DAVE GATES GENERATING STATION
OperatingPower plant
- Capacity
- 150 MW
- County
- Deer Lodge County
- Operator
- NORTHWESTERN ENERGY DGGS
- Status
- Operating
- Commissioned
- 2011
- EIA plant ID
- 56908
- Coordinates
- 46.1065, -112.8763
DAVE GATES GENERATING STATION, a 150 MW power plant in Deer Lodge County, Montana. Operated by NORTHWESTERN ENERGY DGGS, commissioned 2011.
Weather peril exposure
DAVE GATES GENERATING STATION is a 150 MW power plant in Deer Lodge County, MT, operated by NORTHWESTERN ENERGY DGGS, commissioned in 2011. Deer Lodge County carries low modeled catastrophe exposure in the FEMA National Risk Index, scoring 1.8 of 5 at the 20th national percentile. Wildfire is the leading peril, rated Relatively Low by FEMA at the 87th 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.
Deer Lodge County hazard ratings
| Peril | FEMA rating | National percentile | Peril score | Events per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wildfire | Relatively Low | 87th | 4.5 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Earthquake | Very Low | 77th | 4.1 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Lightning | Relatively Low | 52nd | 3.1 of 5 | 32.5 |
| Hail | Very Low | 37th | 2.5 of 5 | 0.61 |
| Ice storm | Very Low | 31st | 2.3 of 5 | 0.02 |
| Winter weather | Relatively Moderate | 20th | 1.8 of 5 | 45.0 |
| Strong wind | Very Low | 16th | 1.6 of 5 | 0.30 |
| Heat wave | Very Low | 13th | 1.5 of 5 | 0.26 |
| Riverine flooding | Very Low | 12th | 1.5 of 5 | 0.25 |
| Tornado | Very Low | 9th | 1.3 of 5 | 0.02 |
Perils not assessed in Deer Lodge 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 Deer Lodge 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.