AINSWORTH WIND
OperatingWind power plant
- Capacity
- 59 MW
- Primary fuel
- Wind
- County
- Brown County
- Operator
- NEBRASKA PUBLIC POWER DISTRICT
- Status
- Operating
- Commissioned
- 2005
- EIA plant ID
- 56162
- Coordinates
- 42.4502, -99.8928
AINSWORTH WIND, a 59 MW Wind power plant in Brown County, Nebraska. Operated by NEBRASKA PUBLIC POWER DISTRICT, commissioned 2005.
Weather peril exposure
AINSWORTH WIND is a 59 MW wind power plant in Brown County, NE, operated by NEBRASKA PUBLIC POWER DISTRICT, commissioned in 2005. Brown County carries critical modeled catastrophe exposure in the FEMA National Risk Index, scoring 4.2 of 5 at the 80th national percentile. Heat wave is the leading peril, rated Very Low by FEMA at the 91st 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.
Brown County hazard ratings
| Peril | FEMA rating | National percentile | Peril score | Events per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heat wave | Very Low | 91st | 4.7 of 5 | 4.0 |
| Strong wind | Very Low | 89th | 4.6 of 5 | 1.7 |
| Hail | Relatively Low | 83rd | 4.3 of 5 | 5.0 |
| Wildfire | Very Low | 79th | 4.2 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Lightning | Very Low | 73rd | 3.9 of 5 | 41.1 |
| Tornado | Very Low | 57th | 3.3 of 5 | 0.45 |
| Winter weather | Relatively Low | 55th | 3.2 of 5 | 17.3 |
| Ice storm | Very Low | 51st | 3.1 of 5 | 0.13 |
| Earthquake | Very Low | 31st | 2.3 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Riverine flooding | Very Low | 7th | 1.3 of 5 | 0.29 |
Perils not assessed in Brown 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 Brown 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.