CRANE CREEK WIND ENERGY CENTER
OperatingWind power plant
- Capacity
- 99 MW
- Primary fuel
- Wind
- County
- Howard County
- Operator
- WISCONSIN PUBLIC SERVICE CORP
- Status
- Operating
- Commissioned
- 2009
- EIA plant ID
- 56831
- Coordinates
- 43.4375, -92.5435
CRANE CREEK WIND ENERGY CENTER, a 99 MW Wind power plant in Howard County, Iowa. Operated by WISCONSIN PUBLIC SERVICE CORP, commissioned 2009.
Weather peril exposure
CRANE CREEK WIND ENERGY CENTER is a 99 MW wind power plant in Howard County, IA, operated by WISCONSIN PUBLIC SERVICE CORP, commissioned in 2009. Howard County carries high modeled catastrophe exposure in the FEMA National Risk Index, scoring 3.5 of 5 at the 64th national percentile. Heat wave is the leading peril, rated Very 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.
Howard County hazard ratings
| Peril | FEMA rating | National percentile | Peril score | Events per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heat wave | Very Low | 90th | 4.6 of 5 | 3.8 |
| Tornado | Relatively Low | 80th | 4.2 of 5 | 0.34 |
| Strong wind | Relatively Low | 78th | 4.1 of 5 | 3.8 |
| Lightning | Very Low | 71st | 3.8 of 5 | 38.3 |
| Hail | Relatively Low | 69th | 3.8 of 5 | 4.6 |
| Winter weather | Relatively Low | 61st | 3.4 of 5 | 18.7 |
| Riverine flooding | Very Low | 56th | 3.2 of 5 | 1.0 |
| Ice storm | Very Low | 35th | 2.4 of 5 | 0.74 |
| Wildfire | Very Low | 15th | 1.6 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Earthquake | Very Low | 8th | 1.3 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Hurricane | Very Low | 5th | 1.2 of 5 | <0.01 |
Perils not assessed in Howard 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 Howard 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.