BIG HORN WIND PROJECT
OperatingWind power plant
- Capacity
- 199 MW
- Primary fuel
- Wind
- County
- Klickitat County
- Operator
- IBERDROLA RENEWABLES INC
- Status
- Operating
- Commissioned
- 2006
- EIA plant ID
- 56361
- Coordinates
- 45.9014, -120.2885
BIG HORN WIND PROJECT, a 199 MW Wind power plant in Klickitat County, Washington. Operated by IBERDROLA RENEWABLES INC, commissioned 2006.
Weather peril exposure
BIG HORN WIND PROJECT is a 199 MW wind power plant in Klickitat County, WA, operated by IBERDROLA RENEWABLES INC, commissioned in 2006. Klickitat County carries moderate modeled catastrophe exposure in the FEMA National Risk Index, scoring 2.4 of 5 at the 36th national percentile. Wildfire is the leading peril, rated Relatively High by FEMA at the 100th 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.
Klickitat County hazard ratings
| Peril | FEMA rating | National percentile | Peril score | Events per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wildfire | Relatively High | 100th | 5.0 of 5 | 0.02 |
| Riverine flooding | Relatively Low | 89th | 4.5 of 5 | 0.25 |
| Earthquake | Relatively Low | 84th | 4.4 of 5 | 0.01 |
| Heat wave | Relatively Low | 63rd | 3.5 of 5 | 4.1 |
| Strong wind | Relatively Low | 32nd | 2.3 of 5 | 0.13 |
| Hail | Very Low | 18th | 1.7 of 5 | 0.14 |
| Ice storm | Relatively High | 12th | 1.5 of 5 | 0.21 |
| Winter weather | Relatively Moderate | 11th | 1.4 of 5 | 15.2 |
| Lightning | Relatively Low | 9th | 1.4 of 5 | 7.7 |
| Tornado | Very Low | 5th | 1.2 of 5 | 0.05 |
Perils not assessed in Klickitat 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 Klickitat 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.