OCRACOKE
OperatingOil power plant
- Capacity
- 3 MW
- Primary fuel
- Oil
- County
- Hyde County
- Operator
- NORTH CAROLINA EL MEMBER CORP
- Status
- Operating
- Commissioned
- 1991
- EIA plant ID
- 6377
- Coordinates
- 35.1094, -75.9804
OCRACOKE, a 3 MW Oil power plant in Hyde County, North Carolina. Operated by NORTH CAROLINA EL MEMBER CORP, commissioned 1991.
Weather peril exposure
OCRACOKE is a 3 MW oil power plant in Hyde County, NC, operated by NORTH CAROLINA EL MEMBER CORP, commissioned in 1991. Hyde County carries critical modeled catastrophe exposure in the FEMA National Risk Index, scoring 4.9 of 5 at the 97th national percentile. Hurricane is the leading peril, rated Relatively High by FEMA at the 100th percentile.
The Bywatts loss layer is calibrated to solar PV hardware, so it is not applied to an oil plant. The ratings below are the FEMA National Risk Index county hazard ratings for this location.
Hyde County hazard ratings
| Peril | FEMA rating | National percentile | Peril score | Events per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hurricane | Relatively High | 100th | 5.0 of 5 | 0.41 |
| Lightning | Relatively Low | 96th | 4.8 of 5 | 50.0 |
| Coastal flooding | Relatively High | 90th | 4.6 of 5 | 1.7 |
| Wildfire | Relatively Low | 78th | 4.1 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Winter weather | Relatively Low | 76th | 4.0 of 5 | 3.0 |
| Heat wave | Very Low | 37th | 2.5 of 5 | 8.4 |
| Tornado | Very Low | 36th | 2.4 of 5 | 0.65 |
| Ice storm | Very Low | 33rd | 2.3 of 5 | 0.34 |
| Earthquake | Very Low | 28th | 2.1 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Hail | Very Low | 17th | 1.7 of 5 | 1.3 |
| Strong wind | Relatively Low | 9th | 1.4 of 5 | 0.67 |
| Riverine flooding | Very Low | 4th | 1.1 of 5 | 0.25 |
Model hail, wind and flood exposure for Hyde 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.