PRESTON POWER PLANT
OperatingOil power plant
- Capacity
- 4 MW
- Primary fuel
- Oil
- County
- Fillmore County
- Operator
- PRESTON PUBLIC UTILITIES COMM
- Status
- Operating
- Commissioned
- 1949
- EIA plant ID
- 2004
- Coordinates
- 43.6664, -92.0833
PRESTON POWER PLANT, a 4 MW Oil power plant in Fillmore County, Minnesota. Operated by PRESTON PUBLIC UTILITIES COMM, commissioned 1949.
Weather peril exposure
PRESTON POWER PLANT is a 4 MW oil power plant in Fillmore County, MN, operated by PRESTON PUBLIC UTILITIES COMM, commissioned in 1949. Fillmore County carries elevated modeled catastrophe exposure in the FEMA National Risk Index, scoring 3.0 of 5 at the 51st national percentile. Riverine flooding is the leading peril, rated Relatively Low by FEMA at the 91st 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.
Fillmore County hazard ratings
| Peril | FEMA rating | National percentile | Peril score | Events per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Riverine flooding | Relatively Low | 91st | 4.6 of 5 | 1.4 |
| Lightning | Very Low | 90th | 4.6 of 5 | 37.1 |
| Heat wave | Very Low | 84th | 4.3 of 5 | 3.6 |
| Tornado | Relatively Low | 76th | 4.0 of 5 | 0.56 |
| Hail | Relatively Low | 58th | 3.3 of 5 | 4.4 |
| Strong wind | Relatively Low | 56th | 3.2 of 5 | 3.6 |
| Winter weather | Relatively Low | 55th | 3.2 of 5 | 19.4 |
| Ice storm | Relatively Low | 24th | 2.0 of 5 | 0.68 |
| Wildfire | Very Low | 8th | 1.3 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Earthquake | Very Low | 5th | 1.2 of 5 | <0.01 |
Perils not assessed in Fillmore 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 |
| Coastal flooding | FEMA rating is "Not Applicable" for this county |
Model hail, wind and flood exposure for Fillmore 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.