MUSSELSHELL WIND PROJECT
OperatingWind power plant
- Capacity
- 10 MW
- Primary fuel
- Wind
- County
- Wheatland County
- Operator
- MUSSELSHELL WIND PROJECT LLC
- Status
- Operating
- Commissioned
- 2012
- EIA plant ID
- 57963
- Coordinates
- 46.2646, -109.4994
MUSSELSHELL WIND PROJECT, a 10 MW Wind power plant in Wheatland County, Montana. Operated by MUSSELSHELL WIND PROJECT LLC, commissioned 2012.
Weather peril exposure
MUSSELSHELL WIND PROJECT is a 10 MW wind power plant in Wheatland County, MT, operated by MUSSELSHELL WIND PROJECT LLC, commissioned in 2012. Wheatland County carries elevated modeled catastrophe exposure in the FEMA National Risk Index, scoring 3.1 of 5 at the 52nd national percentile. Riverine flooding is the leading peril, rated Very Low by FEMA at the 80th 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.
Wheatland County hazard ratings
| Peril | FEMA rating | National percentile | Peril score | Events per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Riverine flooding | Very Low | 80th | 4.2 of 5 | 0.32 |
| Wildfire | Very Low | 64th | 3.6 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Hail | Very Low | 63rd | 3.5 of 5 | 1.7 |
| Earthquake | Very Low | 50th | 3.0 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Heat wave | Very Low | 31st | 2.3 of 5 | 0.98 |
| Lightning | Relatively Low | 30th | 2.2 of 5 | 34.8 |
| Ice storm | Very Low | 21st | 1.8 of 5 | 0.01 |
| Tornado | Very Low | 19th | 1.7 of 5 | 0.11 |
| Winter weather | Relatively Low | 18th | 1.7 of 5 | 20.1 |
| Strong wind | Very Low | 8th | 1.3 of 5 | 0.67 |
Perils not assessed in Wheatland 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 Wheatland 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.