WHEELABRATOR CLAREMONT FACILITY
OperatingBiomass power plant
- Capacity
- 5 MW
- Primary fuel
- Biomass
- County
- Sullivan County
- Operator
- CLAREMONT ENERGY
- Status
- Operating
- EIA plant ID
- 50872
- Coordinates
- 43.3443, -72.3773
WHEELABRATOR CLAREMONT FACILITY, a 5 MW Biomass power plant in Sullivan County, New Hampshire. Operated by CLAREMONT ENERGY.
Weather peril exposure
WHEELABRATOR CLAREMONT FACILITY is a 5 MW biomass power plant in Sullivan County, NH, operated by CLAREMONT ENERGY. Sullivan County carries low modeled catastrophe exposure in the FEMA National Risk Index, scoring 1.3 of 5 at the 8th national percentile. Riverine flooding is the leading peril, rated Relatively Low by FEMA at the 88th percentile.
The Bywatts loss layer is calibrated to solar PV hardware, so it is not applied to a biomass plant. The ratings below are the FEMA National Risk Index county hazard ratings for this location.
Sullivan County hazard ratings
| Peril | FEMA rating | National percentile | Peril score | Events per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Riverine flooding | Relatively Low | 88th | 4.5 of 5 | 1.4 |
| Ice storm | Relatively Moderate | 80th | 4.2 of 5 | 0.87 |
| Hurricane | Relatively Low | 71st | 3.8 of 5 | 0.06 |
| Lightning | Relatively Low | 68th | 3.7 of 5 | 21.0 |
| Winter weather | Relatively Low | 62nd | 3.5 of 5 | 19.2 |
| Earthquake | Very Low | 47th | 2.9 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Strong wind | Relatively Low | 21st | 1.8 of 5 | 1.0 |
| Tornado | Very Low | 20th | 1.8 of 5 | 0.07 |
| Hail | Very Low | 5th | 1.2 of 5 | 2.0 |
| Wildfire | Very Low | 5th | 1.2 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Heat wave | Relatively Low | 4th | 1.2 of 5 | 2.1 |
Perils not assessed in Sullivan 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 Sullivan 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.