WALDEN
OperatingHydro power plant
- Capacity
- 2 MW
- Primary fuel
- Hydro
- County
- Orange County
- Operator
- ENEL
- Status
- Operating
- Commissioned
- 1986
- EIA plant ID
- 10848
- Coordinates
- 41.5600, -74.1952
WALDEN, a 2 MW Hydro power plant in Orange County, New York. Operated by ENEL, commissioned 1986. One of 372 power plants tracked in New York on Bywatts.
Weather peril exposure
WALDEN is a 2 MW hydro power plant in Orange County, NY, operated by ENEL, commissioned in 1986. Orange County carries low modeled catastrophe exposure in the FEMA National Risk Index, scoring 1.3 of 5 at the 8th national percentile. Hurricane is the leading peril, rated Relatively Moderate by FEMA at the 79th 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.
Orange County hazard ratings
| Peril | FEMA rating | National percentile | Peril score | Events per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hurricane | Relatively Moderate | 79th | 4.2 of 5 | 0.07 |
| Earthquake | Relatively Low | 63rd | 3.5 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Winter weather | Relatively High | 43rd | 2.7 of 5 | 14.6 |
| Riverine flooding | Relatively High | 40th | 2.6 of 5 | 2.8 |
| Wildfire | Very Low | 35th | 2.4 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Ice storm | Relatively Moderate | 32nd | 2.3 of 5 | 0.83 |
| Coastal flooding | Relatively Low | 30th | 2.2 of 5 | 3.7 |
| Strong wind | Relatively High | 24th | 1.9 of 5 | 4.6 |
| Tornado | Relatively Moderate | 17th | 1.7 of 5 | 0.26 |
| Lightning | Relatively High | 9th | 1.3 of 5 | 30.1 |
| Hail | Relatively Low | 7th | 1.3 of 5 | 2.4 |
| Heat wave | Relatively Moderate | 1st | 1.0 of 5 | 5.7 |
Model hail, wind and flood exposure for Orange 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.