CEDAR HILLS
OperatingWind power plant
- Capacity
- 20 MW
- Primary fuel
- Wind
- County
- Bowman County
- Operator
- MONTANA-DAKOTA UTILITIES CO
- Status
- Operating
- Commissioned
- 2010
- EIA plant ID
- 57171
- Coordinates
- 46.2457, -103.7675
CEDAR HILLS, a 20 MW Wind power plant in Bowman County, North Dakota. Operated by MONTANA-DAKOTA UTILITIES CO, commissioned 2010.
Weather peril exposure
CEDAR HILLS is a 20 MW wind power plant in Bowman County, ND, operated by MONTANA-DAKOTA UTILITIES CO, commissioned in 2010. Bowman County carries high modeled catastrophe exposure in the FEMA National Risk Index, scoring 4.1 of 5 at the 77th national percentile. Winter weather 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.
Bowman County hazard ratings
| Peril | FEMA rating | National percentile | Peril score | Events per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winter weather | Relatively Low | 99th | 5.0 of 5 | 17.2 |
| Heat wave | Very Low | 95th | 4.8 of 5 | 1.0 |
| Ice storm | Relatively Low | 84th | 4.4 of 5 | 0.57 |
| Hail | Relatively Low | 81st | 4.3 of 5 | 2.4 |
| Wildfire | Very Low | 75th | 4.0 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Strong wind | Very Low | 75th | 4.0 of 5 | 1.5 |
| Lightning | Very Low | 43rd | 2.7 of 5 | 33.3 |
| Tornado | Very Low | 34th | 2.3 of 5 | 0.16 |
| Earthquake | Very Low | 20th | 1.8 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Riverine flooding | Very Low | 4th | 1.1 of 5 | 0.14 |
Perils not assessed in Bowman 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 Bowman 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.