HAW RIVER HYDRO
OperatingHydro power plant
- Capacity
- 2 MW
- Primary fuel
- Hydro
- County
- Alamance County
- Operator
- HAW RIVER HYDRO CO
- Status
- Operating
- Commissioned
- 1981
- EIA plant ID
- 10258
- Coordinates
- 35.9484, -79.3245
HAW RIVER HYDRO, a 2 MW Hydro power plant in Alamance County, North Carolina. Operated by HAW RIVER HYDRO CO, commissioned 1981.
Weather peril exposure
HAW RIVER HYDRO is a 2 MW hydro power plant in Alamance County, NC, operated by HAW RIVER HYDRO CO, commissioned in 1981. Alamance County carries moderate modeled catastrophe exposure in the FEMA National Risk Index, scoring 2.4 of 5 at the 35th national percentile. Hurricane is the leading peril, rated Relatively Moderate by FEMA at the 74th 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.
Alamance County hazard ratings
| Peril | FEMA rating | National percentile | Peril score | Events per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hurricane | Relatively Moderate | 74th | 4.0 of 5 | 0.11 |
| Ice storm | Relatively High | 71st | 3.8 of 5 | 1.8 |
| Lightning | Relatively High | 66th | 3.6 of 5 | 46.9 |
| Riverine flooding | Relatively Moderate | 51st | 3.0 of 5 | 1.3 |
| Earthquake | Relatively Low | 49th | 3.0 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Hail | Relatively Moderate | 45th | 2.8 of 5 | 4.5 |
| Tornado | Relatively Moderate | 38th | 2.5 of 5 | 0.16 |
| Winter weather | Relatively High | 31st | 2.2 of 5 | 7.9 |
| Strong wind | Relatively Moderate | 21st | 1.8 of 5 | 1.7 |
| Heat wave | Relatively Low | 18th | 1.7 of 5 | 2.5 |
| Wildfire | Very Low | 17th | 1.7 of 5 | <0.01 |
Perils not assessed in Alamance 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 Alamance 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.