WILDCAT WIND FARM I, LLC
OperatingWind power plant
- Capacity
- 200 MW
- Primary fuel
- Wind
- County
- Tipton County
- Operator
- E ON CLIMATE RENEWABLES N AMERICA LLC
- Status
- Operating
- Commissioned
- 2012
- EIA plant ID
- 57862
- Generators
- 1
- Technology
- Onshore Wind Turbine
- Net generation (2024)
- 674 GWh
- Capacity factor (2024, EIA nameplate)
- 38%
- Data vintage
- EIA-860 2024 final; EIA-923 2022-2024 final
- Coordinates
- 40.3638, -85.9242
WILDCAT WIND FARM I, LLC, a 200 MW Wind power plant in Tipton County, Indiana. Operated by E ON CLIMATE RENEWABLES N AMERICA LLC, commissioned 2012.
How WILDCAT WIND FARM I, LLC compares
With 200 MW of capacity, WILDCAT WIND FARM I, LLC ranks 25th among the 77 operating power plants Bywatts maps in Indiana and 2nd of the 10 operating Wind plants in the state. It accounts for about 13% of Indiana's operating Wind capacity and 0.8% of all operating capacity in the state. Nationally it is the 58th-largest of the 708 operating Wind plants in the database. Commissioned in 2012, it is newer than 86% of the 73 operating Indiana plants with a recorded commissioning year.
EIA-860 lists 1 generator at the site with 200 MW of nameplate capacity, all onshore wind turbine technology. Net generation was 674 GWh in 2024 (a 38% capacity factor), down 6% from 2022.
Grid neighborhood
The nearest named substation is ANDERSON, about 23.5 miles away; the closest transmission line found within 10 miles is a 765 kV line owned by DUKE ENERGY INDIANA, LLC, about 1.0 miles away. Another 2 operating power plants totaling 497 MW sit within 25 miles; the largest is NOBLESVILLE (328 MW, Natural Gas). Within 50 miles are 4 mapped data centers; the nearest is IUPUI Informatics & Communications Technology Complex in Indianapolis, about 42.8 miles away.
Computed by Bywatts from HIFLD power plant, substation and transmission line records, EIA-860/923 survey data and PeeringDB data center locations; distances are straight-line. Sources and methodology
Weather peril exposure
WILDCAT WIND FARM I, LLC is a 200 MW wind power plant in Tipton County, IN, operated by E ON CLIMATE RENEWABLES N AMERICA LLC, commissioned in 2012. Tipton County carries high modeled catastrophe exposure in the FEMA National Risk Index, scoring 3.4 of 5 at the 61st national percentile. Tornado is the leading peril, rated Relatively Low 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.
Tipton County hazard ratings
| Peril | FEMA rating | National percentile | Peril score | Events per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tornado | Relatively Low | 90th | 4.6 of 5 | 0.20 |
| Heat wave | Very Low | 84th | 4.4 of 5 | 4.3 |
| Earthquake | Very Low | 74th | 4.0 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Lightning | Very Low | 70th | 3.8 of 5 | 45.0 |
| Hail | Very Low | 68th | 3.7 of 5 | 4.4 |
| Strong wind | Relatively Low | 57th | 3.3 of 5 | 5.1 |
| Riverine flooding | Very Low | 46th | 2.9 of 5 | 0.71 |
| Winter weather | Very Low | 16th | 1.7 of 5 | 9.7 |
| Ice storm | Very Low | 11th | 1.4 of 5 | 0.86 |
| Hurricane | Very Low | 6th | 1.2 of 5 | 0.01 |
| Wildfire | Very Low | 1st | 1.1 of 5 | <0.01 |
Perils not assessed in Tipton 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 Tipton 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.