ELK RIVER WIND
OperatingWind power plant
- Capacity
- 150 MW
- Primary fuel
- Wind
- County
- Butler County
- Operator
- IBERDROLA RENEWABLES INC
- Status
- Operating
- Commissioned
- 2005
- EIA plant ID
- 56303
- Generators
- 1
- Technology
- Onshore Wind Turbine
- Net generation (2024)
- 295 GWh
- Capacity factor (2024, EIA nameplate)
- 22%
- Data vintage
- EIA-860 2024 final; EIA-923 2022-2024 final
- Coordinates
- 37.5498, -96.5457
ELK RIVER WIND, a 150 MW Wind power plant in Butler County, Kansas. Operated by IBERDROLA RENEWABLES INC, commissioned 2005.
How ELK RIVER WIND compares
With 150 MW of capacity, ELK RIVER WIND ranks 22nd among the 115 operating power plants Bywatts maps in Kansas and 7th of the 21 operating Wind plants in the state. It accounts for about 5.5% of Kansas's operating Wind capacity and 1.1% of all operating capacity in the state. Nationally it is the 118th-largest of the 708 operating Wind plants in the database. Commissioned in 2005, it is newer than 73% of the 113 operating Kansas plants with a recorded commissioning year. It shares Butler County with 3 other operating plants, including EL DORADO REFINERY and AUGUSTA ELECTRIC PLANT NO 2.
EIA-860 lists 1 generator at the site with 150 MW of nameplate capacity, all onshore wind turbine technology. Net generation was 295 GWh in 2024 (a 22% capacity factor), down 4% from 2022.
Grid neighborhood
The closest transmission line found within 10 miles is a 345 kV line, under 0.1 miles away. Another 4 operating power plants totaling 269 MW sit within 25 miles; the largest is CANEY RIVER WIND PROJECT (200 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
ELK RIVER WIND is a 150 MW wind power plant in Butler County, KS, operated by IBERDROLA RENEWABLES INC, commissioned in 2005. Butler County carries high modeled catastrophe exposure in the FEMA National Risk Index, scoring 4.0 of 5 at the 75th national percentile. Heat wave is the leading peril, rated Relatively Moderate by FEMA at the 95th 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.
Butler County hazard ratings
| Peril | FEMA rating | National percentile | Peril score | Events per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heat wave | Relatively Moderate | 95th | 4.8 of 5 | 14.1 |
| Strong wind | Relatively High | 92nd | 4.7 of 5 | 6.8 |
| Wildfire | Relatively Moderate | 92nd | 4.7 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Ice storm | Relatively High | 84th | 4.3 of 5 | 0.54 |
| Winter weather | Relatively High | 82nd | 4.3 of 5 | 10.8 |
| Tornado | Relatively Moderate | 79th | 4.2 of 5 | 1.2 |
| Hail | Relatively Moderate | 77th | 4.1 of 5 | 9.3 |
| Lightning | Relatively Moderate | 64th | 3.5 of 5 | 49.8 |
| Riverine flooding | Relatively Low | 63rd | 3.5 of 5 | 3.0 |
| Earthquake | Very Low | 27th | 2.1 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Hurricane | Very Low | 15th | 1.6 of 5 | <0.01 |
Perils not assessed in Butler 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 Butler 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.