WEST LIBERTY
OperatingOil power plant
- Capacity
- 17 MW
- Primary fuel
- Oil
- County
- Muscatine County
- Operator
- CITY OF WEST LIBERTY - (IA)
- Status
- Operating
- Commissioned
- 1974
- EIA plant ID
- 1200
- Coordinates
- 41.5691, -91.2640
WEST LIBERTY, a 17 MW Oil power plant in Muscatine County, Iowa. Operated by CITY OF WEST LIBERTY - (IA), commissioned 1974.
Weather peril exposure
WEST LIBERTY is a 17 MW oil power plant in Muscatine County, IA, operated by CITY OF WEST LIBERTY - (IA), commissioned in 1974. Muscatine County carries critical modeled catastrophe exposure in the FEMA National Risk Index, scoring 4.5 of 5 at the 88th national percentile. Hail is the leading peril, rated Relatively Moderate by FEMA at the 90th 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.
Muscatine County hazard ratings
| Peril | FEMA rating | National percentile | Peril score | Events per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hail | Relatively Moderate | 90th | 4.6 of 5 | 4.3 |
| Heat wave | Relatively Low | 89th | 4.6 of 5 | 7.3 |
| Strong wind | Relatively High | 86th | 4.4 of 5 | 6.4 |
| Ice storm | Relatively Moderate | 64th | 3.6 of 5 | 0.55 |
| Wildfire | Very Low | 58th | 3.3 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Tornado | Relatively Low | 42nd | 2.7 of 5 | 0.42 |
| Riverine flooding | Relatively Low | 42nd | 2.7 of 5 | 2.5 |
| Earthquake | Very Low | 42nd | 2.7 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Lightning | Relatively Moderate | 29th | 2.2 of 5 | 44.6 |
| Winter weather | Relatively Moderate | 10th | 1.4 of 5 | 15.2 |
| Hurricane | Very Low | 4th | 1.2 of 5 | <0.01 |
Perils not assessed in Muscatine 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 Muscatine 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.