BLUE MOUNTAIN BIOGAS
OperatingPower plant
- Capacity
- 3 MW
- County
- Beaver County
- Operator
- BLUE MOUNTAIN BIOGAS LLC
- Status
- Operating
- Commissioned
- 2012
- EIA plant ID
- 58130
- Coordinates
- 38.1801, -113.3017
BLUE MOUNTAIN BIOGAS, a 3 MW power plant in Beaver County, Utah. Operated by BLUE MOUNTAIN BIOGAS LLC, commissioned 2012.
Weather peril exposure
BLUE MOUNTAIN BIOGAS is a 3 MW power plant in Beaver County, UT, operated by BLUE MOUNTAIN BIOGAS LLC, commissioned in 2012. Beaver County carries low modeled catastrophe exposure in the FEMA National Risk Index, scoring 1.3 of 5 at the 9th national percentile. Wildfire is the leading peril, rated Relatively Low by FEMA at the 95th 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.
Beaver County hazard ratings
| Peril | FEMA rating | National percentile | Peril score | Events per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wildfire | Relatively Low | 95th | 4.8 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Winter weather | Relatively High | 95th | 4.8 of 5 | 18.7 |
| Earthquake | Relatively Low | 93rd | 4.7 of 5 | 0.01 |
| Riverine flooding | Very Low | 29th | 2.1 of 5 | 0.14 |
| Heat wave | Very Low | 12th | 1.5 of 5 | 1.5 |
| Hail | Very Low | 12th | 1.5 of 5 | 0.05 |
| Strong wind | Very Low | 8th | 1.3 of 5 | 0.11 |
| Lightning | Relatively Low | 4th | 1.2 of 5 | 39.1 |
| Tornado | Very Low | 1st | 1.0 of 5 | 0.05 |
| Ice storm | Very Low | 1st | 1.0 of 5 | 0.01 |
Perils not assessed in Beaver 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 Beaver 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.