TACONITE HARBOR ENERGY CENTER
OperatingCoal power plant
- Capacity
- 252 MW
- Primary fuel
- Coal
- County
- Cook County
- Operator
- MINNESOTA POWER INC
- Status
- Operating
- EIA plant ID
- 10075
- Coordinates
- 47.5311, -90.9115
TACONITE HARBOR ENERGY CENTER, a 252 MW Coal power plant in Cook County, Minnesota. Operated by MINNESOTA POWER INC.
Weather peril exposure
TACONITE HARBOR ENERGY CENTER is a 252 MW coal power plant in Cook County, MN, operated by MINNESOTA POWER INC. Cook County carries low modeled catastrophe exposure in the FEMA National Risk Index, scoring 1.0 of 5 at the 1st national percentile. Wildfire is the leading peril, rated Relatively Low by FEMA at the 75th percentile.
The Bywatts loss layer is calibrated to solar PV hardware, so it is not applied to a coal plant. The ratings below are the FEMA National Risk Index county hazard ratings for this location.
Cook County hazard ratings
| Peril | FEMA rating | National percentile | Peril score | Events per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wildfire | Relatively Low | 75th | 4.0 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Lightning | Relatively Moderate | 60th | 3.4 of 5 | 22.8 |
| Heat wave | Very Low | 58th | 3.3 of 5 | 0.21 |
| Riverine flooding | Very Low | 45th | 2.8 of 5 | 0.43 |
| Ice storm | Very Low | 29th | 2.1 of 5 | 0.08 |
| Winter weather | Relatively Low | 24th | 2.0 of 5 | 24.8 |
| Hail | Very Low | 14th | 1.6 of 5 | 0.12 |
| Strong wind | Very Low | 5th | 1.2 of 5 | 0.14 |
| Tornado | Very Low | 4th | 1.1 of 5 | 0.05 |
| Coastal flooding | Very Low | 3rd | 1.1 of 5 | <0.01 |
Perils not assessed in Cook 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 |
| Earthquake | FEMA rating is "No Rating" for this county |
Model hail, wind and flood exposure for Cook 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.