AVENTIS PHARMACEUTICALS
OperatingNatural Gas power plant
- Capacity
- 5 MW
- Primary fuel
- Natural Gas
- County
- Somerset County
- Operator
- AVENTIS PHARMACEUTICALS INC
- Status
- Operating
- Commissioned
- 2002
- EIA plant ID
- 10122
- Coordinates
- 40.6241, -74.6345
AVENTIS PHARMACEUTICALS, a 5 MW Natural Gas power plant in Somerset County, New Jersey. Operated by AVENTIS PHARMACEUTICALS INC, commissioned 2002.
Weather peril exposure
AVENTIS PHARMACEUTICALS is a 5 MW natural gas power plant in Somerset County, NJ, operated by AVENTIS PHARMACEUTICALS INC, commissioned in 2002. Somerset County carries low modeled catastrophe exposure in the FEMA National Risk Index, scoring 1.4 of 5 at the 9th national percentile. Riverine flooding is the leading peril, rated Relatively High by FEMA at the 80th percentile.
The Bywatts loss layer is calibrated to solar PV hardware, so it is not applied to a natural gas plant. The ratings below are the FEMA National Risk Index county hazard ratings for this location.
Somerset County hazard ratings
| Peril | FEMA rating | National percentile | Peril score | Events per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Riverine flooding | Relatively High | 80th | 4.2 of 5 | 6.3 |
| Earthquake | Relatively Low | 73rd | 3.9 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Ice storm | Relatively High | 70th | 3.8 of 5 | 0.95 |
| Hurricane | Relatively Moderate | 69th | 3.8 of 5 | 0.11 |
| Strong wind | Relatively High | 64th | 3.6 of 5 | 6.8 |
| Winter weather | Relatively High | 54th | 3.1 of 5 | 12.0 |
| Lightning | Relatively High | 42nd | 2.7 of 5 | 34.1 |
| Wildfire | Very Low | 33rd | 2.3 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Tornado | Relatively Moderate | 24th | 2.0 of 5 | 0.12 |
| Coastal flooding | Very Low | 9th | 1.3 of 5 | 0.01 |
| Hail | Very Low | 8th | 1.3 of 5 | 2.4 |
| Heat wave | Relatively Moderate | 2nd | 1.1 of 5 | 7.4 |
Model hail, wind and flood exposure for Somerset 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.