ENSIGN WIND LLC
OperatingWind power plant
- Capacity
- 99 MW
- Primary fuel
- Wind
- County
- Gray County
- Operator
- NEXTERA ENERGY RESOURCES ENSIGN WIND
- Status
- Operating
- Commissioned
- 2012
- EIA plant ID
- 58137
- Generators
- 1
- Technology
- Onshore Wind Turbine
- Net generation (2024)
- 464 GWh
- Capacity factor (2024, EIA nameplate)
- 53%
- Data vintage
- EIA-860 2024 final; EIA-923 2022-2024 final
- Coordinates
- 37.5978, -100.4439
ENSIGN WIND LLC, a 99 MW Wind power plant in Gray County, Kansas. Operated by NEXTERA ENERGY RESOURCES ENSIGN WIND, commissioned 2012.
How ENSIGN WIND LLC compares
With 99 MW of capacity, ENSIGN WIND LLC ranks 33rd among the 115 operating power plants Bywatts maps in Kansas and 16th of the 21 operating Wind plants in the state. It accounts for about 3.6% of Kansas's operating Wind capacity and 0.7% of all operating capacity in the state. Nationally it is the 272nd-largest of the 708 operating Wind plants in the database. Commissioned in 2012, it is newer than 86% of the 113 operating Kansas plants with a recorded commissioning year. It shares Gray County with 3 other operating plants, including CIMARRON WIND ENERGY LLC and CIMARRON WINDPOWER II.
EIA-860 lists 1 generator at the site with 99 MW of nameplate capacity, all onshore wind turbine technology. Net generation was 464 GWh in 2024 (a 53% capacity factor), down 5% from 2022.
Grid neighborhood
The closest transmission line found within 10 miles is a 115 kV line owned by PIONEER ELECTRIC COOP, INC - (KS), about 5.0 miles away. Another 3 operating power plants totaling 286 MW sit within 25 miles; the largest is CIMARRON WIND ENERGY LLC (166 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
ENSIGN WIND LLC is a 99 MW wind power plant in Gray County, KS, operated by NEXTERA ENERGY RESOURCES ENSIGN WIND, commissioned in 2012. Gray 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 High 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.
Gray County hazard ratings
| Peril | FEMA rating | National percentile | Peril score | Events per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hail | Relatively High | 96th | 4.9 of 5 | 10.6 |
| Tornado | Relatively Low | 90th | 4.6 of 5 | 0.88 |
| Strong wind | Relatively Low | 90th | 4.6 of 5 | 4.8 |
| Heat wave | Very Low | 81st | 4.2 of 5 | 1.0 |
| Ice storm | Relatively Low | 80th | 4.2 of 5 | 0.52 |
| Winter weather | Very Low | 71st | 3.8 of 5 | 10.8 |
| Wildfire | Very Low | 50th | 3.0 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Lightning | Very Low | 39th | 2.5 of 5 | 43.8 |
| Earthquake | Very Low | 30th | 2.2 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Riverine flooding | Very Low | 22nd | 1.9 of 5 | 0.32 |
Perils not assessed in Gray 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 Gray 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.