ELM CREEK WIND I
OperatingWind power plant
- Capacity
- 99 MW
- Primary fuel
- Wind
- County
- Jackson County
- Operator
- IBERDROLA RENEWABLES INC
- Status
- Operating
- Commissioned
- 2008
- EIA plant ID
- 56793
- Generators
- 1
- Technology
- Onshore Wind Turbine
- Net generation (2024)
- 176 GWh
- Capacity factor (2024, EIA nameplate)
- 20%
- Data vintage
- EIA-860 2024 final; EIA-923 2022-2024 final
- Coordinates
- 43.8047, -94.8278
ELM CREEK WIND I, a 99 MW Wind power plant in Jackson County, Minnesota. Operated by IBERDROLA RENEWABLES INC, commissioned 2008.
How ELM CREEK WIND I compares
With 99 MW of capacity, ELM CREEK WIND I ranks 33rd among the 215 operating power plants Bywatts maps in Minnesota and 13th of the 78 operating Wind plants in the state. It accounts for about 3.8% of Minnesota's operating Wind capacity and 0.6% of all operating capacity in the state. Nationally it is the 261st-largest of the 708 operating Wind plants in the database. Commissioned in 2008, it is newer than 80% of the 200 operating Minnesota plants with a recorded commissioning year. Its operator, IBERDROLA RENEWABLES INC, runs 5 operating plants in Minnesota totaling 449 MW. It shares Jackson County with 6 other operating plants, including LAKEFIELD WIND PROJECT and EWINGTON WIND PROJECT.
EIA-860 lists 1 generator at the site with 99 MW of nameplate capacity, all onshore wind turbine technology. Net generation was 176 GWh in 2024 (a 20% capacity factor), down 22% from 2022.
Grid neighborhood
The closest transmission line found within 10 miles is a 345 kV line, about 0.4 miles away. Another 15 operating power plants totaling 1,095 MW sit within 25 miles; the largest is LAKEFIELD JUNCTION (538 MW, Natural Gas).
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
ELM CREEK WIND I is a 99 MW wind power plant in Jackson County, MN, operated by IBERDROLA RENEWABLES INC, commissioned in 2008. Jackson County carries elevated modeled catastrophe exposure in the FEMA National Risk Index, scoring 2.6 of 5 at the 40th national percentile. Winter weather is the leading peril, rated Relatively Moderate 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.
Jackson County hazard ratings
| Peril | FEMA rating | National percentile | Peril score | Events per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winter weather | Relatively Moderate | 96th | 4.9 of 5 | 20.7 |
| Heat wave | Very Low | 92nd | 4.7 of 5 | 3.6 |
| Ice storm | Relatively Moderate | 86th | 4.4 of 5 | 0.97 |
| Tornado | Relatively Low | 85th | 4.4 of 5 | 0.54 |
| Riverine flooding | Very Low | 74th | 4.0 of 5 | 1.5 |
| Strong wind | Relatively Low | 67th | 3.7 of 5 | 3.4 |
| Hail | Relatively Low | 45th | 2.8 of 5 | 4.7 |
| Lightning | Very Low | 37th | 2.5 of 5 | 37.9 |
| Wildfire | Very Low | 35th | 2.4 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Earthquake | Very Low | 6th | 1.2 of 5 | <0.01 |
Perils not assessed in Jackson 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 Jackson 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.