HAWKEYE POWER PARTNERS LLC
OperatingWind power plant
- Capacity
- 42 MW
- Primary fuel
- Wind
- County
- Cerro Gordo County
- Operator
- HAWKEYE POWER PARTNERS LLC
- Status
- Operating
- Commissioned
- 1999
- EIA plant ID
- 55816
- Coordinates
- 43.0525, -93.6296
HAWKEYE POWER PARTNERS LLC, a 42 MW Wind power plant in Cerro Gordo County, Iowa. Operated by HAWKEYE POWER PARTNERS LLC, commissioned 1999.
Weather peril exposure
HAWKEYE POWER PARTNERS LLC is a 42 MW wind power plant in Cerro Gordo County, IA, operated by HAWKEYE POWER PARTNERS LLC, commissioned in 1999. Cerro Gordo County carries moderate modeled catastrophe exposure in the FEMA National Risk Index, scoring 2.4 of 5 at the 36th national percentile. Tornado is the leading peril, rated Relatively Moderate by FEMA at the 97th 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.
Cerro Gordo County hazard ratings
| Peril | FEMA rating | National percentile | Peril score | Events per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tornado | Relatively Moderate | 97th | 4.9 of 5 | 0.54 |
| Heat wave | Very Low | 90th | 4.6 of 5 | 3.4 |
| Riverine flooding | Relatively Low | 72nd | 3.9 of 5 | 2.2 |
| Winter weather | Relatively High | 65th | 3.6 of 5 | 20.1 |
| Strong wind | Relatively Moderate | 60th | 3.4 of 5 | 3.9 |
| Lightning | Very Low | 43rd | 2.7 of 5 | 41.1 |
| Hail | Relatively Moderate | 41st | 2.6 of 5 | 4.6 |
| Ice storm | Relatively Low | 39th | 2.6 of 5 | 0.58 |
| Wildfire | Very Low | 22nd | 1.9 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Earthquake | Very Low | 12th | 1.5 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Hurricane | Very Low | 2nd | 1.1 of 5 | <0.01 |
Perils not assessed in Cerro Gordo 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 Cerro Gordo 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.