HAWK ROAD FACILITY
OperatingNatural Gas power plant
- Capacity
- 495 MW
- Primary fuel
- Natural Gas
- County
- Heard County
- Operator
- OGLETHORPE POWER CORPORATION
- Status
- Operating
- Commissioned
- 2001
- EIA plant ID
- 55141
- Coordinates
- 33.3585, -84.9911
HAWK ROAD FACILITY, a 495 MW Natural Gas power plant in Heard County, Georgia. Operated by OGLETHORPE POWER CORPORATION, commissioned 2001.
Weather peril exposure
HAWK ROAD FACILITY is a 495 MW natural gas power plant in Heard County, GA, operated by OGLETHORPE POWER CORPORATION, commissioned in 2001. Heard County carries elevated modeled catastrophe exposure in the FEMA National Risk Index, scoring 2.9 of 5 at the 46th national percentile. Lightning is the leading peril, rated Relatively Low by FEMA at the 95th percentile.
The Bywatts loss layer is calibrated to solar PV hardware, so it is not applied to a natural gas plant. The ratings below are the FEMA National Risk Index county hazard ratings for this location.
Heard County hazard ratings
| Peril | FEMA rating | National percentile | Peril score | Events per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lightning | Relatively Low | 95th | 4.8 of 5 | 61.7 |
| Tornado | Relatively Low | 81st | 4.2 of 5 | 0.22 |
| Ice storm | Relatively Low | 72nd | 3.9 of 5 | 0.79 |
| Wildfire | Very Low | 61st | 3.4 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Hail | Very Low | 55th | 3.2 of 5 | 5.1 |
| Earthquake | Very Low | 55th | 3.2 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Hurricane | Very Low | 51st | 3.0 of 5 | 0.06 |
| Strong wind | Relatively Low | 41st | 2.7 of 5 | 2.5 |
| Riverine flooding | Very Low | 28th | 2.1 of 5 | 0.32 |
| Heat wave | Very Low | 18th | 1.7 of 5 | 2.7 |
| Winter weather | Very Low | 15th | 1.6 of 5 | 1.7 |
Perils not assessed in Heard 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 |
|---|---|
| Coastal flooding | FEMA rating is "Not Applicable" for this county |
Model hail, wind and flood exposure for Heard 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.