FPL ENERGY BURLEIGH COUNTY WIND
OperatingWind power plant
- Capacity
- 50 MW
- Primary fuel
- Wind
- County
- Burleigh County
- Operator
- FPL ENERGY BURLEIGH COUNTY WIND LLC
- Status
- Operating
- Commissioned
- 2005
- EIA plant ID
- 56357
- Coordinates
- 47.1144, -100.7097
FPL ENERGY BURLEIGH COUNTY WIND, a 50 MW Wind power plant in Burleigh County, North Dakota. One of 44 power plants tracked in North Dakota on Bywatts.
Weather peril exposure
FPL ENERGY BURLEIGH COUNTY WIND is a 50 MW wind power plant in Burleigh County, ND, operated by FPL ENERGY BURLEIGH COUNTY WIND LLC, commissioned in 2005. Burleigh County carries critical modeled catastrophe exposure in the FEMA National Risk Index, scoring 5.0 of 5 at the 99th national percentile. Hail is the leading peril, rated Relatively High 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.
Burleigh County hazard ratings
| Peril | FEMA rating | National percentile | Peril score | Events per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hail | Relatively High | 100th | 5.0 of 5 | 2.5 |
| Winter weather | Very High | 99th | 4.9 of 5 | 19.4 |
| Ice storm | Very High | 91st | 4.6 of 5 | 0.98 |
| Heat wave | Relatively Low | 79th | 4.1 of 5 | 1.9 |
| Riverine flooding | Relatively Moderate | 77th | 4.1 of 5 | 1.0 |
| Wildfire | Relatively Low | 71st | 3.9 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Strong wind | Relatively Moderate | 54th | 3.2 of 5 | 1.5 |
| Tornado | Relatively Moderate | 54th | 3.2 of 5 | 0.53 |
| Lightning | Relatively Low | 26th | 2.0 of 5 | 30.2 |
| Earthquake | Very Low | 7th | 1.3 of 5 | <0.01 |
Perils not assessed in Burleigh 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 Burleigh 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.