IRONWOOD WIND
OperatingWind power plant
- Capacity
- 168 MW
- Primary fuel
- Wind
- County
- Ford County
- Operator
- IRONWOOD WINDPOWER LLC
- Status
- Operating
- Commissioned
- 2012
- EIA plant ID
- 57639
- Coordinates
- 37.8554, -99.7369
IRONWOOD WIND, a 168 MW Wind power plant in Ford County, Kansas. Operated by IRONWOOD WINDPOWER LLC, commissioned 2012.
Weather peril exposure
IRONWOOD WIND is a 168 MW wind power plant in Ford County, KS, operated by IRONWOOD WINDPOWER LLC, commissioned in 2012. Ford County carries critical modeled catastrophe exposure in the FEMA National Risk Index, scoring 4.8 of 5 at the 95th 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.
Ford County hazard ratings
| Peril | FEMA rating | National percentile | Peril score | Events per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hail | Relatively High | 96th | 4.8 of 5 | 10.8 |
| Tornado | Relatively Moderate | 93rd | 4.7 of 5 | 1.1 |
| Heat wave | Very Low | 88th | 4.5 of 5 | 2.0 |
| Ice storm | Relatively Moderate | 81st | 4.2 of 5 | 0.56 |
| Wildfire | Relatively Low | 68th | 3.7 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Winter weather | Relatively Moderate | 55th | 3.2 of 5 | 11.1 |
| Lightning | Relatively Low | 35th | 2.4 of 5 | 45.0 |
| Strong wind | Relatively Moderate | 32nd | 2.3 of 5 | 4.7 |
| Earthquake | Very Low | 25th | 2.0 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Riverine flooding | Relatively Low | 14th | 1.5 of 5 | 0.96 |
Perils not assessed in Ford 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 Ford 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.