LOWER SNAKE RIVER WIND ENERGY PROJECT
OperatingWind power plant
- Capacity
- 342 MW
- Primary fuel
- Wind
- County
- Garfield County
- Operator
- PUGET SOUND ENERGY INC
- Status
- Operating
- Commissioned
- 2012
- EIA plant ID
- 57195
- Coordinates
- 46.5464, -117.8231
LOWER SNAKE RIVER WIND ENERGY PROJECT, a 342 MW Wind power plant in Garfield County, Washington. Operated by PUGET SOUND ENERGY INC, commissioned 2012.
Weather peril exposure
LOWER SNAKE RIVER WIND ENERGY PROJECT is a 342 MW wind power plant in Garfield County, WA, operated by PUGET SOUND ENERGY INC, commissioned in 2012. Garfield County carries low modeled catastrophe exposure in the FEMA National Risk Index, scoring 1.4 of 5 at the 10th national percentile. Riverine flooding is the leading peril, rated Very 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.
Garfield County hazard ratings
| Peril | FEMA rating | National percentile | Peril score | Events per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Riverine flooding | Very Low | 97th | 4.9 of 5 | 0.14 |
| Wildfire | Relatively Low | 92nd | 4.7 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Heat wave | Very Low | 63rd | 3.5 of 5 | 4.2 |
| Earthquake | Very Low | 57th | 3.3 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Strong wind | Very Low | 19th | 1.8 of 5 | 0.22 |
| Ice storm | Very Low | 14th | 1.5 of 5 | 0.22 |
| Hail | Very Low | 9th | 1.4 of 5 | 0.36 |
| Winter weather | Very Low | 5th | 1.2 of 5 | 10.8 |
| Tornado | Very Low | 5th | 1.2 of 5 | 0.02 |
| Lightning | Very Low | 5th | 1.2 of 5 | 14.3 |
Perils not assessed in Garfield 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 Garfield 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.