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
- 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.
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.