NORTHEASTERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY COGEN
OperatingPower plant
- Capacity
- 3 MW
- County
- Cook County
- Operator
- NORTHEASTERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY
- Status
- Operating
- Commissioned
- 1995
- EIA plant ID
- 58245
- Coordinates
- 41.9817, -87.7200
NORTHEASTERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY COGEN, a 3 MW power plant in Cook County, Illinois. Operated by NORTHEASTERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY, commissioned 1995.
Weather peril exposure
NORTHEASTERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY COGEN is a 3 MW power plant in Cook County, IL, operated by NORTHEASTERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY, commissioned in 1995. Cook County carries moderate modeled catastrophe exposure in the FEMA National Risk Index, scoring 1.8 of 5 at the 21st national percentile. Riverine flooding is the leading peril, rated Very High by FEMA at the 75th 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.
Cook County hazard ratings
| Peril | FEMA rating | National percentile | Peril score | Events per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Riverine flooding | Very High | 75th | 4.0 of 5 | 5.9 |
| Heat wave | Very High | 65th | 3.6 of 5 | 2.9 |
| Earthquake | Relatively High | 61st | 3.4 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Tornado | Very High | 59th | 3.4 of 5 | 1.0 |
| Winter weather | Very High | 40th | 2.6 of 5 | 14.6 |
| Hail | Relatively High | 35th | 2.4 of 5 | 4.0 |
| Wildfire | Very Low | 31st | 2.3 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Ice storm | Very High | 27th | 2.1 of 5 | 0.58 |
| Lightning | Very High | 6th | 1.2 of 5 | 41.5 |
| Strong wind | Very High | 5th | 1.2 of 5 | 5.7 |
| Coastal flooding | Relatively Low | 4th | 1.2 of 5 | 0.01 |
| Hurricane | Very Low | 1st | 1.0 of 5 | <0.01 |
Model hail, wind and flood exposure for Cook 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.