MEAN WIND PROJECT
OperatingWind power plant
- Capacity
- 11 MW
- Primary fuel
- Wind
- County
- Kimball County
- Operator
- MUNICIPAL ENERGY AGENCY OF NE
- Status
- Operating
- Commissioned
- 2018
- EIA plant ID
- 56106
- Coordinates
- 41.2736, -103.6983
MEAN WIND PROJECT, an 11 MW Wind power plant in Kimball County, Nebraska. Operated by MUNICIPAL ENERGY AGENCY OF NE, commissioned 2018.
Weather peril exposure
MEAN WIND PROJECT is an 11 MW wind power plant in Kimball County, NE, operated by MUNICIPAL ENERGY AGENCY OF NE, commissioned in 2018. Kimball County carries critical modeled catastrophe exposure in the FEMA National Risk Index, scoring 4.9 of 5 at the 97th national percentile. Hail is the leading peril, rated Relatively Moderate by FEMA at the 98th 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.
Kimball County hazard ratings
| Peril | FEMA rating | National percentile | Peril score | Events per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hail | Relatively Moderate | 98th | 4.9 of 5 | 6.2 |
| Winter weather | Relatively Low | 83rd | 4.3 of 5 | 14.9 |
| Tornado | Very Low | 81st | 4.2 of 5 | 0.81 |
| Wildfire | Very Low | 77th | 4.1 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Lightning | Very Low | 73rd | 3.9 of 5 | 49.3 |
| Heat wave | Very Low | 66th | 3.6 of 5 | 0.32 |
| Earthquake | Very Low | 49th | 3.0 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Strong wind | Very Low | 29th | 2.2 of 5 | 1.5 |
| Ice storm | Relatively Moderate | 28th | 2.1 of 5 | 0.07 |
| Riverine flooding | Very Low | 26th | 2.0 of 5 | 1.0 |
Perils not assessed in Kimball 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 Kimball 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.