NANTUCKET
OperatingOil power plant
- Capacity
- 7 MW
- Primary fuel
- Oil
- County
- Nantucket County
- Operator
- NANTUCKET ELECTRIC CO
- Status
- Operating
- Commissioned
- 2019
- EIA plant ID
- 1615
- Coordinates
- 41.2559, -70.0535
NANTUCKET, a 7 MW Oil power plant in Nantucket County, Massachusetts. Operated by NANTUCKET ELECTRIC CO, commissioned 2019.
Weather peril exposure
NANTUCKET is a 7 MW oil power plant in Nantucket County, MA, operated by NANTUCKET ELECTRIC CO, commissioned in 2019. Nantucket County carries critical modeled catastrophe exposure in the FEMA National Risk Index, scoring 4.4 of 5 at the 85th national percentile. Hurricane is the leading peril, rated Relatively Moderate by FEMA at the 98th 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.
Nantucket County hazard ratings
| Peril | FEMA rating | National percentile | Peril score | Events per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hurricane | Relatively Moderate | 98th | 4.9 of 5 | 0.20 |
| Coastal flooding | Relatively Moderate | 94th | 4.8 of 5 | 3.7 |
| Earthquake | Very Low | 27th | 2.1 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Lightning | Very Low | 24th | 1.9 of 5 | 14.4 |
| Wildfire | Very Low | 20th | 1.8 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Hail | Very Low | 16th | 1.6 of 5 | 0.17 |
| Riverine flooding | Very Low | 13th | 1.5 of 5 | 0.25 |
| Winter weather | Very Low | 9th | 1.4 of 5 | 5.8 |
| Strong wind | Very Low | 5th | 1.2 of 5 | 0.08 |
| Tornado | Very Low | 4th | 1.2 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Ice storm | Very Low | 2nd | 1.1 of 5 | 0.01 |
Perils not assessed in Nantucket 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 |
|---|---|
| Heat wave | FEMA rating is "No Rating" for this county |
Model hail, wind and flood exposure for Nantucket 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.