MONTFORT WIND ENERGY CENTER
OperatingWind power plant
- Capacity
- 30 MW
- Primary fuel
- Wind
- County
- Iowa County
- Operator
- WISCONSIN ELECTRIC POWER CO
- Status
- Operating
- Commissioned
- 2002
- EIA plant ID
- 55742
- Coordinates
- 42.9659, -90.3681
MONTFORT WIND ENERGY CENTER, a 30 MW Wind power plant in Iowa County, Wisconsin. Operated by WISCONSIN ELECTRIC POWER CO, commissioned 2002.
Weather peril exposure
MONTFORT WIND ENERGY CENTER is a 30 MW wind power plant in Iowa County, WI, operated by WISCONSIN ELECTRIC POWER CO, commissioned in 2002. Iowa County carries critical modeled catastrophe exposure in the FEMA National Risk Index, scoring 4.5 of 5 at the 87th national percentile. Hail is the leading peril, rated Relatively Moderate by FEMA at the 89th 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.
Iowa County hazard ratings
| Peril | FEMA rating | National percentile | Peril score | Events per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hail | Relatively Moderate | 89th | 4.6 of 5 | 3.5 |
| Lightning | Very Low | 84th | 4.4 of 5 | 37.6 |
| Heat wave | Relatively Low | 70th | 3.8 of 5 | 3.7 |
| Strong wind | Relatively Low | 68th | 3.7 of 5 | 4.2 |
| Tornado | Relatively Low | 63rd | 3.5 of 5 | 0.50 |
| Wildfire | Very Low | 32nd | 2.3 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Ice storm | Relatively Low | 28th | 2.1 of 5 | 0.66 |
| Riverine flooding | Very Low | 26th | 2.1 of 5 | 0.68 |
| Earthquake | Very Low | 16th | 1.6 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Winter weather | Very Low | 7th | 1.3 of 5 | 15.8 |
| Hurricane | Very Low | 1st | 1.0 of 5 | <0.01 |
Perils not assessed in Iowa 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 Iowa 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.