WILDORADO WIND RANCH
OperatingWind power plant
- Capacity
- 161 MW
- Primary fuel
- Wind
- County
- Oldham County
- Operator
- EDISON MISSION ENERGY
- Status
- Operating
- Commissioned
- 2007
- EIA plant ID
- 56432
- Coordinates
- 35.1336, -101.8483
WILDORADO WIND RANCH, a 161 MW Wind power plant in Oldham County, Texas. Operated by EDISON MISSION ENERGY, commissioned 2007.
Weather peril exposure
WILDORADO WIND RANCH is a 161 MW wind power plant in Oldham County, TX, operated by EDISON MISSION ENERGY, commissioned in 2007. Oldham County carries critical modeled catastrophe exposure in the FEMA National Risk Index, scoring 4.9 of 5 at the 97th national percentile. Hail is the leading peril, rated Relatively Low by FEMA at the 97th 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.
Oldham County hazard ratings
| Peril | FEMA rating | National percentile | Peril score | Events per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hail | Relatively Low | 97th | 4.9 of 5 | 6.3 |
| Winter weather | Relatively Low | 95th | 4.8 of 5 | 10.9 |
| Wildfire | Relatively Low | 85th | 4.4 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Strong wind | Relatively Low | 77th | 4.1 of 5 | 2.6 |
| Tornado | Very Low | 69th | 3.8 of 5 | 0.82 |
| Lightning | Very Low | 41st | 2.6 of 5 | 49.2 |
| Earthquake | Very Low | 39th | 2.6 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Ice storm | Very Low | 30th | 2.2 of 5 | 0.27 |
| Heat wave | Very Low | 18th | 1.7 of 5 | 1.7 |
| Riverine flooding | Very Low | 6th | 1.2 of 5 | 0.29 |
Perils not assessed in Oldham 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 Oldham 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.