PRINCETON
OperatingOil power plant
- Capacity
- 12 MW
- Primary fuel
- Oil
- County
- Mille Lacs County
- Operator
- PRINCETON PUBLIC UTILS COMM
- Status
- Operating
- Commissioned
- 1953
- EIA plant ID
- 2005
- Coordinates
- 45.5695, -93.5871
PRINCETON, a 12 MW Oil power plant in Mille Lacs County, Minnesota. Operated by PRINCETON PUBLIC UTILS COMM, commissioned 1953.
Weather peril exposure
PRINCETON is a 12 MW oil power plant in Mille Lacs County, MN, operated by PRINCETON PUBLIC UTILS COMM, commissioned in 1953. Mille Lacs County carries high modeled catastrophe exposure in the FEMA National Risk Index, scoring 3.5 of 5 at the 62nd national percentile. Heat wave is the leading peril, rated Very Low by FEMA at the 79th 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.
Mille Lacs County hazard ratings
| Peril | FEMA rating | National percentile | Peril score | Events per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heat wave | Very Low | 79th | 4.1 of 5 | 1.9 |
| Riverine flooding | Relatively Low | 72nd | 3.9 of 5 | 0.43 |
| Strong wind | Relatively Low | 71st | 3.8 of 5 | 2.9 |
| Hail | Relatively Low | 69th | 3.8 of 5 | 4.5 |
| Wildfire | Relatively Low | 58th | 3.3 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Tornado | Relatively Low | 42nd | 2.7 of 5 | 0.28 |
| Ice storm | Relatively Low | 38th | 2.5 of 5 | 0.38 |
| Winter weather | Relatively Low | 33rd | 2.3 of 5 | 16.9 |
| Lightning | Relatively Low | 30th | 2.2 of 5 | 32.5 |
| Earthquake | Very Low | 2nd | 1.1 of 5 | <0.01 |
Perils not assessed in Mille Lacs 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 Mille Lacs 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.