SEARS HYDROELECTRIC PLANT
OperatingPower plant
- Capacity
- 1 MW
- County
- Rock Island County
- Operator
- CITY OF ROCK ISLAND
- Status
- Operating
- EIA plant ID
- 56978
- Coordinates
- 41.4612, -90.5800
SEARS HYDROELECTRIC PLANT, a 1 MW power plant in Rock Island County, Illinois. Operated by CITY OF ROCK ISLAND.
Weather peril exposure
SEARS HYDROELECTRIC PLANT is a 1 MW power plant in Rock Island County, IL, operated by CITY OF ROCK ISLAND. Rock Island County carries high modeled catastrophe exposure in the FEMA National Risk Index, scoring 4.1 of 5 at the 78th national percentile. Hail is the leading peril, rated Relatively Moderate by FEMA at the 82nd 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.
Rock Island County hazard ratings
| Peril | FEMA rating | National percentile | Peril score | Events per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hail | Relatively Moderate | 82nd | 4.3 of 5 | 4.0 |
| Strong wind | Relatively High | 66th | 3.6 of 5 | 6.2 |
| Ice storm | Relatively Moderate | 64th | 3.5 of 5 | 0.67 |
| Riverine flooding | Relatively Moderate | 62nd | 3.5 of 5 | 3.1 |
| Tornado | Relatively High | 61st | 3.5 of 5 | 0.42 |
| Earthquake | Relatively Low | 38th | 2.5 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Lightning | Relatively High | 29th | 2.2 of 5 | 44.0 |
| Wildfire | Very Low | 28th | 2.1 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Winter weather | Relatively High | 14th | 1.6 of 5 | 15.6 |
| Heat wave | Relatively Moderate | 13th | 1.5 of 5 | 7.2 |
| Hurricane | Very Low | 3rd | 1.1 of 5 | <0.01 |
Perils not assessed in Rock Island 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 Rock Island 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.