VICTORY WIND FARM
OperatingWind power plant
- Capacity
- 99 MW
- Primary fuel
- Wind
- County
- Carroll County
- Operator
- MIDAMERICAN ENERGY CO
- Status
- Operating
- Commissioned
- 2006
- EIA plant ID
- 56379
- Generators
- 1
- Technology
- Onshore Wind Turbine
- Net generation (2024)
- 378 GWh
- Capacity factor (2024, EIA nameplate)
- 41%
- Data vintage
- EIA-860 2024 final; EIA-923 2022-2024 final
- Coordinates
- 42.1257, -95.1126
VICTORY WIND FARM, a 99 MW Wind power plant in Carroll County, Iowa. Operated by MIDAMERICAN ENERGY CO, commissioned 2006.
How VICTORY WIND FARM compares
With 99 MW of capacity, VICTORY WIND FARM ranks 45th among the 198 operating power plants Bywatts maps in Iowa and 24th of the 63 operating Wind plants in the state. It accounts for about 1.9% of Iowa's operating Wind capacity and 0.6% of all operating capacity in the state. Nationally it is the 261st-largest of the 708 operating Wind plants in the database. Commissioned in 2006, it is newer than 67% of the 198 operating Iowa plants with a recorded commissioning year. Its operator, MIDAMERICAN ENERGY CO, runs 28 operating plants in Iowa totaling 8,028 MW. It shares Carroll County with 3 other operating plants, including CARROLL WIND FARM and MANNING.
EIA-860 lists 1 generator at the site with 105 MW of nameplate capacity, all onshore wind turbine technology. Net generation was 378 GWh in 2024 (a 41% capacity factor), down 10% from 2022.
Grid neighborhood
The closest transmission line found within 10 miles is a 161 kV line, under 0.1 miles away. Another 4 operating power plants totaling 260 MW sit within 25 miles; the largest is CARROLL WIND FARM (150 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
VICTORY WIND FARM is a 99 MW wind power plant in Carroll County, IA, operated by MIDAMERICAN ENERGY CO, commissioned in 2006. Carroll County carries moderate modeled catastrophe exposure in the FEMA National Risk Index, scoring 2.6 of 5 at the 39th national percentile. Tornado is the leading peril, rated Relatively Moderate 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.
Carroll County hazard ratings
| Peril | FEMA rating | National percentile | Peril score | Events per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tornado | Relatively Moderate | 98th | 4.9 of 5 | 0.51 |
| Heat wave | Very Low | 92nd | 4.7 of 5 | 5.7 |
| Lightning | Very Low | 84th | 4.4 of 5 | 43.6 |
| Strong wind | Relatively Moderate | 76th | 4.1 of 5 | 4.8 |
| Ice storm | Relatively Moderate | 76th | 4.1 of 5 | 0.66 |
| Winter weather | Relatively Low | 68th | 3.7 of 5 | 14.7 |
| Hail | Relatively High | 42nd | 2.7 of 5 | 5.8 |
| Wildfire | Very Low | 28th | 2.1 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Riverine flooding | Relatively Low | 18th | 1.7 of 5 | 1.8 |
| Earthquake | Very Low | 13th | 1.5 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Hurricane | Very Low | 3rd | 1.1 of 5 | <0.01 |
Perils not assessed in Carroll 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 Carroll 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.