RIPPEY WIND FARM
OperatingWind power plant
- Capacity
- 50 MW
- Primary fuel
- Wind
- County
- Greene County
- Operator
- RIPPEY WIND ENERGY LLC
- Status
- Operating
- Commissioned
- 2012
- EIA plant ID
- 57830
- Generators
- 1
- Technology
- Onshore Wind Turbine
- Net generation (2024)
- 154 GWh
- Capacity factor (2024, EIA nameplate)
- 35%
- Data vintage
- EIA-860 2024 final; EIA-923 2022-2024 final
- Coordinates
- 42.0061, -94.2378
RIPPEY WIND FARM, a 50 MW Wind power plant in Greene County, Iowa. Operated by RIPPEY WIND ENERGY LLC, commissioned 2012.
How RIPPEY WIND FARM compares
With 50 MW of capacity, RIPPEY WIND FARM ranks 61st among the 198 operating power plants Bywatts maps in Iowa and 33rd of the 63 operating Wind plants in the state. It accounts for about 1.0% of Iowa's operating Wind capacity and 0.3% of all operating capacity in the state. Nationally it is the 382nd-largest of the 708 operating Wind plants in the database. Commissioned in 2012, it is newer than 87% of the 198 operating Iowa plants with a recorded commissioning year. It shares Greene County with 3 other operating plants, including HARDIN HILLTOP WIND LLC and JUNCTION HILLTOP WIND FARM.
EIA-860 lists 1 generator at the site with 50 MW of nameplate capacity, all onshore wind turbine technology. Net generation was 154 GWh in 2024 (a 35% capacity factor), down 3% from 2022.
Grid neighborhood
The closest transmission line found within 10 miles is a 161 kV line, under 0.1 miles away. Another 8 operating power plants totaling 42 MW sit within 25 miles; the largest is HARDIN HILLTOP WIND LLC (15 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
RIPPEY WIND FARM is a 50 MW wind power plant in Greene County, IA, operated by RIPPEY WIND ENERGY LLC, commissioned in 2012. Greene County carries elevated modeled catastrophe exposure in the FEMA National Risk Index, scoring 3.3 of 5 at the 58th national percentile. Tornado is the leading peril, rated Relatively Moderate by FEMA at the 99th 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.
Greene County hazard ratings
| Peril | FEMA rating | National percentile | Peril score | Events per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tornado | Relatively Moderate | 99th | 5.0 of 5 | 0.55 |
| Heat wave | Very Low | 98th | 4.9 of 5 | 5.5 |
| Strong wind | Relatively Low | 88th | 4.5 of 5 | 5.6 |
| Winter weather | Relatively Low | 77th | 4.1 of 5 | 15.2 |
| Ice storm | Relatively Low | 75th | 4.0 of 5 | 0.62 |
| Hail | Relatively Low | 61st | 3.4 of 5 | 6.1 |
| Lightning | Very Low | 45th | 2.8 of 5 | 44.1 |
| Wildfire | Very Low | 25th | 2.0 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Earthquake | Very Low | 15th | 1.6 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Riverine flooding | Very Low | 13th | 1.5 of 5 | 1.9 |
| Hurricane | Very Low | 8th | 1.3 of 5 | 0.01 |
Perils not assessed in Greene 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 Greene 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.