MINCO WIND I
OperatingWind power plant
- Capacity
- 99 MW
- Primary fuel
- Wind
- County
- Grady County
- Operator
- FPLE WIND, LLC
- Status
- Operating
- Commissioned
- 2010
- EIA plant ID
- 57590
- Generators
- 1
- Technology
- Onshore Wind Turbine
- Net generation (2024)
- 305 GWh
- Capacity factor (2024, EIA nameplate)
- 35%
- Data vintage
- EIA-860 2024 final; EIA-923 2022-2024 final
- Coordinates
- 35.2877, -97.9159
MINCO WIND I, a 99 MW Wind power plant in Grady County, Oklahoma. Operated by FPLE WIND, LLC, commissioned 2010.
How MINCO WIND I compares
With 99 MW of capacity, MINCO WIND I ranks 49th among the 73 operating power plants Bywatts maps in Oklahoma and 18th of the 23 operating Wind plants in the state. It accounts for about 3.3% of Oklahoma's operating Wind capacity and 0.4% of all operating capacity in the state. Nationally it is the 260th-largest of the 708 operating Wind plants in the database. Commissioned in 2010, it is newer than 77% of the 72 operating Oklahoma plants with a recorded commissioning year. Its operator, FPLE WIND, LLC, runs 3 operating plants in Oklahoma totaling 301 MW. It shares Grady County with one other operating plant, MINCO WIND II.
EIA-860 lists 1 generator at the site with 99 MW of nameplate capacity, all onshore wind turbine technology. Net generation was 305 GWh in 2024 (a 35% capacity factor), down 15% from 2022.
Grid neighborhood
The nearest named substation is CIMARRON (345 kV), about 16.9 miles away; the closest transmission line found within 10 miles is a 138 kV line owned by PUBLIC SERVICE CO OF OKLAHOMA, about 3.3 miles away. Another 8 operating power plants totaling 2,033 MW sit within 25 miles; the largest is MUSTANG (613 MW, Natural Gas).
Computed by Bywatts from HIFLD power plant, substation and transmission line records and EIA-860/923 survey data; distances are straight-line. Sources and methodology
Weather peril exposure
MINCO WIND I is a 99 MW wind power plant in Grady County, OK, operated by FPLE WIND, LLC, commissioned in 2010. Grady County carries critical modeled catastrophe exposure in the FEMA National Risk Index, scoring 4.8 of 5 at the 96th national percentile. Tornado 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.
Grady County hazard ratings
| Peril | FEMA rating | National percentile | Peril score | Events per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tornado | Relatively High | 100th | 5.0 of 5 | 1.3 |
| Hail | Relatively Moderate | 96th | 4.8 of 5 | 12.0 |
| Ice storm | Relatively High | 94th | 4.8 of 5 | 1.3 |
| Wildfire | Relatively Moderate | 82nd | 4.3 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Lightning | Relatively Low | 72nd | 3.9 of 5 | 51.0 |
| Earthquake | Relatively Low | 68th | 3.7 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Riverine flooding | Relatively Low | 62nd | 3.5 of 5 | 0.96 |
| Heat wave | Relatively Moderate | 55th | 3.2 of 5 | 17.2 |
| Winter weather | Relatively Moderate | 51st | 3.0 of 5 | 8.9 |
| Strong wind | Relatively Low | 39th | 2.6 of 5 | 5.5 |
| Hurricane | Very Low | 15th | 1.6 of 5 | <0.01 |
Perils not assessed in Grady 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 |
|---|---|
| Coastal flooding | FEMA rating is "Not Applicable" for this county |
Model hail, wind and flood exposure for Grady 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.