MOUNTAINEER WIND ENERGY CENTER
OperatingWind power plant
- Capacity
- 66 MW
- Primary fuel
- Wind
- County
- Tucker County
- Operator
- AMERICAN ELECTRIC POWER
- Status
- Operating
- Commissioned
- 2002
- EIA plant ID
- 55986
- Coordinates
- 39.1829, -79.5371
MOUNTAINEER WIND ENERGY CENTER, a 66 MW Wind power plant in Tucker County, West Virginia. Operated by AMERICAN ELECTRIC POWER, commissioned 2002.
Weather peril exposure
MOUNTAINEER WIND ENERGY CENTER is a 66 MW wind power plant in Tucker County, WV, operated by AMERICAN ELECTRIC POWER, commissioned in 2002. Tucker County carries elevated modeled catastrophe exposure in the FEMA National Risk Index, scoring 2.7 of 5 at the 44th national percentile. Riverine flooding 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.
Tucker County hazard ratings
| Peril | FEMA rating | National percentile | Peril score | Events per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Riverine flooding | Relatively Low | 97th | 4.9 of 5 | 1.2 |
| Winter weather | Relatively Low | 80th | 4.2 of 5 | 26.5 |
| Hurricane | Very Low | 61st | 3.5 of 5 | 0.02 |
| Strong wind | Very Low | 56th | 3.2 of 5 | 1.6 |
| Hail | Very Low | 54th | 3.1 of 5 | 1.7 |
| Lightning | Very Low | 48th | 2.9 of 5 | 41.7 |
| Ice storm | Very Low | 32nd | 2.3 of 5 | 0.28 |
| Wildfire | Very Low | 31st | 2.2 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Earthquake | Very Low | 26th | 2.0 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Tornado | Very Low | 16th | 1.6 of 5 | 0.06 |
| Heat wave | Very Low | 8th | 1.3 of 5 | 0.05 |
Perils not assessed in Tucker 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 Tucker 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.