CLOUD COUNTY WIND FARM
OperatingWind power plant
- Capacity
- 201 MW
- Primary fuel
- Wind
- County
- Cloud County
- Operator
- CLOUD COUNTY WINDFARM, LLC
- Status
- Operating
- Commissioned
- 2008
- EIA plant ID
- 56784
- Generators
- 2
- Technology
- Onshore Wind Turbine
- Net generation (2024)
- 327 GWh
- Capacity factor (2024, EIA nameplate)
- 19%
- Data vintage
- EIA-860 2024 final; EIA-923 2022-2024 final
- Coordinates
- 39.4375, -97.6644
CLOUD COUNTY WIND FARM, a 201 MW Wind power plant in Cloud County, Kansas. Operated by CLOUD COUNTY WINDFARM, LLC, commissioned 2008.
How CLOUD COUNTY WIND FARM compares
With 201 MW of capacity, CLOUD COUNTY WIND FARM ranks 16th among the 115 operating power plants Bywatts maps in Kansas and 2nd of the 21 operating Wind plants in the state. It accounts for about 7.4% of Kansas's operating Wind capacity and 1.4% of all operating capacity in the state. Nationally it is the 51st-largest of the 708 operating Wind plants in the database. Commissioned in 2008, it is newer than 75% of the 113 operating Kansas plants with a recorded commissioning year.
EIA-860 lists 2 generators at the site with 201 MW of nameplate capacity, all onshore wind turbine technology. Net generation was 327 GWh in 2024 (a 19% capacity factor), down 15% from 2022.
Grid neighborhood
The closest transmission line found within 10 miles is a 230 kV line owned by WESTAR ENERGY INC, about 0.7 miles away. Another 3 operating power plants totaling 117 MW sit within 25 miles; the largest is CLIFTON (88 MW, Natural Gas).
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
CLOUD COUNTY WIND FARM is a 201 MW wind power plant in Cloud County, KS, operated by CLOUD COUNTY WINDFARM, LLC, commissioned in 2008. Cloud County carries critical modeled catastrophe exposure in the FEMA National Risk Index, scoring 4.8 of 5 at the 94th national percentile. Heat wave 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.
Cloud County hazard ratings
| Peril | FEMA rating | National percentile | Peril score | Events per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heat wave | Relatively Low | 98th | 4.9 of 5 | 11.1 |
| Strong wind | Relatively Moderate | 96th | 4.8 of 5 | 5.1 |
| Hail | Relatively Moderate | 95th | 4.8 of 5 | 8.4 |
| Ice storm | Relatively Moderate | 89th | 4.5 of 5 | 0.95 |
| Winter weather | Relatively Moderate | 86th | 4.4 of 5 | 11.3 |
| Lightning | Relatively Low | 79th | 4.2 of 5 | 46.4 |
| Tornado | Relatively Low | 79th | 4.1 of 5 | 0.65 |
| Wildfire | Very Low | 66th | 3.6 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Riverine flooding | Very Low | 43rd | 2.7 of 5 | 0.71 |
| Earthquake | Very Low | 19th | 1.8 of 5 | <0.01 |
Perils not assessed in Cloud 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 Cloud 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.