ALBERTVILLE
OperatingOil power plant
- Capacity
- 4 MW
- Primary fuel
- Oil
- County
- Marshall County
- Operator
- TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY
- Status
- Operating
- Commissioned
- 2000
- EIA plant ID
- 7924
- Coordinates
- 34.3596, -86.2231
ALBERTVILLE, a 4 MW Oil power plant in Marshall County, Alabama. Operated by TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY, commissioned 2000.
Weather peril exposure
ALBERTVILLE is a 4 MW oil power plant in Marshall County, AL, operated by TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY, commissioned in 2000. Marshall County carries moderate modeled catastrophe exposure in the FEMA National Risk Index, scoring 2.2 of 5 at the 30th national percentile. Tornado is the leading peril, rated Relatively High by FEMA at the 99th percentile.
The Bywatts loss layer is calibrated to solar PV hardware, so it is not applied to an oil plant. The ratings below are the FEMA National Risk Index county hazard ratings for this location.
Marshall County hazard ratings
| Peril | FEMA rating | National percentile | Peril score | Events per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tornado | Relatively High | 99th | 5.0 of 5 | 0.66 |
| Earthquake | Relatively Low | 81st | 4.2 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Lightning | Relatively High | 68th | 3.7 of 5 | 60.9 |
| Riverine flooding | Relatively Moderate | 64th | 3.6 of 5 | 1.8 |
| Hurricane | Relatively Low | 54th | 3.2 of 5 | 0.03 |
| Ice storm | Relatively Moderate | 54th | 3.1 of 5 | 0.77 |
| Wildfire | Very Low | 47th | 2.9 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Strong wind | Relatively High | 40th | 2.6 of 5 | 5.2 |
| Heat wave | Relatively Moderate | 32nd | 2.3 of 5 | 5.3 |
| Hail | Relatively Low | 30th | 2.2 of 5 | 4.8 |
| Winter weather | Relatively Moderate | 11th | 1.4 of 5 | 4.6 |
Perils not assessed in Marshall 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 Marshall 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.