commissioned in 2010. White County carries high modeled catastrophe exposure in the FEMA National Risk Index, scoring 3.6 of 5 at the 64th national percentile. Heat wave is the leading peril, rated Relatively Low by FEMA at the 86th 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.
White County hazard ratings
| Peril | FEMA rating | National percentile | Peril score | Events per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heat wave | Relatively Low | 86th | 4.5 of 5 | 5.1 |
| Hail | Relatively Low | 70th | 3.8 of 5 | 3.4 |
| Earthquake | Relatively Low | 69th | 3.8 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Tornado | Relatively Low | 62nd | 3.5 of 5 | 0.40 |
| Strong wind | Relatively Moderate | 58th | 3.3 of 5 | 4.9 |
| Riverine flooding | Relatively Low | 51st | 3.0 of 5 | 0.57 |
| Lightning | Very Low | 31st | 2.3 of 5 | 44.7 |
| Hurricane | Very Low | 20th | 1.8 of 5 | 0.03 |
| Ice storm | Very Low | 8th | 1.3 of 5 | 0.81 |
| Winter weather | Relatively Low | 5th | 1.2 of 5 | 9.3 |
| Wildfire | Very Low | 2nd | 1.1 of 5 | <0.01 |
Perils not assessed in White 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 White 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.