LAKE PRESTON
OperatingOil power plant
- Capacity
- 24 MW
- Primary fuel
- Oil
- County
- Kingsbury County
- Operator
- OTTER TAIL POWER CO
- Status
- Operating
- Commissioned
- 1978
- EIA plant ID
- 3352
- Coordinates
- 44.3655, -97.3812
LAKE PRESTON, a 24 MW Oil power plant in Kingsbury County, South Dakota. Operated by OTTER TAIL POWER CO, commissioned 1978.
Weather peril exposure
LAKE PRESTON is a 24 MW oil power plant in Kingsbury County, SD, operated by OTTER TAIL POWER CO, commissioned in 1978. Kingsbury County carries high modeled catastrophe exposure in the FEMA National Risk Index, scoring 3.5 of 5 at the 63rd national percentile. Lightning is the leading peril, rated Very Low by FEMA at the 90th 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.
Kingsbury County hazard ratings
| Peril | FEMA rating | National percentile | Peril score | Events per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lightning | Very Low | 90th | 4.6 of 5 | 34.7 |
| Tornado | Relatively Low | 88th | 4.5 of 5 | 0.51 |
| Heat wave | Very Low | 77th | 4.1 of 5 | 4.2 |
| Ice storm | Relatively Moderate | 75th | 4.0 of 5 | 0.54 |
| Winter weather | Relatively Low | 74th | 4.0 of 5 | 18.6 |
| Strong wind | Relatively Low | 72nd | 3.9 of 5 | 3.4 |
| Hail | Relatively Low | 68th | 3.7 of 5 | 4.9 |
| Wildfire | Very Low | 65th | 3.6 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Earthquake | Very Low | 19th | 1.7 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Riverine flooding | Very Low | 16th | 1.6 of 5 | 0.57 |
Perils not assessed in Kingsbury 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 |
|---|---|
| Hurricane | FEMA rating is "Not Applicable" for this county |
| Coastal flooding | FEMA rating is "Not Applicable" for this county |
Model hail, wind and flood exposure for Kingsbury 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.