ELKHORN VALLEY WIND FARM
OperatingWind power plant
- Capacity
- 101 MW
- Primary fuel
- Wind
- County
- Union County
- Operator
- TELOCASET WIND POWER PARTNERS
- Status
- Operating
- Commissioned
- 2007
- EIA plant ID
- 56623
- Coordinates
- 45.0719, -117.8080
ELKHORN VALLEY WIND FARM, a 101 MW Wind power plant in Union County, Oregon. Operated by TELOCASET WIND POWER PARTNERS, commissioned 2007.
Weather peril exposure
ELKHORN VALLEY WIND FARM is a 101 MW wind power plant in Union County, OR, operated by TELOCASET WIND POWER PARTNERS, commissioned in 2007. Union County carries low modeled catastrophe exposure in the FEMA National Risk Index, scoring 1.3 of 5 at the 8th national percentile. Wildfire is the leading peril, rated Relatively Moderate 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.
Union County hazard ratings
| Peril | FEMA rating | National percentile | Peril score | Events per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wildfire | Relatively Moderate | 94th | 4.8 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Earthquake | Relatively Low | 84th | 4.4 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Heat wave | Relatively Low | 56th | 3.2 of 5 | 2.5 |
| Riverine flooding | Relatively Low | 37th | 2.5 of 5 | 0.39 |
| Lightning | Relatively Low | 23rd | 1.9 of 5 | 19.5 |
| Strong wind | Very Low | 19th | 1.7 of 5 | 0.19 |
| Hail | Very Low | 17th | 1.7 of 5 | 0.38 |
| Tornado | Very Low | 5th | 1.2 of 5 | 0.06 |
| Winter weather | Relatively Moderate | 5th | 1.2 of 5 | 18.7 |
| Ice storm | Relatively Low | 4th | 1.2 of 5 | 0.04 |
Perils not assessed in Union 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 Union 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.