MUNICIPAL POWER DAM
OperatingOil power plant
- Capacity
- 7 MW
- Primary fuel
- Oil
- County
- Pennington County
- Operator
- THIEF RIVER FALLS
- Status
- Operating
- Commissioned
- 1927
- EIA plant ID
- 2014
- Coordinates
- 48.1147, -96.1798
MUNICIPAL POWER DAM, a 7 MW Oil power plant in Pennington County, Minnesota. Operated by THIEF RIVER FALLS, commissioned 1927.
Weather peril exposure
MUNICIPAL POWER DAM is a 7 MW oil power plant in Pennington County, MN, operated by THIEF RIVER FALLS, commissioned in 1927. Pennington County carries elevated modeled catastrophe exposure in the FEMA National Risk Index, scoring 2.8 of 5 at the 46th national percentile. Riverine flooding is the leading peril, rated Relatively Low 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.
Pennington County hazard ratings
| Peril | FEMA rating | National percentile | Peril score | Events per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Riverine flooding | Relatively Low | 98th | 4.9 of 5 | 0.50 |
| Winter weather | Relatively Moderate | 96th | 4.9 of 5 | 20.0 |
| Wildfire | Relatively Low | 86th | 4.5 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Lightning | Very Low | 75th | 4.0 of 5 | 26.9 |
| Heat wave | Very Low | 74th | 4.0 of 5 | 0.84 |
| Ice storm | Relatively Low | 73rd | 3.9 of 5 | 0.26 |
| Strong wind | Relatively Low | 60th | 3.4 of 5 | 1.6 |
| Hail | Relatively Low | 51st | 3.0 of 5 | 3.0 |
| Tornado | Relatively Low | 46th | 2.8 of 5 | 0.31 |
| Earthquake | Very Low | 2nd | 1.1 of 5 | <0.01 |
Perils not assessed in Pennington 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 |
| Coastal flooding | FEMA rating is "Not Applicable" for this county |
Model hail, wind and flood exposure for Pennington 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.