TUSCARORA GEOTHERMAL POWER PLANT
OperatingGeothermal power plant
- Capacity
- 24 MW
- Primary fuel
- Geothermal
- County
- Elko County
- Operator
- ORMAT NEVADA INC
- Status
- Operating
- Commissioned
- 2012
- EIA plant ID
- 57451
- Coordinates
- 41.4828, -116.1511
TUSCARORA GEOTHERMAL POWER PLANT, a 24 MW Geothermal power plant in Elko County, Nevada. Operated by ORMAT NEVADA INC, commissioned 2012.
Weather peril exposure
TUSCARORA GEOTHERMAL POWER PLANT is a 24 MW geothermal power plant in Elko County, NV, operated by ORMAT NEVADA INC, commissioned in 2012. Elko County carries elevated modeled catastrophe exposure in the FEMA National Risk Index, scoring 2.9 of 5 at the 47th national percentile. Wildfire is the leading peril, rated Relatively High by FEMA at the 100th percentile.
The Bywatts loss layer is calibrated to solar PV hardware, so it is not applied to a geothermal plant. The ratings below are the FEMA National Risk Index county hazard ratings for this location.
Elko County hazard ratings
| Peril | FEMA rating | National percentile | Peril score | Events per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wildfire | Relatively High | 100th | 5.0 of 5 | 0.03 |
| Earthquake | Relatively Low | 87th | 4.5 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Winter weather | Relatively High | 58th | 3.3 of 5 | 21.6 |
| Heat wave | Relatively Low | 53rd | 3.1 of 5 | 2.2 |
| Hail | Very Low | 25th | 2.0 of 5 | 0.07 |
| Riverine flooding | Relatively Low | 25th | 2.0 of 5 | 1.8 |
| Lightning | Relatively Low | 20th | 1.8 of 5 | 29.7 |
| Strong wind | Relatively Low | 20th | 1.8 of 5 | 0.24 |
| Tornado | Very Low | 1st | 1.1 of 5 | 0.47 |
Perils not assessed in Elko 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 |
| Ice storm | FEMA rating is "Not Applicable" for this county |
Model hail, wind and flood exposure for Elko 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.