ELKHART
OperatingHydro power plant
- Capacity
- 3 MW
- Primary fuel
- Hydro
- County
- Elkhart County
- Operator
- INDIANA MICHIGAN POWER CO
- Status
- Operating
- Commissioned
- 1913
- EIA plant ID
- 986
- Coordinates
- 41.6929, -85.9651
ELKHART, a 3 MW Hydro power plant in Elkhart County, Indiana. Operated by INDIANA MICHIGAN POWER CO, commissioned 1913.
Weather peril exposure
ELKHART is a 3 MW hydro power plant in Elkhart County, IN, operated by INDIANA MICHIGAN POWER CO, commissioned in 1913. Elkhart County carries elevated modeled catastrophe exposure in the FEMA National Risk Index, scoring 3.2 of 5 at the 55th national percentile. Heat wave is the leading peril, rated Relatively Low by FEMA at the 84th percentile.
The Bywatts loss layer is calibrated to solar PV hardware, so it is not applied to a hydro plant. The ratings below are the FEMA National Risk Index county hazard ratings for this location.
Elkhart County hazard ratings
| Peril | FEMA rating | National percentile | Peril score | Events per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heat wave | Relatively Low | 84th | 4.4 of 5 | 4.1 |
| Hail | Relatively Moderate | 66th | 3.6 of 5 | 2.9 |
| Tornado | Relatively High | 47th | 2.9 of 5 | 0.23 |
| Earthquake | Relatively Low | 43rd | 2.7 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Lightning | Relatively Moderate | 32nd | 2.3 of 5 | 39.6 |
| Hurricane | Very Low | 19th | 1.8 of 5 | 0.02 |
| Ice storm | Relatively Moderate | 14th | 1.6 of 5 | 1.3 |
| Strong wind | Relatively High | 14th | 1.5 of 5 | 4.9 |
| Riverine flooding | Relatively Moderate | 7th | 1.3 of 5 | 0.39 |
| Winter weather | Relatively Moderate | 7th | 1.3 of 5 | 16.7 |
| Wildfire | Very Low | 2nd | 1.1 of 5 | <0.01 |
Perils not assessed in Elkhart 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 Elkhart 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.