ST JOSEPH LANDFILL GENERATING STATION
OperatingPower plant
- Capacity
- 2 MW
- County
- Buchanan County
- Operator
- KCP&L GREATER MISSOURI OPERATIONS CO
- Status
- Operating
- Commissioned
- 2011
- EIA plant ID
- 58024
- Coordinates
- 39.6743, -94.7752
ST JOSEPH LANDFILL GENERATING STATION, a 2 MW power plant in Buchanan County, Missouri. Operated by KCP&L GREATER MISSOURI OPERATIONS CO, commissioned 2011.
Weather peril exposure
ST JOSEPH LANDFILL GENERATING STATION is a 2 MW power plant in Buchanan County, MO, operated by KCP&L GREATER MISSOURI OPERATIONS CO, commissioned in 2011. Buchanan County carries high modeled catastrophe exposure in the FEMA National Risk Index, scoring 4.0 of 5 at the 75th national percentile. Heat wave is the leading peril, rated Relatively Moderate by FEMA at the 88th 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.
Buchanan County hazard ratings
| Peril | FEMA rating | National percentile | Peril score | Events per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heat wave | Relatively Moderate | 88th | 4.5 of 5 | 12.3 |
| Hail | Relatively Moderate | 80th | 4.2 of 5 | 8.6 |
| Tornado | Relatively Moderate | 74th | 4.0 of 5 | 0.30 |
| Lightning | Relatively Moderate | 56th | 3.3 of 5 | 48.4 |
| Winter weather | Relatively Moderate | 55th | 3.2 of 5 | 11.3 |
| Wildfire | Very Low | 53rd | 3.1 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Strong wind | Relatively High | 51st | 3.0 of 5 | 6.4 |
| Ice storm | Relatively Moderate | 47th | 2.9 of 5 | 0.78 |
| Earthquake | Very Low | 25th | 2.0 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Riverine flooding | Relatively Low | 24th | 2.0 of 5 | 3.7 |
Perils not assessed in Buchanan 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 Buchanan 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.