REDWOOD FALLS WIND
OperatingWind power plant
- Capacity
- 3 MW
- Primary fuel
- Wind
- County
- Redwood County
- Operator
- SOUTHERN MINNESOTA MUNICIPAL POWER AGENCY
- Status
- Operating
- Commissioned
- 2004
- EIA plant ID
- 56414
- Coordinates
- 44.5045, -95.1759
REDWOOD FALLS WIND, a 3 MW Wind power plant in Redwood County, Minnesota. Operated by SOUTHERN MINNESOTA MUNICIPAL POWER AGENCY, commissioned 2004.
Weather peril exposure
REDWOOD FALLS WIND is a 3 MW wind power plant in Redwood County, MN, operated by SOUTHERN MINNESOTA MUNICIPAL POWER AGENCY, commissioned in 2004. Redwood County carries moderate modeled catastrophe exposure in the FEMA National Risk Index, scoring 2.1 of 5 at the 27th national percentile. Heat wave is the leading peril, rated Relatively Low by FEMA at the 100th 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.
Redwood County hazard ratings
| Peril | FEMA rating | National percentile | Peril score | Events per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heat wave | Relatively Low | 100th | 5.0 of 5 | 4.5 |
| Winter weather | Relatively Moderate | 94th | 4.8 of 5 | 21.5 |
| Strong wind | Relatively Moderate | 87th | 4.5 of 5 | 3.0 |
| Tornado | Relatively Low | 69th | 3.8 of 5 | 0.61 |
| Ice storm | Relatively Low | 61st | 3.4 of 5 | 0.52 |
| Riverine flooding | Relatively Low | 58th | 3.3 of 5 | 0.86 |
| Lightning | Very Low | 34th | 2.4 of 5 | 36.4 |
| Hail | Relatively Moderate | 32nd | 2.3 of 5 | 4.2 |
| Wildfire | Very Low | 23rd | 1.9 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Earthquake | Very Low | 7th | 1.3 of 5 | <0.01 |
Perils not assessed in Redwood 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 Redwood 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.