SAND RANCH WINDFARM LLC
OperatingWind power plant
- Capacity
- 10 MW
- Primary fuel
- Wind
- County
- Morrow County
- Operator
- ECHO 1
- Status
- Operating
- Commissioned
- 2009
- EIA plant ID
- 56973
- Coordinates
- 45.6429, -119.4746
SAND RANCH WINDFARM LLC, a 10 MW Wind power plant in Morrow County, Oregon. Operated by ECHO 1, commissioned 2009.
Weather peril exposure
SAND RANCH WINDFARM LLC is a 10 MW wind power plant in Morrow County, OR, operated by ECHO 1, commissioned in 2009. Morrow County carries low modeled catastrophe exposure in the FEMA National Risk Index, scoring 1.8 of 5 at the 19th national percentile. Wildfire is the leading peril, rated Relatively Moderate by FEMA at the 96th 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.
Morrow County hazard ratings
| Peril | FEMA rating | National percentile | Peril score | Events per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wildfire | Relatively Moderate | 96th | 4.8 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Earthquake | Very Low | 76th | 4.0 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Riverine flooding | Relatively Low | 75th | 4.0 of 5 | 0.29 |
| Heat wave | Relatively Low | 67th | 3.7 of 5 | 5.1 |
| Lightning | Very Low | 52nd | 3.1 of 5 | 10.8 |
| Strong wind | Very Low | 43rd | 2.7 of 5 | 0.25 |
| Hail | Relatively Low | 25th | 2.0 of 5 | 0.29 |
| Winter weather | Relatively Low | 9th | 1.3 of 5 | 11.7 |
| Tornado | Very Low | 4th | 1.2 of 5 | 0.05 |
| Ice storm | Relatively Moderate | 0th | 1.0 of 5 | 0.09 |
Perils not assessed in Morrow 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 Morrow 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.