BEAVER RIDGE WIND
OperatingWind power plant
- Capacity
- 5 MW
- Primary fuel
- Wind
- County
- Waldo County
- Operator
- BEAVER RIDGE WIND LLC
- Status
- Operating
- Commissioned
- 2008
- EIA plant ID
- 57130
- Coordinates
- 44.4917, -69.3383
BEAVER RIDGE WIND, a 5 MW Wind power plant in Waldo County, Maine. Operated by BEAVER RIDGE WIND LLC, commissioned 2008.
Weather peril exposure
BEAVER RIDGE WIND is a 5 MW wind power plant in Waldo County, ME, operated by BEAVER RIDGE WIND LLC, commissioned in 2008. Waldo County carries elevated modeled catastrophe exposure in the FEMA National Risk Index, scoring 3.1 of 5 at the 53rd national percentile. Winter weather is the leading peril, rated Relatively High 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.
Waldo County hazard ratings
| Peril | FEMA rating | National percentile | Peril score | Events per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winter weather | Relatively High | 97th | 4.9 of 5 | 31.9 |
| Coastal flooding | Relatively Low | 94th | 4.8 of 5 | 10.6 |
| Ice storm | Relatively High | 93rd | 4.7 of 5 | 1.3 |
| Hurricane | Relatively Moderate | 87th | 4.5 of 5 | 0.09 |
| Lightning | Relatively Moderate | 79th | 4.1 of 5 | 15.0 |
| Earthquake | Very Low | 42nd | 2.7 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Hail | Very Low | 30th | 2.2 of 5 | 0.72 |
| Riverine flooding | Relatively Low | 16th | 1.7 of 5 | 0.79 |
| Tornado | Very Low | 11th | 1.4 of 5 | 0.03 |
| Strong wind | Relatively Low | 5th | 1.2 of 5 | 0.69 |
| Heat wave | Very Low | 4th | 1.2 of 5 | 1.8 |
| Wildfire | Very Low | 2nd | 1.1 of 5 | <0.01 |
Model hail, wind and flood exposure for Waldo 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.