OU SPIRIT WIND FARM
OperatingWind power plant
- Capacity
- 101 MW
- Primary fuel
- Wind
- County
- Woodward County
- Operator
- OKLAHOMA GAS & ELECTRIC CO
- Status
- Operating
- Commissioned
- 2009
- EIA plant ID
- 57286
- Coordinates
- 36.3353, -99.4814
OU SPIRIT WIND FARM, a 101 MW Wind power plant in Woodward County, Oklahoma. Operated by OKLAHOMA GAS & ELECTRIC CO, commissioned 2009.
Weather peril exposure
OU SPIRIT WIND FARM is a 101 MW wind power plant in Woodward County, OK, operated by OKLAHOMA GAS & ELECTRIC CO, commissioned in 2009. Woodward County carries critical modeled catastrophe exposure in the FEMA National Risk Index, scoring 4.5 of 5 at the 88th national percentile. Ice storm is the leading peril, rated Relatively High by FEMA at the 94th 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.
Woodward County hazard ratings
| Peril | FEMA rating | National percentile | Peril score | Events per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ice storm | Relatively High | 94th | 4.8 of 5 | 0.78 |
| Hail | Relatively Moderate | 89th | 4.6 of 5 | 7.5 |
| Strong wind | Relatively Moderate | 89th | 4.5 of 5 | 3.5 |
| Wildfire | Relatively Moderate | 88th | 4.5 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Winter weather | Relatively Low | 85th | 4.4 of 5 | 10.3 |
| Heat wave | Relatively Low | 80th | 4.2 of 5 | 6.7 |
| Riverine flooding | Relatively Low | 52nd | 3.1 of 5 | 0.86 |
| Lightning | Very Low | 46th | 2.8 of 5 | 47.5 |
| Tornado | Relatively Low | 43rd | 2.7 of 5 | 0.84 |
| Earthquake | Very Low | 37th | 2.5 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Hurricane | Very Low | 18th | 1.7 of 5 | <0.01 |
Perils not assessed in Woodward 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 Woodward 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.