POWELL VALLEY
OperatingPower plant
- Capacity
- 22 MW
- County
- Hancock County
- Operator
- POWELL VALLEY ELECTRIC COOP
- Status
- Operating
- Commissioned
- 2000
- EIA plant ID
- 7883
- Coordinates
- 36.5749, -83.0321
POWELL VALLEY, a 22 MW power plant in Hancock County, Tennessee. Operated by POWELL VALLEY ELECTRIC COOP, commissioned 2000.
Weather peril exposure
POWELL VALLEY is a 22 MW power plant in Hancock County, TN, operated by POWELL VALLEY ELECTRIC COOP, commissioned in 2000. Hancock County carries elevated modeled catastrophe exposure in the FEMA National Risk Index, scoring 2.8 of 5 at the 46th national percentile. Riverine flooding is the leading peril, rated Very Low by FEMA at the 93rd percentile.
The Bywatts loss layer is calibrated to solar PV hardware, so it is not applied to this plant. The ratings below are the FEMA National Risk Index county hazard ratings for this location.
Hancock County hazard ratings
| Peril | FEMA rating | National percentile | Peril score | Events per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Riverine flooding | Very Low | 93rd | 4.7 of 5 | 0.43 |
| Wildfire | Very Low | 80th | 4.2 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Earthquake | Very Low | 74th | 4.0 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Strong wind | Relatively Low | 69th | 3.7 of 5 | 4.7 |
| Lightning | Very Low | 58th | 3.3 of 5 | 51.9 |
| Hail | Very Low | 56th | 3.2 of 5 | 2.9 |
| Ice storm | Very Low | 41st | 2.7 of 5 | 0.15 |
| Hurricane | Very Low | 40th | 2.6 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Tornado | Very Low | 28th | 2.1 of 5 | 0.05 |
| Winter weather | Very Low | 23rd | 1.9 of 5 | 8.3 |
| Heat wave | Very Low | 9th | 1.4 of 5 | 0.16 |
Perils not assessed in Hancock 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 Hancock 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.