DELTA
OperatingNatural Gas power plant
- Capacity
- 5 MW
- Primary fuel
- Natural Gas
- County
- Delta County
- Operator
- CITY OF DELTA - (CO)
- Status
- Operating
- EIA plant ID
- 496
- Coordinates
- 38.7319, -108.0710
DELTA, a 5 MW Natural Gas power plant in Delta County, Colorado. Operated by CITY OF DELTA - (CO). One of 136 power plants tracked in Colorado on Bywatts.
Weather peril exposure
DELTA is a 5 MW natural gas power plant in Delta County, CO, operated by CITY OF DELTA - (CO). Delta County carries low modeled catastrophe exposure in the FEMA National Risk Index, scoring 1.2 of 5 at the 6th national percentile. Riverine flooding is the leading peril, rated Relatively Low by FEMA at the 92nd percentile.
The Bywatts loss layer is calibrated to solar PV hardware, so it is not applied to a natural gas plant. The ratings below are the FEMA National Risk Index county hazard ratings for this location.
Delta County hazard ratings
| Peril | FEMA rating | National percentile | Peril score | Events per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Riverine flooding | Relatively Low | 92nd | 4.7 of 5 | 0.61 |
| Wildfire | Relatively Low | 81st | 4.2 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Earthquake | Relatively Low | 75th | 4.0 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Ice storm | Very Low | 19th | 1.7 of 5 | 0.01 |
| Strong wind | Very Low | 17th | 1.7 of 5 | 0.28 |
| Lightning | Relatively High | 16th | 1.6 of 5 | 58.3 |
| Hail | Very Low | 14th | 1.6 of 5 | 0.14 |
| Winter weather | Relatively Low | 12th | 1.5 of 5 | 25.7 |
| Heat wave | Very Low | 11th | 1.4 of 5 | 0.05 |
| Tornado | Very Low | 7th | 1.3 of 5 | 0.03 |
Perils not assessed in Delta 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 Delta 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.