BURLINGTON CITY OF

Name: BURLINGTON CITY OF
Address: CO

Operating

Power plant

Capacity: 8 MW
County: Kit Carson County
Operator: CITY OF BURLINGTON - (CO)
Status: Operating
EIA plant ID: 490
Coordinates: 39.3072, -102.2671

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BURLINGTON CITY OF, an 8 MW power plant in Kit Carson County, Colorado. Operated by CITY OF BURLINGTON - (CO).

Weather peril exposure

BURLINGTON CITY OF is an 8 MW power plant in Kit Carson County, CO, operated by CITY OF BURLINGTON - (CO). Kit Carson County carries critical modeled catastrophe exposure in the FEMA National Risk Index, scoring 4.3 of 5 at the 83rd national percentile. Winter weather is the leading peril, rated Relatively Moderate by FEMA at the 90th percentile.

The Bywatts loss layer is calibrated to solar PV hardware, so it is not applied to this plant. The ratings below are the FEMA National Risk Index county hazard ratings for this location.

4.3 of 5Modeled catastrophe exposure

CriticalExposure band

Winter weatherLeading peril

Very LowFEMA county risk rating

Kit Carson County hazard ratings

Peril	FEMA rating	National percentile	Peril score	Events per year
Winter weather	Relatively Moderate	90th	4.6 of 5	14.7
Tornado	Relatively Low	88th	4.5 of 5	2.3
Hail	Relatively Moderate	86th	4.5 of 5	6.9
Wildfire	Very Low	50th	3.0 of 5	<0.01
Strong wind	Relatively Moderate	38th	2.5 of 5	2.8
Lightning	Very Low	31st	2.2 of 5	46.7
Earthquake	Very Low	29th	2.1 of 5	<0.01
Ice storm	Very Low	28th	2.1 of 5	0.03
Heat wave	Very Low	14th	1.5 of 5	0.16
Riverine flooding	Very Low	5th	1.2 of 5	1.4

Perils not assessed in Kit Carson 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

Model hail, wind and flood exposure for Kit Carson 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.