PRAIRIE ROSE WIND FARM
OperatingWind power plant
- Capacity
- 200 MW
- Primary fuel
- Wind
- County
- Rock County
- Operator
- ENEL NORTH AMERICA, INC.
- Status
- Operating
- Commissioned
- 2012
- EIA plant ID
- 57644
- Generators
- 1
- Technology
- Onshore Wind Turbine
- Net generation (2024)
- 403 GWh
- Capacity factor (2024, EIA nameplate)
- 23%
- Data vintage
- EIA-860 2024 final; EIA-923 2022-2024 final
- Coordinates
- 43.8112, -96.3098
PRAIRIE ROSE WIND FARM, a 200 MW Wind power plant in Rock County, Minnesota. Operated by ENEL NORTH AMERICA, INC., commissioned 2012.
How PRAIRIE ROSE WIND FARM compares
With 200 MW of capacity, PRAIRIE ROSE WIND FARM ranks 22nd among the 215 operating power plants Bywatts maps in Minnesota and 5th of the 78 operating Wind plants in the state. It accounts for about 7.6% of Minnesota's operating Wind capacity and 1.2% of all operating capacity in the state. Nationally it is the 58th-largest of the 708 operating Wind plants in the database. Commissioned in 2012, it is newer than 96% of the 200 operating Minnesota plants with a recorded commissioning year. Its operator, ENEL NORTH AMERICA, INC., runs 2 operating plants in Minnesota totaling 202 MW. It shares Rock County with 2 other operating plants, MINWIND and LUVERNE.
EIA-860 lists 1 generator at the site with 200 MW of nameplate capacity, all onshore wind turbine technology. Net generation was 403 GWh in 2024 (a 23% capacity factor), down 46% from 2022.
Grid neighborhood
The closest transmission line found within 10 miles is a 115 kV line, about 2.4 miles away. Another 20 operating power plants totaling 796 MW sit within 25 miles; the largest is ANGUS ANSON (406 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
PRAIRIE ROSE WIND FARM is a 200 MW wind power plant in Rock County, MN, operated by ENEL NORTH AMERICA, INC., commissioned in 2012. Rock County carries elevated modeled catastrophe exposure in the FEMA National Risk Index, scoring 3.1 of 5 at the 51st 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.
Rock County hazard ratings
| Peril | FEMA rating | National percentile | Peril score | Events per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winter weather | Relatively Moderate | 96th | 4.9 of 5 | 18.4 |
| Tornado | Relatively Low | 92nd | 4.7 of 5 | 0.40 |
| Heat wave | Very Low | 89th | 4.5 of 5 | 4.1 |
| Ice storm | Relatively Low | 83rd | 4.3 of 5 | 1.2 |
| Strong wind | Relatively Low | 79th | 4.2 of 5 | 4.1 |
| Hail | Relatively Moderate | 55th | 3.2 of 5 | 5.9 |
| Riverine flooding | Very Low | 55th | 3.2 of 5 | 1.7 |
| Lightning | Very Low | 35th | 2.4 of 5 | 38.6 |
| Wildfire | Very Low | 29th | 2.1 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Earthquake | Very Low | 12th | 1.5 of 5 | <0.01 |
Perils not assessed in Rock 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 Rock 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.