ELLINWOOD
OperatingOil power plant
- Capacity
- 9 MW
- Primary fuel
- Oil
- County
- Barton County
- Operator
- CITY OF ELLINWOOD
- Status
- Operating
- Commissioned
- 1948
- EIA plant ID
- 1274
- Coordinates
- 38.3544, -98.5835
ELLINWOOD, a 9 MW Oil power plant in Barton County, Kansas. Operated by CITY OF ELLINWOOD, commissioned 1948.
Weather peril exposure
ELLINWOOD is a 9 MW oil power plant in Barton County, KS, operated by CITY OF ELLINWOOD, commissioned in 1948. Barton County carries critical modeled catastrophe exposure in the FEMA National Risk Index, scoring 4.5 of 5 at the 87th national percentile. Heat wave is the leading peril, rated Relatively Low by FEMA at the 100th 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.
Barton County hazard ratings
| Peril | FEMA rating | National percentile | Peril score | Events per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heat wave | Relatively Low | 100th | 5.0 of 5 | 8.5 |
| Winter weather | Relatively High | 92nd | 4.7 of 5 | 13.1 |
| Hail | Relatively High | 88th | 4.5 of 5 | 10.5 |
| Tornado | Relatively Moderate | 88th | 4.5 of 5 | 1.1 |
| Ice storm | Relatively High | 88th | 4.5 of 5 | 0.80 |
| Strong wind | Relatively High | 87th | 4.5 of 5 | 5.9 |
| Wildfire | Relatively Low | 71st | 3.8 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Lightning | Relatively Low | 38th | 2.5 of 5 | 46.0 |
| Earthquake | Very Low | 28th | 2.1 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Riverine flooding | Relatively Low | 15th | 1.6 of 5 | 1.5 |
Perils not assessed in Barton 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 Barton 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.