LENOX
OperatingOil power plant
- Capacity
- 4 MW
- Primary fuel
- Oil
- County
- Taylor County
- Operator
- CITY OF LENOX - (IA)
- Status
- Operating
- Commissioned
- 1948
- EIA plant ID
- 1158
- Coordinates
- 40.8800, -94.5589
LENOX, a 4 MW Oil power plant in Taylor County, Iowa. Operated by CITY OF LENOX - (IA), commissioned 1948. One of 230 power plants tracked in Iowa on Bywatts.
Weather peril exposure
LENOX is a 4 MW oil power plant in Taylor County, IA, operated by CITY OF LENOX - (IA), commissioned in 1948. Taylor County carries high modeled catastrophe exposure in the FEMA National Risk Index, scoring 3.8 of 5 at the 71st national percentile. Heat wave is the leading peril, rated Relatively Moderate by FEMA at the 99th 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.
Taylor County hazard ratings
| Peril | FEMA rating | National percentile | Peril score | Events per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heat wave | Relatively Moderate | 99th | 5.0 of 5 | 7.7 |
| Tornado | Relatively Low | 98th | 4.9 of 5 | 0.40 |
| Lightning | Very Low | 95th | 4.8 of 5 | 45.6 |
| Strong wind | Relatively Low | 91st | 4.6 of 5 | 4.2 |
| Winter weather | Relatively Low | 77th | 4.1 of 5 | 11.3 |
| Hail | Relatively Low | 73rd | 3.9 of 5 | 5.8 |
| Riverine flooding | Very Low | 55th | 3.2 of 5 | 1.0 |
| Ice storm | Very Low | 53rd | 3.1 of 5 | 0.47 |
| Wildfire | Very Low | 50th | 3.0 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Earthquake | Very Low | 24th | 2.0 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Hurricane | Very Low | 9th | 1.4 of 5 | <0.01 |
Perils not assessed in Taylor 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 Taylor 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.