IOWA DISTRIBUTED WIND GENERATION PROJECT
OperatingWind power plant
- Capacity
- 2 MW
- Primary fuel
- Wind
- County
- Kossuth County
- Operator
- CITY OF ALGONA - (IA)
- Status
- Operating
- Commissioned
- 2000
- EIA plant ID
- 7966
- Coordinates
- 43.0661, -94.2306
IOWA DISTRIBUTED WIND GENERATION PROJECT, a 2 MW Wind power plant in Kossuth County, Iowa. Operated by CITY OF ALGONA - (IA), commissioned 2000.
Weather peril exposure
IOWA DISTRIBUTED WIND GENERATION PROJECT is a 2 MW wind power plant in Kossuth County, IA, operated by CITY OF ALGONA - (IA), commissioned in 2000. Kossuth County carries moderate modeled catastrophe exposure in the FEMA National Risk Index, scoring 2.5 of 5 at the 39th national percentile. Tornado is the leading peril, rated Relatively 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.
Kossuth County hazard ratings
| Peril | FEMA rating | National percentile | Peril score | Events per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tornado | Relatively Low | 98th | 4.9 of 5 | 0.81 |
| Heat wave | Very Low | 94th | 4.8 of 5 | 3.8 |
| Strong wind | Relatively Low | 76th | 4.1 of 5 | 3.7 |
| Winter weather | Relatively Moderate | 74th | 3.9 of 5 | 19.9 |
| Lightning | Relatively Low | 64th | 3.5 of 5 | 41.1 |
| Ice storm | Relatively Low | 58th | 3.3 of 5 | 0.62 |
| Hail | Relatively Low | 43rd | 2.7 of 5 | 4.6 |
| Riverine flooding | Very Low | 24th | 2.0 of 5 | 2.6 |
| Wildfire | Very Low | 24th | 1.9 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Earthquake | Very Low | 10th | 1.4 of 5 | <0.01 |
Perils not assessed in Kossuth 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 Kossuth 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.