HOPKINTON
OperatingOil power plant
- Capacity
- 4 MW
- Primary fuel
- Oil
- County
- Delaware County
- Operator
- CITY OF HOPKINTON
- Status
- Operating
- Commissioned
- 1973
- EIA plant ID
- 8108
- Coordinates
- 42.3435, -91.2471
HOPKINTON, a 4 MW Oil power plant in Delaware County, Iowa. Operated by CITY OF HOPKINTON, commissioned 1973.
Weather peril exposure
HOPKINTON is a 4 MW oil power plant in Delaware County, IA, operated by CITY OF HOPKINTON, commissioned in 1973. Delaware County carries critical modeled catastrophe exposure in the FEMA National Risk Index, scoring 4.2 of 5 at the 80th national percentile. Riverine flooding is the leading peril, rated Relatively Low by FEMA at the 92nd 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.
Delaware County hazard ratings
| Peril | FEMA rating | National percentile | Peril score | Events per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Riverine flooding | Relatively Low | 92nd | 4.7 of 5 | 1.2 |
| Strong wind | Relatively Moderate | 92nd | 4.7 of 5 | 5.4 |
| Heat wave | Very Low | 85th | 4.4 of 5 | 4.7 |
| Tornado | Relatively Low | 84th | 4.4 of 5 | 0.49 |
| Hail | Relatively Moderate | 82nd | 4.3 of 5 | 4.5 |
| Winter weather | Relatively Low | 49th | 2.9 of 5 | 16.9 |
| Lightning | Relatively Low | 45th | 2.8 of 5 | 40.5 |
| Ice storm | Relatively Low | 34th | 2.4 of 5 | 0.24 |
| Earthquake | Very Low | 21st | 1.8 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Wildfire | Very Low | 13th | 1.5 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Hurricane | Very Low | 8th | 1.3 of 5 | <0.01 |
Perils not assessed in Delaware 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 Delaware 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.