STONY CREEK WIND FARM LLC
OperatingWind power plant
- Capacity
- 53 MW
- Primary fuel
- Wind
- County
- Somerset County
- Operator
- E ON CLIMATE RENEWABLES N AMERICA LLC
- Status
- Operating
- Commissioned
- 2009
- EIA plant ID
- 56980
- Generators
- 1
- Technology
- Onshore Wind Turbine
- Net generation (2024)
- 132 GWh
- Capacity factor (2024, EIA nameplate)
- 29%
- Data vintage
- EIA-860 2024 final; EIA-923 2022-2024 final
- Coordinates
- 40.0336, -78.8270
STONY CREEK WIND FARM LLC, a 53 MW Wind power plant in Somerset County, Pennsylvania. Operated by E ON CLIMATE RENEWABLES N AMERICA LLC, commissioned 2009.
How STONY CREEK WIND FARM LLC compares
With 53 MW of capacity, STONY CREEK WIND FARM LLC ranks 75th among the 170 operating power plants Bywatts maps in Pennsylvania and 11th of the 25 operating Wind plants in the state. It accounts for about 3.9% of Pennsylvania's operating Wind capacity and 0.1% of all operating capacity in the state. Nationally it is the 371st-largest of the 708 operating Wind plants in the database. Commissioned in 2009, it is newer than 71% of the 168 operating Pennsylvania plants with a recorded commissioning year. It shares Somerset County with 10 other operating plants, including TWIN RIDGES WIND FARM and LOOKOUT WINDPOWER LLC.
EIA-860 lists 1 generator at the site with 53 MW of nameplate capacity, all onshore wind turbine technology. Net generation was 132 GWh in 2024 (a 29% capacity factor), down 3% from 2022.
Grid neighborhood
The closest transmission line found within 10 miles is a 115 kV line owned by PENNSYLVANIA ELECTRIC CO, about 5.2 miles away. Another 9 operating power plants totaling 428 MW sit within 25 miles; the largest is TWIN RIDGES WIND FARM (139 MW, Wind).
Computed by Bywatts from HIFLD power plant and transmission line records and EIA-860/923 survey data; distances are straight-line. Sources and methodology
Weather peril exposure
STONY CREEK WIND FARM LLC is a 53 MW wind power plant in Somerset County, PA, operated by E ON CLIMATE RENEWABLES N AMERICA LLC, commissioned in 2009. Somerset County carries low modeled catastrophe exposure in the FEMA National Risk Index, scoring 1.8 of 5 at the 19th national percentile. Hurricane is the leading peril, rated Relatively Low by FEMA at the 60th 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.
Somerset County hazard ratings
| Peril | FEMA rating | National percentile | Peril score | Events per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hurricane | Relatively Low | 60th | 3.4 of 5 | 0.03 |
| Winter weather | Relatively Moderate | 56th | 3.2 of 5 | 26.2 |
| Hail | Relatively Low | 37th | 2.5 of 5 | 2.3 |
| Riverine flooding | Relatively Moderate | 32nd | 2.3 of 5 | 1.8 |
| Earthquake | Very Low | 28th | 2.1 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Wildfire | Very Low | 23rd | 1.9 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Tornado | Relatively Low | 20th | 1.8 of 5 | 0.31 |
| Lightning | Relatively Moderate | 17th | 1.7 of 5 | 39.7 |
| Strong wind | Relatively Moderate | 14th | 1.6 of 5 | 2.7 |
| Ice storm | Relatively Low | 12th | 1.5 of 5 | 0.29 |
| Heat wave | Very Low | 9th | 1.4 of 5 | 0.42 |
Perils not assessed in Somerset 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 Somerset 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.