CRYSTAL LAKE 3 LLC
OperatingWind power plant
- Capacity
- 66 MW
- Primary fuel
- Wind
- County
- Winnebago County
- Operator
- CRYSTAL LAKE 3 LLC
- Status
- Operating
- Commissioned
- 2009
- EIA plant ID
- 57468
- Generators
- 1
- Technology
- Onshore Wind Turbine
- Net generation (2024)
- 247 GWh
- Capacity factor (2024, EIA nameplate)
- 43%
- Data vintage
- EIA-860 2024 final; EIA-923 2022-2024 final
- Coordinates
- 43.3192, -93.8836
CRYSTAL LAKE 3 LLC, a 66 MW Wind power plant in Winnebago County, Iowa. Operated by CRYSTAL LAKE 3 LLC, commissioned 2009.
How CRYSTAL LAKE 3 LLC compares
With 66 MW of capacity, CRYSTAL LAKE 3 LLC ranks 58th among the 198 operating power plants Bywatts maps in Iowa and 32nd of the 63 operating Wind plants in the state. It accounts for about 1.3% of Iowa's operating Wind capacity and 0.4% of all operating capacity in the state. Nationally it is the 337th-largest of the 708 operating Wind plants in the database. Commissioned in 2009, it is newer than 76% of the 198 operating Iowa plants with a recorded commissioning year. It shares Winnebago County with 4 other operating plants, including FOREST CITY LIGHT PLANT and WINNEBAGO WIND POWER PROJECT.
EIA-860 lists 1 generator at the site with 66 MW of nameplate capacity, all onshore wind turbine technology. Net generation was 247 GWh in 2024 (a 43% capacity factor), down 6% from 2022.
Grid neighborhood
The closest transmission line found within 10 miles is a 161 kV line, about 7.8 miles away. Another 15 operating power plants totaling 707 MW sit within 25 miles; the largest is FPL ENERGY CRYSTAL LAKE WIND II LLC (200 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
CRYSTAL LAKE 3 LLC is a 66 MW wind power plant in Winnebago County, IA, operated by CRYSTAL LAKE 3 LLC, commissioned in 2009. Winnebago County carries high modeled catastrophe exposure in the FEMA National Risk Index, scoring 3.5 of 5 at the 62nd national percentile. Heat wave is the leading peril, rated Very Low by FEMA at the 98th 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.
Winnebago County hazard ratings
| Peril | FEMA rating | National percentile | Peril score | Events per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heat wave | Very Low | 98th | 4.9 of 5 | 3.5 |
| Tornado | Relatively Low | 94th | 4.8 of 5 | 0.34 |
| Lightning | Very Low | 91st | 4.6 of 5 | 40.4 |
| Strong wind | Relatively Low | 86th | 4.4 of 5 | 3.7 |
| Winter weather | Relatively Moderate | 76th | 4.1 of 5 | 19.7 |
| Hail | Relatively Low | 65th | 3.6 of 5 | 4.4 |
| Riverine flooding | Very Low | 45th | 2.8 of 5 | 1.2 |
| Ice storm | Very Low | 43rd | 2.7 of 5 | 0.60 |
| Wildfire | Very Low | 23rd | 1.9 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Earthquake | Very Low | 10th | 1.4 of 5 | <0.01 |
Perils not assessed in Winnebago 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 |
|---|---|
| Hurricane | FEMA rating is "Not Applicable" for this county |
| Coastal flooding | FEMA rating is "Not Applicable" for this county |
Model hail, wind and flood exposure for Winnebago 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.