LAMAR PLANT
OperatingCoal power plant
- Capacity
- 56 MW
- Primary fuel
- Coal
- County
- Prowers County
- Operator
- CITY OF LAMAR - (CO)
- Status
- Operating
- Commissioned
- 1946
- EIA plant ID
- 508
- Coordinates
- 38.0920, -102.6145
LAMAR PLANT, a 56 MW Coal power plant in Prowers County, Colorado. Operated by CITY OF LAMAR - (CO), commissioned 1946.
Weather peril exposure
LAMAR PLANT is a 56 MW coal power plant in Prowers County, CO, operated by CITY OF LAMAR - (CO), commissioned in 1946. Prowers County carries critical modeled catastrophe exposure in the FEMA National Risk Index, scoring 4.3 of 5 at the 82nd national percentile. Riverine flooding is the leading peril, rated Relatively Low by FEMA at the 90th 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.
Prowers County hazard ratings
| Peril | FEMA rating | National percentile | Peril score | Events per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Riverine flooding | Relatively Low | 90th | 4.6 of 5 | 1.0 |
| Wildfire | Relatively Low | 87th | 4.5 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Hail | Relatively Moderate | 85th | 4.4 of 5 | 5.7 |
| Winter weather | Relatively Moderate | 77th | 4.1 of 5 | 7.3 |
| Strong wind | Relatively Low | 66th | 3.7 of 5 | 2.1 |
| Tornado | Relatively Low | 44th | 2.8 of 5 | 1.2 |
| Earthquake | Very Low | 35th | 2.4 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Lightning | Relatively High | 21st | 1.8 of 5 | 45.1 |
| Heat wave | Very Low | 21st | 1.8 of 5 | 0.47 |
| Ice storm | Very Low | 13th | 1.5 of 5 | 0.05 |
Perils not assessed in Prowers 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 Prowers 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.