WESTAR WIND
OperatingWind power plant
- Primary fuel
- Wind
- County
- Pottawatomie County
- Operator
- WESTAR ENERGY INC
- Status
- Operating
- EIA plant ID
- 56219
- Coordinates
- 39.2983, -96.5739
WESTAR WIND, a Wind power plant in Pottawatomie County, Kansas. Operated by WESTAR ENERGY INC. One of 132 power plants tracked in Kansas on Bywatts.
Weather peril exposure
WESTAR WIND is a wind power plant in Pottawatomie County, KS, operated by WESTAR ENERGY INC. Pottawatomie County carries elevated modeled catastrophe exposure in the FEMA National Risk Index, scoring 3.0 of 5 at the 50th national percentile. Heat wave is the leading peril, rated Relatively Low by FEMA at the 97th 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.
Pottawatomie County hazard ratings
| Peril | FEMA rating | National percentile | Peril score | Events per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heat wave | Relatively Low | 97th | 4.9 of 5 | 13.1 |
| Wildfire | Relatively Moderate | 91st | 4.6 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Tornado | Relatively Low | 79th | 4.2 of 5 | 0.73 |
| Lightning | Relatively Low | 75th | 4.0 of 5 | 49.4 |
| Winter weather | Relatively Moderate | 62nd | 3.5 of 5 | 11.8 |
| Strong wind | Relatively Low | 61st | 3.4 of 5 | 5.9 |
| Hail | Relatively Low | 56th | 3.3 of 5 | 8.8 |
| Riverine flooding | Very Low | 47th | 2.9 of 5 | 1.0 |
| Ice storm | Relatively High | 44th | 2.7 of 5 | 0.90 |
| Earthquake | Very Low | 20th | 1.8 of 5 | <0.01 |
Perils not assessed in Pottawatomie 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 "No Rating" for this county |
| Coastal flooding | FEMA rating is "Not Applicable" for this county |
Model hail, wind and flood exposure for Pottawatomie 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.