INDEPENDENCE
OperatingOil power plant
- Capacity
- 22 MW
- Primary fuel
- Oil
- County
- Buchanan County
- Operator
- CITY OF INDEPENDENCE - (IA)
- Status
- Operating
- EIA plant ID
- 1149
- Coordinates
- 42.4751, -91.8871
INDEPENDENCE, a 22 MW Oil power plant in Buchanan County, Iowa. Operated by CITY OF INDEPENDENCE - (IA). One of 230 power plants tracked in Iowa on Bywatts.
Weather peril exposure
INDEPENDENCE is a 22 MW oil power plant in Buchanan County, IA, operated by CITY OF INDEPENDENCE - (IA). Buchanan County carries high modeled catastrophe exposure in the FEMA National Risk Index, scoring 4.1 of 5 at the 79th national percentile. Lightning is the leading peril, rated Very Low by FEMA at the 93rd 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.
Buchanan County hazard ratings
| Peril | FEMA rating | National percentile | Peril score | Events per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lightning | Very Low | 93rd | 4.7 of 5 | 40.9 |
| Heat wave | Very Low | 90th | 4.6 of 5 | 4.9 |
| Strong wind | Relatively Low | 89th | 4.6 of 5 | 5.3 |
| Riverine flooding | Relatively Low | 82nd | 4.3 of 5 | 2.1 |
| Hail | Relatively Moderate | 81st | 4.3 of 5 | 4.7 |
| Tornado | Relatively Low | 73rd | 3.9 of 5 | 0.51 |
| Winter weather | Relatively Low | 56th | 3.2 of 5 | 16.6 |
| Ice storm | Very Low | 38th | 2.5 of 5 | 0.24 |
| Earthquake | Very Low | 18th | 1.7 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Wildfire | Very Low | 15th | 1.6 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Hurricane | Very Low | 8th | 1.3 of 5 | <0.01 |
Perils not assessed in Buchanan 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 Buchanan 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.