FLAT RIDGE 2 WIND ENERGY LLC
OperatingWind power plant
- Capacity
- 470 MW
- Primary fuel
- Wind
- County
- Kingman County
- Operator
- AE POWER SERVICES LLC
- Status
- Operating
- Commissioned
- 2012
- EIA plant ID
- 57787
- Generators
- 1
- Technology
- Onshore Wind Turbine
- Net generation (2024)
- 1,052 GWh
- Capacity factor (2024, EIA nameplate)
- 25%
- Data vintage
- EIA-860 2024 final; EIA-923 2022-2024 final
- Coordinates
- 37.3690, -98.3312
FLAT RIDGE 2 WIND ENERGY LLC, a 470 MW Wind power plant in Kingman County, Kansas. Operated by AE POWER SERVICES LLC, commissioned 2012.
How FLAT RIDGE 2 WIND ENERGY LLC compares
With 470 MW of capacity, FLAT RIDGE 2 WIND ENERGY LLC ranks 7th among the 115 operating power plants Bywatts maps in Kansas and is the largest of the 21 operating Wind plants in the state. It accounts for about 17% of Kansas's operating Wind capacity and 3.4% of all operating capacity in the state. Nationally it is the 4th-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. Its operator, AE POWER SERVICES LLC, runs 2 operating plants in Kansas totaling 520 MW. It shares Kingman County with one other operating plant, KINGMAN MUNICIPAL POWER AND LIGHT PLANT.
EIA-860 lists 1 generator at the site with 470 MW of nameplate capacity, all onshore wind turbine technology. Net generation was 1,052 GWh in 2024 (a 25% capacity factor), down 38% from 2022.
Grid neighborhood
The closest transmission line found within 10 miles is a 345 kV line owned by SOUTHERN PIONEER ELECTRIC COMPANY, under 0.1 miles away. Another 4 operating power plants totaling 130 MW sit within 25 miles; the largest is FLAT RIDGE WIND FARM (50 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
FLAT RIDGE 2 WIND ENERGY LLC is a 470 MW wind power plant in Kingman County, KS, operated by AE POWER SERVICES LLC, commissioned in 2012. Kingman County carries critical modeled catastrophe exposure in the FEMA National Risk Index, scoring 4.6 of 5 at the 91st national percentile. Ice storm is the leading peril, rated Relatively High 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.
Kingman County hazard ratings
| Peril | FEMA rating | National percentile | Peril score | Events per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ice storm | Relatively High | 98th | 4.9 of 5 | 0.93 |
| Heat wave | Relatively Low | 97th | 4.9 of 5 | 12.6 |
| Tornado | Relatively Moderate | 97th | 4.9 of 5 | 0.94 |
| Hail | Relatively Moderate | 91st | 4.6 of 5 | 11.0 |
| Wildfire | Relatively Low | 90th | 4.6 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Strong wind | Relatively Low | 89th | 4.6 of 5 | 6.7 |
| Lightning | Very Low | 83rd | 4.3 of 5 | 49.2 |
| Winter weather | Very Low | 59th | 3.4 of 5 | 10.8 |
| Riverine flooding | Very Low | 44th | 2.8 of 5 | 0.89 |
| Earthquake | Very Low | 27th | 2.1 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Hurricane | Very Low | 23rd | 1.9 of 5 | <0.01 |
Perils not assessed in Kingman 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 Kingman 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.