NATURENER RIM ROCK ENERGY
OperatingWind power plant
- Capacity
- 189 MW
- Primary fuel
- Wind
- County
- Toole County
- Operator
- NATURENER RIM ROCK ENERGY LLC
- Status
- Operating
- Commissioned
- 2012
- EIA plant ID
- 57995
- Generators
- 1
- Technology
- Onshore Wind Turbine
- Net generation (2024)
- 601 GWh
- Capacity factor (2024, EIA nameplate)
- 36%
- Data vintage
- EIA-860 2024 final; EIA-923 2022-2024 final
- Coordinates
- 48.8167, -112.1023
NATURENER RIM ROCK ENERGY, a 189 MW Wind power plant in Toole County, Montana. Operated by NATURENER RIM ROCK ENERGY LLC, commissioned 2012.
How NATURENER RIM ROCK ENERGY compares
With 189 MW of capacity, NATURENER RIM ROCK ENERGY ranks 7th among the 48 operating power plants Bywatts maps in Montana and is the largest of the 10 operating Wind plants in the state. It accounts for about 29% of Montana's operating Wind capacity and 3.0% of all operating capacity in the state. Nationally it is the 82nd-largest of the 708 operating Wind plants in the database. Commissioned in 2012, it is newer than 80% of the 46 operating Montana plants with a recorded commissioning year. It shares Toole County with 2 other operating plants, NATURENER GLACIER WIND ENERGY 1 and NATURENER GLACIER WIND ENERGY 2.
EIA-860 lists 1 generator at the site with 189 MW of nameplate capacity, all onshore wind turbine technology. Net generation was 601 GWh in 2024 (a 36% capacity factor), down 11% from 2022.
Grid neighborhood
The nearest named substation is CUTBANK PUMP, about 16.5 miles away; the closest transmission line found within 10 miles is a 230 kV line owned by MARIAS RIVER ELECTRIC COOP INC, under 0.1 miles away. Another 2 operating power plants totaling 210 MW sit within 25 miles; the largest is NATURENER GLACIER WIND ENERGY 1 (107 MW, Wind).
Computed by Bywatts from HIFLD power plant, substation and transmission line records and EIA-860/923 survey data; distances are straight-line. Sources and methodology
Weather peril exposure
NATURENER RIM ROCK ENERGY is a 189 MW wind power plant in Toole County, MT, operated by NATURENER RIM ROCK ENERGY LLC, commissioned in 2012. Toole County carries low modeled catastrophe exposure in the FEMA National Risk Index, scoring 1.0 of 5 at the 1st national percentile. Wildfire is the leading peril, rated Very Low by FEMA at the 57th 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.
Toole County hazard ratings
| Peril | FEMA rating | National percentile | Peril score | Events per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wildfire | Very Low | 57th | 3.3 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Winter weather | Relatively Low | 47th | 2.9 of 5 | 22.3 |
| Earthquake | Very Low | 43rd | 2.7 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Riverine flooding | Very Low | 37th | 2.5 of 5 | 0.18 |
| Heat wave | Very Low | 30th | 2.2 of 5 | 0.95 |
| Ice storm | Very Low | 20th | 1.8 of 5 | 0.01 |
| Lightning | Very Low | 13th | 1.5 of 5 | 19.6 |
| Hail | Very Low | 10th | 1.4 of 5 | 0.56 |
| Strong wind | Very Low | 8th | 1.3 of 5 | 0.48 |
| Tornado | Very Low | 8th | 1.3 of 5 | 0.04 |
Perils not assessed in Toole 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 Toole 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.