KLONDIKE WIND POWER
OperatingWind power plant
- Capacity
- 25 MW
- Primary fuel
- Wind
- County
- Sherman County
- Operator
- IBERDROLA RENEWABLES INC
- Status
- Operating
- Commissioned
- 2002
- EIA plant ID
- 55871
- Coordinates
- 45.5679, -120.5727
KLONDIKE WIND POWER, a 25 MW Wind power plant in Sherman County, Oregon. Operated by IBERDROLA RENEWABLES INC, commissioned 2002.
Weather peril exposure
KLONDIKE WIND POWER is a 25 MW wind power plant in Sherman County, OR, operated by IBERDROLA RENEWABLES INC, commissioned in 2002. Sherman County carries moderate modeled catastrophe exposure in the FEMA National Risk Index, scoring 2.0 of 5 at the 24th national percentile. Wildfire is the leading peril, rated Relatively Moderate 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.
Sherman County hazard ratings
| Peril | FEMA rating | National percentile | Peril score | Events per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wildfire | Relatively Moderate | 99th | 5.0 of 5 | 0.01 |
| Earthquake | Very Low | 79th | 4.1 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Heat wave | Very Low | 61st | 3.4 of 5 | 3.8 |
| Riverine flooding | Very Low | 39th | 2.6 of 5 | 0.04 |
| Strong wind | Very Low | 33rd | 2.3 of 5 | 0.12 |
| Hail | Very Low | 23rd | 1.9 of 5 | 0.22 |
| Lightning | Very Low | 9th | 1.4 of 5 | 7.3 |
| Winter weather | Very Low | 9th | 1.4 of 5 | 11.3 |
| Ice storm | Relatively Low | 7th | 1.3 of 5 | 0.10 |
| Tornado | Very Low | 3rd | 1.1 of 5 | 0.01 |
Perils not assessed in Sherman 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 Sherman 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.