VICTORIA
OperatingHydro power plant
- Capacity
- 12 MW
- Primary fuel
- Hydro
- County
- Ontonagon County
- Operator
- UPPER PENINSULA POWER CO
- Status
- Operating
- Commissioned
- 1931
- EIA plant ID
- 1774
- Coordinates
- 46.6964, -89.2089
VICTORIA, a 12 MW Hydro power plant in Ontonagon County, Michigan. Operated by UPPER PENINSULA POWER CO, commissioned 1931.
Weather peril exposure
VICTORIA is a 12 MW hydro power plant in Ontonagon County, MI, operated by UPPER PENINSULA POWER CO, commissioned in 1931. Ontonagon County carries moderate modeled catastrophe exposure in the FEMA National Risk Index, scoring 2.4 of 5 at the 34th national percentile. Lightning is the leading peril, rated Relatively Low by FEMA at the 69th percentile.
The Bywatts loss layer is calibrated to solar PV hardware, so it is not applied to a hydro plant. The ratings below are the FEMA National Risk Index county hazard ratings for this location.
Ontonagon County hazard ratings
| Peril | FEMA rating | National percentile | Peril score | Events per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lightning | Relatively Low | 69th | 3.8 of 5 | 23.8 |
| Heat wave | Very Low | 66th | 3.6 of 5 | 0.32 |
| Hail | Very Low | 51st | 3.1 of 5 | 0.74 |
| Winter weather | Relatively Low | 50th | 3.0 of 5 | 38.8 |
| Wildfire | Very Low | 42nd | 2.7 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Riverine flooding | Very Low | 36th | 2.5 of 5 | 0.29 |
| Strong wind | Very Low | 24th | 2.0 of 5 | 0.82 |
| Tornado | Very Low | 13th | 1.5 of 5 | 0.15 |
| Ice storm | Very Low | 6th | 1.2 of 5 | 0.01 |
| Coastal flooding | Very Low | 2nd | 1.1 of 5 | <0.01 |
Perils not assessed in Ontonagon 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 |
| Earthquake | FEMA rating is "No Rating" for this county |
Model hail, wind and flood exposure for Ontonagon 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.