PINE GROVE
OperatingBiomass power plant
- Capacity
- 5 MW
- Primary fuel
- Biomass
- County
- Schuylkill County
- Operator
- INDUSTRIAL POWER GENERATING COMPANY LLC
- Status
- Operating
- Commissioned
- 2008
- EIA plant ID
- 56690
- Coordinates
- 40.5562, -76.3893
PINE GROVE, a 5 MW Biomass power plant in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. Operated by INDUSTRIAL POWER GENERATING COMPANY LLC, commissioned 2008.
Weather peril exposure
PINE GROVE is a 5 MW biomass power plant in Schuylkill County, PA, operated by INDUSTRIAL POWER GENERATING COMPANY LLC, commissioned in 2008. Schuylkill County carries low modeled catastrophe exposure in the FEMA National Risk Index, scoring 1.3 of 5 at the 6th national percentile. Riverine flooding is the leading peril, rated Relatively Moderate by FEMA at the 72nd percentile.
The Bywatts loss layer is calibrated to solar PV hardware, so it is not applied to a biomass plant. The ratings below are the FEMA National Risk Index county hazard ratings for this location.
Schuylkill County hazard ratings
| Peril | FEMA rating | National percentile | Peril score | Events per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Riverine flooding | Relatively Moderate | 72nd | 3.9 of 5 | 1.8 |
| Hurricane | Relatively Moderate | 71st | 3.9 of 5 | 0.05 |
| Winter weather | Relatively High | 53rd | 3.1 of 5 | 14.4 |
| Earthquake | Relatively Low | 41st | 2.7 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Strong wind | Relatively High | 37th | 2.5 of 5 | 4.7 |
| Wildfire | Very Low | 29th | 2.2 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Ice storm | Relatively Moderate | 27th | 2.1 of 5 | 1.3 |
| Tornado | Relatively Moderate | 24th | 2.0 of 5 | 0.38 |
| Lightning | Relatively High | 12th | 1.5 of 5 | 34.6 |
| Hail | Very Low | 9th | 1.3 of 5 | 2.3 |
| Heat wave | Relatively Low | 6th | 1.2 of 5 | 2.5 |
Perils not assessed in Schuylkill 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 Schuylkill 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.