LACHUTE HYDRO LOWER
OperatingHydro power plant
- Capacity
- 4 MW
- Primary fuel
- Hydro
- County
- Essex County
- Operator
- ENEL
- Status
- Operating
- Commissioned
- 1987
- EIA plant ID
- 10752
- Coordinates
- 43.8490, -73.4207
LACHUTE HYDRO LOWER, a 4 MW Hydro power plant in Essex County, New York. Operated by ENEL, commissioned 1987.
Weather peril exposure
LACHUTE HYDRO LOWER is a 4 MW hydro power plant in Essex County, NY, operated by ENEL, commissioned in 1987. Essex County carries low modeled catastrophe exposure in the FEMA National Risk Index, scoring 1.1 of 5 at the 3rd national percentile. Lightning is the leading peril, rated Relatively Moderate by FEMA at the 83rd percentile.
The Bywatts loss layer is calibrated to solar PV hardware, so it is not applied to a hydro plant. The ratings below are the FEMA National Risk Index county hazard ratings for this location.
Essex County hazard ratings
| Peril | FEMA rating | National percentile | Peril score | Events per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lightning | Relatively Moderate | 83rd | 4.3 of 5 | 22.8 |
| Riverine flooding | Relatively Moderate | 79th | 4.2 of 5 | 3.1 |
| Earthquake | Relatively Low | 72nd | 3.9 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Winter weather | Relatively Moderate | 70th | 3.8 of 5 | 20.6 |
| Ice storm | Relatively Moderate | 61st | 3.4 of 5 | 0.24 |
| Hurricane | Relatively Low | 61st | 3.4 of 5 | 0.02 |
| Strong wind | Relatively Low | 43rd | 2.7 of 5 | 0.85 |
| Wildfire | Very Low | 31st | 2.3 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Tornado | Very Low | 13th | 1.5 of 5 | 0.11 |
| Hail | Very Low | 5th | 1.2 of 5 | 1.2 |
| Heat wave | Very Low | 3rd | 1.1 of 5 | 0.82 |
Perils not assessed in Essex 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 Essex 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.