HAYDEN
OperatingCoal power plant
- Capacity
- 439 MW
- Primary fuel
- Coal
- County
- Routt County
- Operator
- PUBLIC SERVICE CO OF COLORADO
- Status
- Operating
- Commissioned
- 1965
- EIA plant ID
- 525
- Coordinates
- 40.4867, -107.1855
HAYDEN, a 439 MW Coal power plant in Routt County, Colorado. Operated by PUBLIC SERVICE CO OF COLORADO, commissioned 1965.
Weather peril exposure
HAYDEN is a 439 MW coal power plant in Routt County, CO, operated by PUBLIC SERVICE CO OF COLORADO, commissioned in 1965. Routt County carries low modeled catastrophe exposure in the FEMA National Risk Index, scoring 1.2 of 5 at the 5th national percentile. Riverine flooding is the leading peril, rated Relatively Low by FEMA at the 94th 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.
Routt County hazard ratings
| Peril | FEMA rating | National percentile | Peril score | Events per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Riverine flooding | Relatively Low | 94th | 4.8 of 5 | 0.79 |
| Wildfire | Relatively Low | 79th | 4.2 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Earthquake | Very Low | 65th | 3.6 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Winter weather | Relatively Moderate | 42nd | 2.7 of 5 | 45.6 |
| Hail | Very Low | 14th | 1.6 of 5 | 0.08 |
| Lightning | Relatively Moderate | 11th | 1.4 of 5 | 55.1 |
| Strong wind | Very Low | 7th | 1.3 of 5 | 0.18 |
| Tornado | Very Low | 5th | 1.2 of 5 | 0.05 |
| Ice storm | Very Low | 3rd | 1.1 of 5 | 0.01 |
Perils not assessed in Routt 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 |
| Heat wave | FEMA rating is "No Rating" for this county |
Model hail, wind and flood exposure for Routt 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.