FORWARD WIND ENERGY CENTER
OperatingWind power plant
- Capacity
- 129 MW
- Primary fuel
- Wind
- County
- Dodge County
- Operator
- INVENERGY SERVICES LLC
- Status
- Operating
- Commissioned
- 2008
- EIA plant ID
- 56942
- Generators
- 2
- Technology
- Onshore Wind Turbine
- Net generation (2024)
- 146 GWh
- Capacity factor (2024, EIA nameplate)
- 13%
- Data vintage
- EIA-860 2024 final; EIA-923 2022-2024 final
- Coordinates
- 43.6306, -88.5114
FORWARD WIND ENERGY CENTER, a 129 MW Wind power plant in Dodge County, Wisconsin. Operated by INVENERGY SERVICES LLC, commissioned 2008.
How FORWARD WIND ENERGY CENTER compares
With 129 MW of capacity, FORWARD WIND ENERGY CENTER ranks 26th among the 141 operating power plants Bywatts maps in Wisconsin and 3rd of the 10 operating Wind plants in the state. It accounts for about 21% of Wisconsin's operating Wind capacity and 0.8% of all operating capacity in the state. Nationally it is the 174th-largest of the 708 operating Wind plants in the database. Commissioned in 2008, it is newer than 90% of the 141 operating Wisconsin plants with a recorded commissioning year. It shares Dodge County with 2 other operating plants, BUTLER RIDGE and WAUPUN CORRECTIONAL CENTRAL HEATING PLT.
EIA-860 lists 2 generators at the site with 129 MW of nameplate capacity, all onshore wind turbine technology. Net generation was 146 GWh in 2024 (a 13% capacity factor), down 2% from 2022. Its generators came online between 2008 and 2009.
Grid neighborhood
The nearest named substation is FORWARD ENERGY CENTER (138 kV), about 2.7 miles away; the closest transmission line found within 10 miles is a 138 kV line owned by AMERICAN TRANSMISSION CO, about 2.5 miles away. Another 5 operating power plants totaling 653 MW sit within 25 miles; the largest is SOUTH FOND DU LAC (382 MW, Natural Gas).
Computed by Bywatts from HIFLD power plant, substation and transmission line records and EIA-860/923 survey data; distances are straight-line. Sources and methodology
Weather peril exposure
FORWARD WIND ENERGY CENTER is a 129 MW wind power plant in Dodge County, WI, operated by INVENERGY SERVICES LLC, commissioned in 2008. Dodge County carries high modeled catastrophe exposure in the FEMA National Risk Index, scoring 4.1 of 5 at the 76th national percentile. Hail is the leading peril, rated Relatively Moderate by FEMA at the 81st 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.
Dodge County hazard ratings
| Peril | FEMA rating | National percentile | Peril score | Events per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hail | Relatively Moderate | 81st | 4.2 of 5 | 3.5 |
| Lightning | Relatively Moderate | 74th | 4.0 of 5 | 34.9 |
| Tornado | Relatively Moderate | 60th | 3.4 of 5 | 0.65 |
| Heat wave | Relatively Low | 48th | 2.9 of 5 | 2.9 |
| Strong wind | Relatively Moderate | 44th | 2.8 of 5 | 3.8 |
| Wildfire | Very Low | 41st | 2.6 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Earthquake | Very Low | 16th | 1.7 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Riverine flooding | Relatively Low | 12th | 1.5 of 5 | 0.93 |
| Ice storm | Relatively Low | 7th | 1.3 of 5 | 0.47 |
| Hurricane | Very Low | 4th | 1.1 of 5 | 0.01 |
| Winter weather | Relatively Moderate | 3rd | 1.1 of 5 | 15.6 |
Perils not assessed in Dodge 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 Dodge 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.