NORTH ALLEGHENY WINDPOWER PROJECT
OperatingWind power plant
- Capacity
- 70 MW
- Primary fuel
- Wind
- County
- Blair County
- Operator
- DUKE ENERGY DEGS NORTH ALLEGHENY
- Status
- Operating
- Commissioned
- 2009
- EIA plant ID
- 56651
- Coordinates
- 40.4018, -78.5680
NORTH ALLEGHENY WINDPOWER PROJECT, a 70 MW Wind power plant in Blair County, Pennsylvania. Operated by DUKE ENERGY DEGS NORTH ALLEGHENY, commissioned 2009.
Weather peril exposure
NORTH ALLEGHENY WINDPOWER PROJECT is a 70 MW wind power plant in Blair County, PA, operated by DUKE ENERGY DEGS NORTH ALLEGHENY, commissioned in 2009. Blair County carries low modeled catastrophe exposure in the FEMA National Risk Index, scoring 1.4 of 5 at the 11th national percentile. Hurricane is the leading peril, rated Relatively Low by FEMA at the 66th 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.
Blair County hazard ratings
| Peril | FEMA rating | National percentile | Peril score | Events per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hurricane | Relatively Low | 66th | 3.6 of 5 | 0.05 |
| Riverine flooding | Relatively Moderate | 53rd | 3.1 of 5 | 1.5 |
| Winter weather | Relatively High | 37th | 2.5 of 5 | 13.9 |
| Earthquake | Relatively Low | 32nd | 2.3 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Tornado | Relatively Low | 26th | 2.0 of 5 | 0.17 |
| Hail | Relatively Low | 25th | 2.0 of 5 | 1.6 |
| Wildfire | Very Low | 21st | 1.8 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Ice storm | Very Low | 10th | 1.4 of 5 | 0.10 |
| Lightning | Relatively Moderate | 7th | 1.3 of 5 | 36.6 |
| Strong wind | Relatively Moderate | 6th | 1.2 of 5 | 2.8 |
| Heat wave | Relatively Low | 3rd | 1.1 of 5 | 1.3 |
Perils not assessed in Blair 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 Blair 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.