PEARL STATION
OperatingCoal power plant
- Capacity
- 24 MW
- Primary fuel
- Coal
- County
- Pike County
- Operator
- PRAIRIE POWER, INC
- Status
- Operating
- Commissioned
- 1973
- EIA plant ID
- 6238
- Coordinates
- 39.4486, -90.6141
PEARL STATION, a 24 MW Coal power plant in Pike County, Illinois. Operated by PRAIRIE POWER, INC, commissioned 1973.
Weather peril exposure
PEARL STATION is a 24 MW coal power plant in Pike County, IL, operated by PRAIRIE POWER, INC, commissioned in 1973. Pike County carries high modeled catastrophe exposure in the FEMA National Risk Index, scoring 3.8 of 5 at the 70th national percentile. Lightning is the leading peril, rated Relatively Low by FEMA at the 100th percentile.
The Bywatts loss layer is calibrated to solar PV hardware, so it is not applied to a coal plant. The ratings below are the FEMA National Risk Index county hazard ratings for this location.
Pike County hazard ratings
| Peril | FEMA rating | National percentile | Peril score | Events per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lightning | Relatively Low | 100th | 5.0 of 5 | 48.4 |
| Riverine flooding | Very Low | 96th | 4.8 of 5 | 0.82 |
| Strong wind | Relatively Moderate | 77th | 4.1 of 5 | 4.9 |
| Earthquake | Very Low | 76th | 4.0 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Hail | Relatively Low | 74th | 3.9 of 5 | 4.0 |
| Heat wave | Relatively Low | 66th | 3.7 of 5 | 9.2 |
| Winter weather | Relatively Low | 48th | 2.9 of 5 | 9.7 |
| Tornado | Relatively Low | 43rd | 2.7 of 5 | 0.63 |
| Ice storm | Very Low | 41st | 2.6 of 5 | 1.3 |
| Wildfire | Very Low | 27th | 2.1 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Hurricane | Very Low | 19th | 1.8 of 5 | <0.01 |
Perils not assessed in Pike 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 Pike 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.