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
- 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.
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.