MELDAHL HYDROELECTRIC PROJECT
OperatingPower plant
- County
- Bracken County
- Operator
- CITY OF HAMILTON - (OH)
- Status
- Operating
- Commissioned
- 2016
- EIA plant ID
- 56872
- Coordinates
- 38.7948, -84.1717
MELDAHL HYDROELECTRIC PROJECT, a power plant in Bracken County, Kentucky. Operated by CITY OF HAMILTON - (OH), commissioned 2016.
Weather peril exposure
MELDAHL HYDROELECTRIC PROJECT is a power plant in Bracken County, KY, operated by CITY OF HAMILTON - (OH), commissioned in 2016. Bracken County carries moderate modeled catastrophe exposure in the FEMA National Risk Index, scoring 1.9 of 5 at the 23rd national percentile. Riverine flooding is the leading peril, rated Very Low by FEMA at the 97th 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.
Bracken County hazard ratings
| Peril | FEMA rating | National percentile | Peril score | Events per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Riverine flooding | Very Low | 97th | 4.9 of 5 | 1.0 |
| Strong wind | Relatively Moderate | 85th | 4.4 of 5 | 4.4 |
| Tornado | Relatively Low | 74th | 4.0 of 5 | 0.12 |
| Earthquake | Very Low | 56th | 3.2 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Winter weather | Very Low | 52nd | 3.1 of 5 | 10.6 |
| Ice storm | Very Low | 48th | 2.9 of 5 | 0.74 |
| Heat wave | Very Low | 32nd | 2.3 of 5 | 6.0 |
| Hail | Very Low | 21st | 1.8 of 5 | 3.2 |
| Lightning | Relatively Low | 17th | 1.7 of 5 | 50.5 |
| Hurricane | Very Low | 12th | 1.5 of 5 | 0.01 |
| Wildfire | Very Low | 8th | 1.3 of 5 | <0.01 |
Perils not assessed in Bracken 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 Bracken 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.