SUNEDISON LV SUTTON PLANT SITE
OperatingSolar power plant
- Capacity
- 1 MW
- Primary fuel
- Solar
- County
- New Hanover County
- Operator
- SUNE NC PROGRESS 1 LLC
- Status
- Operating
- Commissioned
- 2008
- EIA plant ID
- 56938
- Coordinates
- 34.2872, -77.9806
SUNEDISON LV SUTTON PLANT SITE, a 1 MW Solar power plant in New Hanover County, North Carolina. Operated by SUNE NC PROGRESS 1 LLC, commissioned 2008.
Weather peril exposure
SUNEDISON LV SUTTON PLANT SITE is a 1 MW solar power plant in New Hanover County, NC, operated by SUNE NC PROGRESS 1 LLC, commissioned in 2008. New Hanover County carries critical modeled catastrophe exposure in the FEMA National Risk Index, scoring 4.5 of 5 at the 88th national percentile. Hurricane is the leading peril, rated Very High by FEMA at the 99th percentile.
New Hanover County hazard ratings
| Peril | FEMA rating | National percentile | Peril score | Share of modeled loss | Events per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hurricane | Very High | 99th | 4.9 of 5 | 94% | 0.37 |
| Coastal flooding | Relatively High | 77th | 4.1 of 5 | 2% | 3.7 |
| Ice storm | Relatively High | 74th | 4.0 of 5 | <1% | 0.69 |
| Wildfire | Relatively Low | 55th | 3.2 of 5 | <1% | <0.01 |
| Earthquake | Relatively Low | 52nd | 3.1 of 5 | <1% | <0.01 |
| Winter weather | Relatively High | 51st | 3.1 of 5 | <1% | 1.5 |
| Lightning | Very High | 48th | 2.9 of 5 | <1% | 56.5 |
| Riverine flooding | Relatively Moderate | 43rd | 2.7 of 5 | 1% | 2.5 |
| Heat wave | Relatively Moderate | 38th | 2.5 of 5 | <1% | 7.7 |
| Tornado | Relatively High | 37th | 2.5 of 5 | 1% | 0.16 |
| Hail | Very Low | 13th | 1.5 of 5 | 1% | 2.2 |
| Strong wind | Relatively Moderate | 8th | 1.3 of 5 | <1% | 1.4 |
Hail exposure and deductible structure
Hail scores 1.5 of 5, which sits in the 1% to 2% percentage deductible range carriers are quoting for that exposure. Named windstorm and severe convective wind score 4.9 of 5, indicating a 5% to 10% wind deductible. Ranges, not single figures. The final structure is set by the carrier.
Percentage hail deductible range: 1% to 2% of insured value. Wind deductible range: 5% to 10%. These are the structures commonly seen at this exposure, not an offer and not a rate.
Modeled annual loss for a 1 MW solar array
At an assumed replacement value of $0.90 per watt, or $1.1M insured, the modeled expected annual loss for a fixed tilt ground mount array in New Hanover County is $3,415 a year, $2,846 per MW, 0.32% of insured value.
Heat is modeled as a production risk rather than a property loss: 1.1% of annual yield in this county.
Insurability signal: Constrained. Named windstorm and severe wind at 4.9 of 5.
Model hail, wind and flood exposure for New Hanover 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, and the modeled loss applies the Bywatts solar vulnerability layer. 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. The solar vulnerability layer that turns FEMA building loss into modeled solar loss was derived by Bywatts and revised on physical reasoning. It has not been reviewed by a practising underwriter.