INSKIP
OperatingHydro power plant
- Capacity
- 8 MW
- Primary fuel
- Hydro
- County
- Tehama County
- Operator
- PACIFIC GAS & ELECTRIC CO
- Status
- Operating
- Commissioned
- 1979
- EIA plant ID
- 248
- Coordinates
- 40.4010, -121.9655
INSKIP, an 8 MW Hydro power plant in Tehama County, California. Operated by PACIFIC GAS & ELECTRIC CO, commissioned 1979.
Weather peril exposure
INSKIP is an 8 MW hydro power plant in Tehama County, CA, operated by PACIFIC GAS & ELECTRIC CO, commissioned in 1979. Tehama County carries moderate modeled catastrophe exposure in the FEMA National Risk Index, scoring 2.1 of 5 at the 28th national percentile. Wildfire 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 a hydro plant. The ratings below are the FEMA National Risk Index county hazard ratings for this location.
Tehama County hazard ratings
| Peril | FEMA rating | National percentile | Peril score | Events per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wildfire | Relatively High | 99th | 5.0 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Riverine flooding | Relatively Moderate | 98th | 4.9 of 5 | 0.75 |
| Earthquake | Relatively Moderate | 95th | 4.8 of 5 | 0.04 |
| Heat wave | Relatively Low | 69th | 3.8 of 5 | 6.9 |
| Tornado | Very Low | 10th | 1.4 of 5 | 0.16 |
| Lightning | Relatively Low | 8th | 1.3 of 5 | 12.8 |
| Hail | Very Low | 2nd | 1.1 of 5 | 0.11 |
| Winter weather | Very Low | 1st | 1.1 of 5 | 13.5 |
| Strong wind | Very Low | 1st | 1.0 of 5 | 0.01 |
Perils not assessed in Tehama 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 |
| Ice storm | FEMA rating is "Not Applicable" for this county |
Model hail, wind and flood exposure for Tehama 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.