WELCOME WIND TURBINE
OperatingWind power plant
- Capacity
- 2 MW
- Primary fuel
- Wind
- County
- Martin County
- Operator
- FEDERATED RURAL ELECTRIC ASSN
- Status
- Operating
- Commissioned
- 2008
- EIA plant ID
- 57248
- Coordinates
- 43.6768, -94.5919
WELCOME WIND TURBINE, a 2 MW Wind power plant in Martin County, Minnesota. Operated by FEDERATED RURAL ELECTRIC ASSN, commissioned 2008.
Weather peril exposure
WELCOME WIND TURBINE is a 2 MW wind power plant in Martin County, MN, operated by FEDERATED RURAL ELECTRIC ASSN, commissioned in 2008. Martin County carries elevated modeled catastrophe exposure in the FEMA National Risk Index, scoring 3.0 of 5 at the 50th national percentile. Winter weather is the leading peril, rated Relatively High 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.
Martin County hazard ratings
| Peril | FEMA rating | National percentile | Peril score | Events per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winter weather | Relatively High | 96th | 4.8 of 5 | 21.7 |
| Heat wave | Relatively Low | 93rd | 4.7 of 5 | 4.8 |
| Strong wind | Relatively Moderate | 90th | 4.6 of 5 | 3.5 |
| Tornado | Relatively Moderate | 88th | 4.5 of 5 | 0.57 |
| Ice storm | Relatively Low | 55th | 3.2 of 5 | 0.57 |
| Hail | Relatively Moderate | 55th | 3.2 of 5 | 4.4 |
| Lightning | Very Low | 37th | 2.5 of 5 | 38.7 |
| Wildfire | Very Low | 20th | 1.8 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Riverine flooding | Relatively Low | 19th | 1.8 of 5 | 0.61 |
| Earthquake | Very Low | 7th | 1.3 of 5 | <0.01 |
Perils not assessed in Martin 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 Martin 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.