ARKALON ETHANOL LLC
OperatingPower plant
- Capacity
- 3 MW
- County
- Seward County
- Operator
- ARKALON ETHANOL LLC
- Status
- Operating
- Commissioned
- 2008
- EIA plant ID
- 58192
- Coordinates
- 37.1067, -100.7997
ARKALON ETHANOL LLC, a 3 MW power plant in Seward County, Kansas. Operated by ARKALON ETHANOL LLC, commissioned 2008.
Weather peril exposure
ARKALON ETHANOL LLC is a 3 MW power plant in Seward County, KS, operated by ARKALON ETHANOL LLC, commissioned in 2008. Seward County carries critical modeled catastrophe exposure in the FEMA National Risk Index, scoring 4.6 of 5 at the 91st national percentile. Hail is the leading peril, rated Relatively Moderate by FEMA at the 92nd percentile.
The Bywatts loss layer is calibrated to solar PV hardware, so it is not applied to this plant. The ratings below are the FEMA National Risk Index county hazard ratings for this location.
Seward County hazard ratings
| Peril | FEMA rating | National percentile | Peril score | Events per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hail | Relatively Moderate | 92nd | 4.7 of 5 | 9.5 |
| Wildfire | Relatively Low | 91st | 4.7 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Strong wind | Relatively Moderate | 87th | 4.5 of 5 | 4.6 |
| Winter weather | Relatively Low | 80th | 4.2 of 5 | 9.7 |
| Tornado | Relatively Moderate | 77th | 4.1 of 5 | 0.53 |
| Ice storm | Relatively Low | 73rd | 3.9 of 5 | 0.46 |
| Heat wave | Very Low | 71st | 3.8 of 5 | 0.95 |
| Earthquake | Very Low | 43rd | 2.7 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Lightning | Relatively Moderate | 34th | 2.4 of 5 | 43.1 |
| Riverine flooding | Very Low | 2nd | 1.1 of 5 | 0.39 |
Perils not assessed in Seward 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 "Not Applicable" for this county |
| Coastal flooding | FEMA rating is "Not Applicable" for this county |
Model hail, wind and flood exposure for Seward 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.