MU COMBINED HEAT AND POWER PLANT
OperatingCoal power plant
- Capacity
- 91 MW
- Primary fuel
- Coal
- County
- Boone County
- Operator
- CURATORS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI
- Status
- Operating
- Commissioned
- 1974
- EIA plant ID
- 50969
- Coordinates
- 38.9463, -92.3327
MU COMBINED HEAT AND POWER PLANT, a 91 MW Coal power plant in Boone County, Missouri. Operated by CURATORS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI, commissioned 1974.
Weather peril exposure
MU COMBINED HEAT AND POWER PLANT is a 91 MW coal power plant in Boone County, MO, operated by CURATORS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI, commissioned in 1974. Boone County carries moderate modeled catastrophe exposure in the FEMA National Risk Index, scoring 2.0 of 5 at the 25th national percentile. Heat wave is the leading peril, rated Relatively Moderate by FEMA at the 93rd 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.
Boone County hazard ratings
| Peril | FEMA rating | National percentile | Peril score | Events per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heat wave | Relatively Moderate | 93rd | 4.7 of 5 | 12.1 |
| Winter weather | Relatively High | 82nd | 4.3 of 5 | 9.7 |
| Earthquake | Relatively Low | 75th | 4.0 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Ice storm | Relatively High | 74th | 4.0 of 5 | 1.1 |
| Riverine flooding | Relatively Moderate | 62nd | 3.5 of 5 | 2.9 |
| Lightning | Relatively High | 45th | 2.8 of 5 | 49.8 |
| Wildfire | Relatively Low | 42nd | 2.7 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Hail | Relatively Low | 40th | 2.6 of 5 | 4.2 |
| Tornado | Relatively High | 40th | 2.6 of 5 | 0.32 |
| Strong wind | Relatively High | 25th | 2.0 of 5 | 3.4 |
| Hurricane | Very Low | 10th | 1.4 of 5 | <0.01 |
Perils not assessed in Boone 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 |
|---|---|
| Coastal flooding | FEMA rating is "Not Applicable" for this county |
Model hail, wind and flood exposure for Boone 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.