BUFFALO DUNES WIND PROJECT
OperatingWind power plant
- Primary fuel
- Wind
- County
- Haskell County
- Operator
- BUFFALO DUNES WIND PROJECT LLC
- Status
- Operating
- Commissioned
- 2013
- EIA plant ID
- 58474
- Coordinates
- 37.6208, -101.0761
BUFFALO DUNES WIND PROJECT, a Wind power plant in Haskell County, Kansas. Operated by BUFFALO DUNES WIND PROJECT LLC, commissioned 2013.
Weather peril exposure
BUFFALO DUNES WIND PROJECT is a wind power plant in Haskell County, KS, operated by BUFFALO DUNES WIND PROJECT LLC, commissioned in 2013. Haskell County carries critical modeled catastrophe exposure in the FEMA National Risk Index, scoring 4.8 of 5 at the 96th national percentile. Hail is the leading peril, rated Relatively Moderate by FEMA at the 96th 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.
Haskell County hazard ratings
| Peril | FEMA rating | National percentile | Peril score | Events per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hail | Relatively Moderate | 96th | 4.8 of 5 | 10.0 |
| Strong wind | Relatively Low | 94th | 4.8 of 5 | 4.7 |
| Tornado | Very Low | 83rd | 4.3 of 5 | 0.53 |
| Ice storm | Very Low | 79th | 4.2 of 5 | 0.48 |
| Winter weather | Very Low | 78th | 4.1 of 5 | 10.1 |
| Heat wave | Very Low | 65th | 3.6 of 5 | 0.53 |
| Wildfire | Very Low | 50th | 3.0 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Lightning | Very Low | 36th | 2.4 of 5 | 42.3 |
| Earthquake | Very Low | 32nd | 2.3 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Riverine flooding | Very Low | 5th | 1.2 of 5 | 0.21 |
Perils not assessed in Haskell 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 Haskell 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.