DADS GAS RECOVERY
OperatingBiomass power plant
- Capacity
- 3 MW
- Primary fuel
- Biomass
- County
- Arapahoe County
- Operator
- WM RENEWABLE ENERGY LLC
- Status
- Operating
- Commissioned
- 2008
- EIA plant ID
- 56530
- Coordinates
- 39.6535, -104.7044
DADS GAS RECOVERY, a 3 MW Biomass power plant in Arapahoe County, Colorado. Operated by WM RENEWABLE ENERGY LLC, commissioned 2008.
Weather peril exposure
DADS GAS RECOVERY is a 3 MW biomass power plant in Arapahoe County, CO, operated by WM RENEWABLE ENERGY LLC, commissioned in 2008. Arapahoe County carries critical modeled catastrophe exposure in the FEMA National Risk Index, scoring 5.0 of 5 at the 99th national percentile. Hail is the leading peril, rated Very High by FEMA at the 99th percentile.
The Bywatts loss layer is calibrated to solar PV hardware, so it is not applied to a biomass plant. The ratings below are the FEMA National Risk Index county hazard ratings for this location.
Arapahoe County hazard ratings
| Peril | FEMA rating | National percentile | Peril score | Events per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hail | Very High | 99th | 5.0 of 5 | 8.6 |
| Tornado | Relatively High | 71st | 3.9 of 5 | 1.1 |
| Wildfire | Relatively Low | 55th | 3.2 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Earthquake | Relatively Low | 45th | 2.8 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Winter weather | Relatively High | 39th | 2.6 of 5 | 12.7 |
| Strong wind | Relatively High | 26th | 2.1 of 5 | 1.4 |
| Heat wave | Relatively Low | 18th | 1.7 of 5 | 0.73 |
| Riverine flooding | Relatively Moderate | 11th | 1.4 of 5 | 1.3 |
| Lightning | Very High | 11th | 1.4 of 5 | 51.5 |
| Ice storm | Very Low | 3rd | 1.1 of 5 | 0.03 |
Perils not assessed in Arapahoe 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 Arapahoe 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.