LAS ANIMAS
OperatingOil power plant
- Capacity
- 6 MW
- Primary fuel
- Oil
- County
- Bent County
- Operator
- CITY OF LAS ANIMAS - (CO)
- Status
- Operating
- Commissioned
- 1941
- EIA plant ID
- 507
- Coordinates
- 38.0636, -103.2154
LAS ANIMAS, a 6 MW Oil power plant in Bent County, Colorado. Operated by CITY OF LAS ANIMAS - (CO), commissioned 1941.
Weather peril exposure
LAS ANIMAS is a 6 MW oil power plant in Bent County, CO, operated by CITY OF LAS ANIMAS - (CO), commissioned in 1941. Bent County carries critical modeled catastrophe exposure in the FEMA National Risk Index, scoring 4.8 of 5 at the 95th national percentile. Hail is the leading peril, rated Relatively Low by FEMA at the 96th percentile.
The Bywatts loss layer is calibrated to solar PV hardware, so it is not applied to an oil plant. The ratings below are the FEMA National Risk Index county hazard ratings for this location.
Bent County hazard ratings
| Peril | FEMA rating | National percentile | Peril score | Events per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hail | Relatively Low | 96th | 4.8 of 5 | 3.3 |
| Wildfire | Relatively Low | 82nd | 4.3 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Winter weather | Relatively Low | 61st | 3.5 of 5 | 6.8 |
| Riverine flooding | Very Low | 61st | 3.5 of 5 | 0.54 |
| Strong wind | Relatively Low | 59th | 3.4 of 5 | 0.99 |
| Tornado | Very Low | 50th | 3.0 of 5 | 0.81 |
| Earthquake | Very Low | 36th | 2.4 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Lightning | Relatively Low | 22nd | 1.9 of 5 | 44.4 |
| Heat wave | Very Low | 18th | 1.7 of 5 | 0.47 |
| Ice storm | Very Low | 9th | 1.4 of 5 | 0.01 |
Perils not assessed in Bent 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 Bent 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.