FLAMING GORGE

Operating

Hydro power plant

Capacity: 152 MW
Primary fuel: Hydro
County: Daggett County
Operator: U S BUREAU OF RECLAMATION
Status: Operating
Commissioned: 1963
EIA plant ID: 6405
Generators: 3
Technology: Conventional Hydroelectric
Net generation (2024): 408 GWh
Capacity factor (2024, EIA nameplate): 31%
Data vintage: EIA-860 2024 final; EIA-923 2022-2024 final
Coordinates: 40.9147, -109.4213

FLAMING GORGE, a 152 MW Hydro power plant in Daggett County, Utah. Operated by U S BUREAU OF RECLAMATION, commissioned 1963.

How FLAMING GORGE compares

With 152 MW of capacity, FLAMING GORGE ranks 10th among the 61 operating power plants Bywatts maps in Utah and is the largest of the 28 operating Hydro plants in the state. It accounts for about 60% of Utah's operating Hydro capacity and 2.0% of all operating capacity in the state. Nationally it is the 123rd-largest of the 1,243 operating Hydro plants in the database. Commissioned in 1963, it is older than 70% of the 61 operating Utah plants with a recorded commissioning year. Its operator, U S BUREAU OF RECLAMATION, runs 2 operating plants in Utah totaling 157 MW.

EIA-860 lists 3 generators at the site with 152 MW of nameplate capacity, all conventional hydroelectric technology. Net generation was 408 GWh in 2024 (a 31% capacity factor), up 3% from 2022. Its generators came online between 1963 and 1964.

Grid neighborhood

The nearest named substation is FLAMING GORGE (230 kV), about 0.3 miles away; the closest transmission line found within 10 miles is a 138 kV line owned by WAPA-- WESTERN AREA POWER ADMINISTRATION, under 0.1 miles away.

Computed by Bywatts from HIFLD power plant, substation and transmission line records and EIA-860/923 survey data; distances are straight-line. Sources and methodology

Weather peril exposure

FLAMING GORGE is a 152 MW hydro power plant in Daggett County, UT, operated by U S BUREAU OF RECLAMATION, commissioned in 1963. Daggett County carries low modeled catastrophe exposure in the FEMA National Risk Index, scoring 1.7 of 5 at the 17th national percentile. Wildfire is the leading peril, rated Relatively Low by FEMA at the 91st percentile.

The Bywatts loss layer is calibrated to solar PV hardware, so it is not applied to a hydro plant. The ratings below are the FEMA National Risk Index county hazard ratings for this location.

1.7 of 5Modeled catastrophe exposure

LowExposure band

WildfireLeading peril

Very LowFEMA county risk rating

Daggett County hazard ratings

Peril	FEMA rating	National percentile	Peril score	Events per year
Wildfire	Relatively Low	91st	4.6 of 5	<0.01
Winter weather	Relatively Low	87th	4.5 of 5	25.7
Earthquake	Very Low	64th	3.6 of 5	<0.01
Lightning	Relatively Moderate	42nd	2.7 of 5	45.7
Hail	Very Low	33rd	2.3 of 5	0.10
Ice storm	Very Low	20th	1.8 of 5	0.01
Tornado	Very Low	10th	1.4 of 5	0.03
Strong wind	Very Low	5th	1.2 of 5	0.17
Riverine flooding	Very Low	4th	1.1 of 5	0.39

Perils not assessed in Daggett 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
Heat wave	FEMA rating is "No Rating" for this county

Model hail, wind and flood exposure for Daggett 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.