OGDEN
OperatingOil power plant
- Capacity
- 4 MW
- Primary fuel
- Oil
- County
- Boone County
- Operator
- CITY OF OGDEN - (IA)
- Status
- Operating
- Commissioned
- 1951
- EIA plant ID
- 1169
- Coordinates
- 42.0401, -94.0306
OGDEN, a 4 MW Oil power plant in Boone County, Iowa. Operated by CITY OF OGDEN - (IA), commissioned 1951. One of 230 power plants tracked in Iowa on Bywatts.
Weather peril exposure
OGDEN is a 4 MW oil power plant in Boone County, IA, operated by CITY OF OGDEN - (IA), commissioned in 1951. Boone County carries elevated modeled catastrophe exposure in the FEMA National Risk Index, scoring 3.2 of 5 at the 55th national percentile. Tornado is the leading peril, rated Relatively Low by FEMA at the 95th 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.
Boone County hazard ratings
| Peril | FEMA rating | National percentile | Peril score | Events per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tornado | Relatively Low | 95th | 4.8 of 5 | 0.58 |
| Heat wave | Very Low | 93rd | 4.7 of 5 | 5.3 |
| Strong wind | Relatively Low | 75th | 4.0 of 5 | 5.8 |
| Winter weather | Relatively Low | 72nd | 3.9 of 5 | 15.7 |
| Ice storm | Relatively Low | 62nd | 3.5 of 5 | 0.66 |
| Hail | Relatively Low | 61st | 3.4 of 5 | 6.1 |
| Lightning | Very Low | 52nd | 3.1 of 5 | 43.7 |
| Riverine flooding | Very Low | 48th | 2.9 of 5 | 1.7 |
| Wildfire | Very Low | 23rd | 1.9 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Earthquake | Very Low | 15th | 1.6 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Hurricane | Very Low | 4th | 1.1 of 5 | <0.01 |
Perils not assessed in Boone 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 Boone 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.