PRAIRIE ENERGY
OperatingPower plant
- County
- Logan County
- Operator
- CORN BELT ENERGY CORPORATION
- Status
- Operating
- EIA plant ID
- 8003
- Coordinates
- 40.0037, -89.4497
PRAIRIE ENERGY, a power plant in Logan County, Illinois. Operated by CORN BELT ENERGY CORPORATION. One of 242 power plants tracked in Illinois on Bywatts.
Weather peril exposure
PRAIRIE ENERGY is a power plant in Logan County, IL, operated by CORN BELT ENERGY CORPORATION. Logan County carries high modeled catastrophe exposure in the FEMA National Risk Index, scoring 3.7 of 5 at the 66th national percentile. Tornado is the leading peril, rated Relatively Moderate by FEMA at the 90th 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.
Logan County hazard ratings
| Peril | FEMA rating | National percentile | Peril score | Events per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tornado | Relatively Moderate | 90th | 4.6 of 5 | 0.70 |
| Strong wind | Relatively High | 87th | 4.5 of 5 | 5.1 |
| Earthquake | Relatively Low | 82nd | 4.3 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Hail | Relatively Low | 70th | 3.8 of 5 | 3.4 |
| Lightning | Relatively Low | 57th | 3.3 of 5 | 47.3 |
| Winter weather | Relatively Low | 50th | 3.0 of 5 | 9.2 |
| Ice storm | Relatively Low | 47th | 2.9 of 5 | 1.8 |
| Riverine flooding | Relatively Low | 42nd | 2.7 of 5 | 1.6 |
| Heat wave | Relatively Low | 24th | 1.9 of 5 | 7.7 |
| Hurricane | Very Low | 12th | 1.5 of 5 | 0.01 |
| Wildfire | Very Low | 11th | 1.4 of 5 | <0.01 |
Perils not assessed in Logan 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 Logan 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.