PRAIRIE RIVER
OperatingPower plant
- Capacity
- 1 MW
- County
- Itasca County
- Operator
- MINNESOTA POWER INC
- Status
- Operating
- Commissioned
- 1920
- EIA plant ID
- 378
- Coordinates
- 47.2847, -93.4999
PRAIRIE RIVER, a 1 MW power plant in Itasca County, Minnesota. Operated by MINNESOTA POWER INC, commissioned 1920.
Weather peril exposure
PRAIRIE RIVER is a 1 MW power plant in Itasca County, MN, operated by MINNESOTA POWER INC, commissioned in 1920. Itasca County carries moderate modeled catastrophe exposure in the FEMA National Risk Index, scoring 2.2 of 5 at the 30th national percentile. Riverine flooding is the leading peril, rated Relatively Moderate by FEMA at the 78th 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.
Itasca County hazard ratings
| Peril | FEMA rating | National percentile | Peril score | Events per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Riverine flooding | Relatively Moderate | 78th | 4.1 of 5 | 0.39 |
| Heat wave | Relatively Moderate | 74th | 4.0 of 5 | 0.83 |
| Winter weather | Relatively Low | 49th | 3.0 of 5 | 18.3 |
| Hail | Relatively Low | 47th | 2.9 of 5 | 1.5 |
| Wildfire | Very Low | 33rd | 2.3 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Lightning | Relatively Moderate | 30th | 2.2 of 5 | 28.4 |
| Tornado | Relatively Low | 23rd | 1.9 of 5 | 0.37 |
| Ice storm | Very Low | 17th | 1.7 of 5 | 0.06 |
| Strong wind | Relatively High | 3rd | 1.1 of 5 | 1.0 |
| Earthquake | Very Low | 0th | 1.0 of 5 | <0.01 |
Perils not assessed in Itasca 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 Itasca 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.