HIBBARD RENEWABLE ENERGY CENTER
OperatingBiomass power plant
- Capacity
- 73 MW
- Primary fuel
- Biomass
- County
- St. Louis County
- Operator
- MINNESOTA POWER INC
- Status
- Operating
- Commissioned
- 1949
- EIA plant ID
- 1897
- Coordinates
- 46.7357, -92.1528
HIBBARD RENEWABLE ENERGY CENTER, a 73 MW Biomass power plant in St. Louis County, Minnesota. Operated by MINNESOTA POWER INC, commissioned 1949.
Weather peril exposure
HIBBARD RENEWABLE ENERGY CENTER is a 73 MW biomass power plant in St. Louis County, MN, operated by MINNESOTA POWER INC, commissioned in 1949. St. Louis County carries moderate modeled catastrophe exposure in the FEMA National Risk Index, scoring 2.2 of 5 at the 30th national percentile. Winter weather is the leading peril, rated Very High by FEMA at the 94th percentile.
The Bywatts loss layer is calibrated to solar PV hardware, so it is not applied to a biomass plant. The ratings below are the FEMA National Risk Index county hazard ratings for this location.
St. Louis County hazard ratings
| Peril | FEMA rating | National percentile | Peril score | Events per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winter weather | Very High | 94th | 4.7 of 5 | 17.6 |
| Heat wave | Relatively Moderate | 69th | 3.8 of 5 | 0.34 |
| Riverine flooding | Relatively Moderate | 54th | 3.2 of 5 | 1.5 |
| Lightning | Very High | 53rd | 3.1 of 5 | 27.2 |
| Wildfire | Relatively Low | 48th | 2.9 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Hail | Relatively Moderate | 46th | 2.8 of 5 | 0.93 |
| Ice storm | Relatively Moderate | 31st | 2.2 of 5 | 0.16 |
| Tornado | Relatively Low | 18th | 1.7 of 5 | 0.39 |
| Coastal flooding | Very Low | 12th | 1.5 of 5 | 0.01 |
| Strong wind | Relatively Moderate | 2nd | 1.1 of 5 | 0.71 |
| Earthquake | Very Low | 0th | 1.0 of 5 | <0.01 |
Perils not assessed in St. Louis 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 |
Model hail, wind and flood exposure for St. Louis 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.