YUMA
OperatingPower plant
- Capacity
- 1 MW
- County
- Yuma County
- Operator
- CITY OF YUMA
- Status
- Operating
- EIA plant ID
- 524
- Coordinates
- 40.1276, -102.7387
YUMA, a 1 MW power plant in Yuma County, Colorado. Operated by CITY OF YUMA. One of 136 power plants tracked in Colorado on Bywatts.
Weather peril exposure
YUMA is a 1 MW power plant in Yuma County, CO, operated by CITY OF YUMA. Yuma County carries critical modeled catastrophe exposure in the FEMA National Risk Index, scoring 4.4 of 5 at the 84th national percentile. Tornado 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 this plant. The ratings below are the FEMA National Risk Index county hazard ratings for this location.
Yuma County hazard ratings
| Peril | FEMA rating | National percentile | Peril score | Events per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tornado | Relatively Low | 92nd | 4.7 of 5 | 2.4 |
| Hail | Relatively Moderate | 87th | 4.5 of 5 | 7.5 |
| Strong wind | Relatively Moderate | 81st | 4.2 of 5 | 3.0 |
| Wildfire | Very Low | 68th | 3.7 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Winter weather | Relatively Moderate | 68th | 3.7 of 5 | 14.7 |
| Ice storm | Relatively Low | 62nd | 3.5 of 5 | 0.13 |
| Lightning | Relatively Low | 43rd | 2.7 of 5 | 44.7 |
| Riverine flooding | Very Low | 28th | 2.1 of 5 | 1.2 |
| Earthquake | Very Low | 24th | 2.0 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Heat wave | Very Low | 19th | 1.8 of 5 | 0.16 |
Perils not assessed in Yuma 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 Yuma 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.