PERDIDO
OperatingPower plant
- Capacity
- 3 MW
- County
- Escambia County
- Operator
- GULF POWER CO
- Status
- Operating
- Commissioned
- 2010
- EIA plant ID
- 57502
- Coordinates
- 30.5758, -87.3880
PERDIDO, a 3 MW power plant in Escambia County, Florida. Operated by GULF POWER CO, commissioned 2010. One of 170 power plants tracked in Florida on Bywatts.
Weather peril exposure
PERDIDO is a 3 MW power plant in Escambia County, FL, operated by GULF POWER CO, commissioned in 2010. Escambia County carries high modeled catastrophe exposure in the FEMA National Risk Index, scoring 4.2 of 5 at the 79th national percentile. Hurricane is the leading peril, rated Very High by FEMA at the 97th 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.
Escambia County hazard ratings
| Peril | FEMA rating | National percentile | Peril score | Events per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hurricane | Very High | 97th | 4.9 of 5 | 0.25 |
| Wildfire | Relatively Low | 73rd | 3.9 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Coastal flooding | Relatively Moderate | 63rd | 3.5 of 5 | 3.6 |
| Heat wave | Relatively Moderate | 42nd | 2.7 of 5 | 8.9 |
| Tornado | Relatively Moderate | 32nd | 2.3 of 5 | 0.71 |
| Earthquake | Relatively Low | 26th | 2.1 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Lightning | Very High | 19th | 1.8 of 5 | 85.0 |
| Hail | Relatively Low | 18th | 1.7 of 5 | 1.4 |
| Riverine flooding | Relatively Moderate | 16th | 1.6 of 5 | 1.8 |
| Strong wind | Relatively Low | 11th | 1.4 of 5 | 1.9 |
| Winter weather | Relatively Moderate | 10th | 1.4 of 5 | 0.56 |
| Ice storm | Very Low | 10th | 1.4 of 5 | 0.02 |
Model hail, wind and flood exposure for Escambia 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.