ALTA MUNICIPAL UTILITIES
OperatingOil power plant
- Capacity
- 2 MW
- Primary fuel
- Oil
- County
- Buena Vista County
- Operator
- CITY OF ALTA
- Status
- Operating
- Commissioned
- 2018
- EIA plant ID
- 1121
- Coordinates
- 42.6727, -95.3039
ALTA MUNICIPAL UTILITIES, a 2 MW Oil power plant in Buena Vista County, Iowa. Operated by CITY OF ALTA, commissioned 2018.
Weather peril exposure
ALTA MUNICIPAL UTILITIES is a 2 MW oil power plant in Buena Vista County, IA, operated by CITY OF ALTA, commissioned in 2018. Buena Vista County carries elevated modeled catastrophe exposure in the FEMA National Risk Index, scoring 3.1 of 5 at the 52nd national percentile. Tornado is the leading peril, rated Relatively Moderate by FEMA at the 97th percentile.
The Bywatts loss layer is calibrated to solar PV hardware, so it is not applied to an oil plant. The ratings below are the FEMA National Risk Index county hazard ratings for this location.
Buena Vista County hazard ratings
| Peril | FEMA rating | National percentile | Peril score | Events per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tornado | Relatively Moderate | 97th | 4.9 of 5 | 0.48 |
| Winter weather | Relatively Moderate | 92nd | 4.7 of 5 | 15.4 |
| Heat wave | Very Low | 91st | 4.6 of 5 | 5.5 |
| Strong wind | Relatively Moderate | 76th | 4.0 of 5 | 3.9 |
| Ice storm | Relatively Low | 62nd | 3.5 of 5 | 0.69 |
| Hail | Relatively Moderate | 57th | 3.3 of 5 | 5.3 |
| Lightning | Very Low | 42nd | 2.7 of 5 | 41.5 |
| Wildfire | Very Low | 23rd | 1.9 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Riverine flooding | Very Low | 18th | 1.7 of 5 | 2.1 |
| Earthquake | Very Low | 13th | 1.5 of 5 | <0.01 |
Perils not assessed in Buena Vista 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 |
|---|---|
| Hurricane | FEMA rating is "Not Applicable" for this county |
| Coastal flooding | FEMA rating is "Not Applicable" for this county |
Model hail, wind and flood exposure for Buena Vista 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.