WEST RECEIVING
OperatingOil power plant
- Capacity
- 2 MW
- Primary fuel
- Oil
- County
- Crawford County
- Operator
- CITY OF DENISON
- Status
- Operating
- Commissioned
- 1998
- EIA plant ID
- 7853
- Coordinates
- 42.0216, -95.3635
WEST RECEIVING, a 2 MW Oil power plant in Crawford County, Iowa. Operated by CITY OF DENISON, commissioned 1998.
Weather peril exposure
WEST RECEIVING is a 2 MW oil power plant in Crawford County, IA, operated by CITY OF DENISON, commissioned in 1998. Crawford 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 Moderate by FEMA at the 97th 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.
Crawford County hazard ratings
| Peril | FEMA rating | National percentile | Peril score | Events per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tornado | Relatively Moderate | 97th | 4.9 of 5 | 0.58 |
| Heat wave | Very Low | 94th | 4.8 of 5 | 5.7 |
| Riverine flooding | Relatively Low | 84th | 4.4 of 5 | 0.82 |
| Ice storm | Relatively Moderate | 79th | 4.1 of 5 | 0.75 |
| Strong wind | Relatively Moderate | 68th | 3.7 of 5 | 4.3 |
| Winter weather | Relatively Low | 67th | 3.7 of 5 | 14.6 |
| Hail | Relatively Moderate | 59th | 3.4 of 5 | 5.8 |
| Wildfire | Very Low | 47th | 2.9 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Lightning | Relatively Low | 34th | 2.4 of 5 | 43.5 |
| Earthquake | Very Low | 7th | 1.3 of 5 | <0.01 |
Perils not assessed in Crawford 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 |
|---|---|
| Hurricane | FEMA rating is "No Rating" for this county |
| Coastal flooding | FEMA rating is "Not Applicable" for this county |
Model hail, wind and flood exposure for Crawford 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.