COMANCHE
OperatingCoal power plant
- Capacity
- 1,635 MW
- Primary fuel
- Coal
- County
- Pueblo County
- Operator
- PUBLIC SERVICE CO OF COLORADO
- Status
- Operating
- Commissioned
- 1975
- EIA plant ID
- 470
- Coordinates
- 38.2089, -104.5754
COMANCHE, a 1,635 MW Coal power plant in Pueblo County, Colorado. Operated by PUBLIC SERVICE CO OF COLORADO, commissioned 1975.
Weather peril exposure
COMANCHE is a 1,635 MW coal power plant in Pueblo County, CO, operated by PUBLIC SERVICE CO OF COLORADO, commissioned in 1975. Pueblo County carries critical modeled catastrophe exposure in the FEMA National Risk Index, scoring 4.6 of 5 at the 90th national percentile. Hail is the leading peril, rated Relatively High by FEMA at the 92nd percentile.
The Bywatts loss layer is calibrated to solar PV hardware, so it is not applied to a coal plant. The ratings below are the FEMA National Risk Index county hazard ratings for this location.
Pueblo County hazard ratings
| Peril | FEMA rating | National percentile | Peril score | Events per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hail | Relatively High | 92nd | 4.7 of 5 | 4.0 |
| Wildfire | Relatively Moderate | 83rd | 4.3 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Winter weather | Very High | 59th | 3.3 of 5 | 12.2 |
| Earthquake | Relatively Low | 40th | 2.6 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Tornado | Relatively Moderate | 32nd | 2.3 of 5 | 0.73 |
| Riverine flooding | Relatively Moderate | 31st | 2.3 of 5 | 2.6 |
| Heat wave | Relatively Low | 30th | 2.2 of 5 | 0.89 |
| Lightning | Very High | 28th | 2.1 of 5 | 50.7 |
| Strong wind | Relatively Moderate | 25th | 2.0 of 5 | 0.55 |
| Ice storm | Relatively Low | 19th | 1.7 of 5 | 0.01 |
Perils not assessed in Pueblo 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 Pueblo 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.