FOOTHILLS HYDRO PLANT
OperatingHydro power plant
- Capacity
- 3 MW
- Primary fuel
- Hydro
- County
- Douglas County
- Operator
- DENVER CITY & COUNTY-FOOTHILLS
- Status
- Operating
- Commissioned
- 1985
- EIA plant ID
- 10070
- Coordinates
- 39.4589, -105.0659
FOOTHILLS HYDRO PLANT, a 3 MW Hydro power plant in Douglas County, Colorado. Operated by DENVER CITY & COUNTY-FOOTHILLS, commissioned 1985.
Weather peril exposure
FOOTHILLS HYDRO PLANT is a 3 MW hydro power plant in Douglas County, CO, operated by DENVER CITY & COUNTY-FOOTHILLS, commissioned in 1985. Douglas County carries critical modeled catastrophe exposure in the FEMA National Risk Index, scoring 4.6 of 5 at the 90th national percentile. Wildfire is the leading peril, rated Relatively High by FEMA at the 95th 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.
Douglas County hazard ratings
| Peril | FEMA rating | National percentile | Peril score | Events per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wildfire | Relatively High | 95th | 4.8 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Hail | Relatively High | 92nd | 4.7 of 5 | 7.5 |
| Lightning | Very High | 72nd | 3.9 of 5 | 58.6 |
| Winter weather | Very High | 71st | 3.8 of 5 | 18.0 |
| Tornado | Relatively High | 69th | 3.7 of 5 | 0.75 |
| Strong wind | Relatively High | 47th | 2.9 of 5 | 1.0 |
| Earthquake | Relatively Low | 31st | 2.2 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Heat wave | Relatively Low | 22nd | 1.9 of 5 | 0.24 |
| Riverine flooding | Relatively Moderate | 20th | 1.8 of 5 | 1.4 |
| Ice storm | Relatively Low | 17th | 1.7 of 5 | 0.01 |
Perils not assessed in Douglas 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 Douglas 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.