LANSING
OperatingCoal power plant
- Capacity
- 314 MW
- Primary fuel
- Coal
- County
- Allamakee County
- Operator
- INTERSTATE POWER AND LIGHT CO
- Status
- Operating
- EIA plant ID
- 1047
- Coordinates
- 43.3362, -91.1661
LANSING, a 314 MW Coal power plant in Allamakee County, Iowa. Operated by INTERSTATE POWER AND LIGHT CO. One of 230 power plants tracked in Iowa on Bywatts.
Weather peril exposure
LANSING is a 314 MW coal power plant in Allamakee County, IA, operated by INTERSTATE POWER AND LIGHT CO. Allamakee County carries high modeled catastrophe exposure in the FEMA National Risk Index, scoring 4.2 of 5 at the 79th national percentile. Lightning is the leading peril, rated Very Low by FEMA at the 85th percentile.
The Bywatts loss layer is calibrated to solar PV hardware, so it is not applied to a coal plant. The ratings below are the FEMA National Risk Index county hazard ratings for this location.
Allamakee County hazard ratings
| Peril | FEMA rating | National percentile | Peril score | Events per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lightning | Very Low | 85th | 4.4 of 5 | 38.1 |
| Hail | Relatively Moderate | 83rd | 4.3 of 5 | 4.1 |
| Heat wave | Relatively Low | 82nd | 4.3 of 5 | 4.1 |
| Riverine flooding | Relatively Low | 79th | 4.2 of 5 | 1.6 |
| Tornado | Relatively Low | 75th | 4.0 of 5 | 0.40 |
| Strong wind | Relatively Low | 58th | 3.3 of 5 | 3.7 |
| Winter weather | Very Low | 45th | 2.8 of 5 | 16.8 |
| Wildfire | Very Low | 19th | 1.7 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Ice storm | Relatively Low | 16th | 1.6 of 5 | 0.39 |
| Earthquake | Very Low | 8th | 1.3 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Hurricane | Very Low | 6th | 1.2 of 5 | <0.01 |
Perils not assessed in Allamakee 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 Allamakee 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.