LAREDO RIDGE WIND LLC
OperatingWind power plant
- Capacity
- 80 MW
- Primary fuel
- Wind
- County
- Boone County
- Operator
- EDISON MISSION ENERGY
- Status
- Operating
- Commissioned
- 2011
- EIA plant ID
- 57262
- Generators
- 1
- Technology
- Onshore Wind Turbine
- Net generation (2024)
- 199 GWh
- Capacity factor (2024, EIA nameplate)
- 28%
- Data vintage
- EIA-860 2024 final; EIA-923 2022-2024 final
- Coordinates
- 41.8665, -98.0410
LAREDO RIDGE WIND LLC, an 80 MW Wind power plant in Boone County, Nebraska. Operated by EDISON MISSION ENERGY, commissioned 2011.
How LAREDO RIDGE WIND LLC compares
With 80 MW of capacity, LAREDO RIDGE WIND LLC ranks 19th among the 86 operating power plants Bywatts maps in Nebraska and 2nd of the 10 operating Wind plants in the state. It accounts for about 18% of Nebraska's operating Wind capacity and 1.0% of all operating capacity in the state. Nationally it is the 310th-largest of the 708 operating Wind plants in the database. Commissioned in 2011, it is newer than 90% of the 85 operating Nebraska plants with a recorded commissioning year. Its operator, EDISON MISSION ENERGY, runs 4 operating plants in Nebraska totaling 281 MW. It shares Boone County with one other operating plant, TPW PETERSBURG.
EIA-860 lists 1 generator at the site with 80 MW of nameplate capacity, all onshore wind turbine technology. Net generation was 199 GWh in 2024 (a 28% capacity factor), down 23% from 2022.
Grid neighborhood
The closest transmission line found within 10 miles is a 115 kV line owned by WAPA-- WESTERN AREA POWER ADMINISTRATION, about 1.2 miles away. Another 2 operating power plants totaling 43 MW sit within 25 miles; the largest is TPW PETERSBURG (41 MW, Wind).
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
LAREDO RIDGE WIND LLC is an 80 MW wind power plant in Boone County, NE, operated by EDISON MISSION ENERGY, commissioned in 2011. Boone County carries critical modeled catastrophe exposure in the FEMA National Risk Index, scoring 4.8 of 5 at the 94th national percentile. Heat wave is the leading peril, rated Very Low by FEMA at the 100th 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.
Boone County hazard ratings
| Peril | FEMA rating | National percentile | Peril score | Events per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heat wave | Very Low | 100th | 5.0 of 5 | 4.4 |
| Tornado | Relatively Low | 97th | 4.9 of 5 | 0.53 |
| Hail | Relatively High | 94th | 4.8 of 5 | 5.9 |
| Strong wind | Relatively Moderate | 94th | 4.8 of 5 | 2.8 |
| Winter weather | Relatively Moderate | 91st | 4.6 of 5 | 14.8 |
| Ice storm | Relatively Moderate | 88th | 4.5 of 5 | 0.61 |
| Riverine flooding | Very Low | 79th | 4.2 of 5 | 0.89 |
| Lightning | Relatively Low | 70th | 3.8 of 5 | 41.8 |
| Wildfire | Very Low | 47th | 2.9 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Earthquake | Very Low | 19th | 1.7 of 5 | <0.01 |
Perils not assessed in Boone 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 Boone 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.