SALT VALLEY WIND PLANT
OperatingWind power plant
- Capacity
- 1 MW
- Primary fuel
- Wind
- County
- Lancaster County
- Operator
- LINCOLN ELECTRIC SYSTEM
- Status
- Operating
- EIA plant ID
- 7965
- Coordinates
- 40.9041, -96.6234
SALT VALLEY WIND PLANT, a 1 MW Wind power plant in Lancaster County, Nebraska. Operated by LINCOLN ELECTRIC SYSTEM.
Weather peril exposure
SALT VALLEY WIND PLANT is a 1 MW wind power plant in Lancaster County, NE, operated by LINCOLN ELECTRIC SYSTEM. Lancaster County carries critical modeled catastrophe exposure in the FEMA National Risk Index, scoring 4.7 of 5 at the 92nd national percentile. Tornado is the leading peril, rated Relatively High by FEMA at the 97th 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.
Lancaster County hazard ratings
| Peril | FEMA rating | National percentile | Peril score | Events per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tornado | Relatively High | 97th | 4.9 of 5 | 0.78 |
| Heat wave | Relatively Low | 94th | 4.8 of 5 | 8.3 |
| Hail | Relatively High | 93rd | 4.7 of 5 | 7.8 |
| Strong wind | Very High | 92nd | 4.7 of 5 | 4.5 |
| Wildfire | Relatively Moderate | 81st | 4.2 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Winter weather | Very High | 75th | 4.0 of 5 | 13.5 |
| Ice storm | Relatively High | 74th | 4.0 of 5 | 0.88 |
| Lightning | Relatively High | 65th | 3.6 of 5 | 45.9 |
| Riverine flooding | Relatively Moderate | 15th | 1.6 of 5 | 1.4 |
| Earthquake | Very Low | 12th | 1.5 of 5 | <0.01 |
Perils not assessed in Lancaster 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 Lancaster 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.