FLAT WATER WIND FARM
OperatingWind power plant
- Capacity
- 60 MW
- Primary fuel
- Wind
- County
- Richardson County
- Operator
- FLAT WATER WIND FARM LLC
- Status
- Operating
- Commissioned
- 2010
- EIA plant ID
- 57283
- Generators
- 1
- Technology
- Onshore Wind Turbine
- Net generation (2024)
- 216 GWh
- Capacity factor (2024, EIA nameplate)
- 41%
- Data vintage
- EIA-860 2024 final; EIA-923 2022-2024 final
- Coordinates
- 40.0011, -95.9305
FLAT WATER WIND FARM, a 60 MW Wind power plant in Richardson County, Nebraska. Operated by FLAT WATER WIND FARM LLC, commissioned 2010.
How FLAT WATER WIND FARM compares
With 60 MW of capacity, FLAT WATER WIND FARM ranks 22nd among the 86 operating power plants Bywatts maps in Nebraska and 4th of the 10 operating Wind plants in the state. It accounts for about 13% of Nebraska's operating Wind capacity and 0.7% of all operating capacity in the state. Nationally it is the 352nd-largest of the 708 operating Wind plants in the database. Commissioned in 2010, it is newer than 88% of the 85 operating Nebraska plants with a recorded commissioning year. It shares Richardson County with one other operating plant, FALLS CITY.
EIA-860 lists 1 generator at the site with 60 MW of nameplate capacity, all onshore wind turbine technology. Net generation was 216 GWh in 2024 (a 41% capacity factor), down 7% from 2022.
Grid neighborhood
The closest transmission line found within 10 miles is a 161 kV line owned by OMAHA PUBLIC POWER DISTRICT, under 0.1 miles away. Another 2 operating power plants totaling 44 MW sit within 25 miles; the largest is FALLS CITY (22 MW, Natural Gas).
Computed by Bywatts from HIFLD power plant and transmission line records and EIA-860/923 survey data; distances are straight-line. Sources and methodology
Weather peril exposure
FLAT WATER WIND FARM is a 60 MW wind power plant in Richardson County, NE, operated by FLAT WATER WIND FARM LLC, commissioned in 2010. Richardson County carries elevated modeled catastrophe exposure in the FEMA National Risk Index, scoring 2.8 of 5 at the 44th national percentile. Heat wave is the leading peril, rated Relatively Low by FEMA at the 99th 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.
Richardson County hazard ratings
| Peril | FEMA rating | National percentile | Peril score | Events per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heat wave | Relatively Low | 99th | 5.0 of 5 | 8.4 |
| Tornado | Relatively Low | 93rd | 4.7 of 5 | 0.44 |
| Lightning | Very Low | 88th | 4.5 of 5 | 48.3 |
| Wildfire | Relatively Low | 85th | 4.4 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Ice storm | Relatively Moderate | 84th | 4.4 of 5 | 0.87 |
| Winter weather | Very Low | 68th | 3.7 of 5 | 11.9 |
| Strong wind | Relatively Low | 62nd | 3.5 of 5 | 4.6 |
| Riverine flooding | Very Low | 54th | 3.1 of 5 | 2.1 |
| Hail | Relatively Low | 48th | 2.9 of 5 | 7.1 |
| Earthquake | Very Low | 19th | 1.8 of 5 | <0.01 |
Perils not assessed in Richardson 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 "No Rating" for this county |
| Coastal flooding | FEMA rating is "Not Applicable" for this county |
Model hail, wind and flood exposure for Richardson 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.