GRUNDY CENTER CITY LIGHT PLANT
OperatingOil power plant
- Capacity
- 9 MW
- Primary fuel
- Oil
- County
- Grundy County
- Operator
- GRUNDY CENTER MUN LIGHT & POWER
- Status
- Operating
- Commissioned
- 1963
- EIA plant ID
- 1145
- Coordinates
- 42.3632, -92.7724
GRUNDY CENTER CITY LIGHT PLANT, a 9 MW Oil power plant in Grundy County, Iowa. Operated by GRUNDY CENTER MUN LIGHT & POWER, commissioned 1963.
Weather peril exposure
GRUNDY CENTER CITY LIGHT PLANT is a 9 MW oil power plant in Grundy County, IA, operated by GRUNDY CENTER MUN LIGHT & POWER, commissioned in 1963. Grundy County carries elevated modeled catastrophe exposure in the FEMA National Risk Index, scoring 3.2 of 5 at the 56th national percentile. Heat wave is the leading peril, rated Very Low 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.
Grundy County hazard ratings
| Peril | FEMA rating | National percentile | Peril score | Events per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heat wave | Very Low | 97th | 4.9 of 5 | 4.0 |
| Strong wind | Relatively Low | 91st | 4.6 of 5 | 5.9 |
| Tornado | Relatively Low | 80th | 4.2 of 5 | 0.52 |
| Winter weather | Relatively Low | 73rd | 3.9 of 5 | 17.5 |
| Hail | Relatively Low | 62nd | 3.5 of 5 | 5.6 |
| Lightning | Very Low | 49th | 3.0 of 5 | 42.5 |
| Ice storm | Very Low | 49th | 3.0 of 5 | 0.46 |
| Riverine flooding | Very Low | 33rd | 2.3 of 5 | 1.6 |
| Wildfire | Very Low | 25th | 2.0 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Earthquake | Very Low | 15th | 1.6 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Hurricane | Very Low | 3rd | 1.1 of 5 | 0.01 |
Perils not assessed in Grundy 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 Grundy 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.