CLAYTOR
OperatingHydro power plant
- Capacity
- 75 MW
- Primary fuel
- Hydro
- County
- Pulaski County
- Operator
- APPALACHIAN POWER CO
- Status
- Operating
- Commissioned
- 1939
- EIA plant ID
- 3774
- Generators
- 4
- Technology
- Conventional Hydroelectric
- Net generation (2024)
- 220 GWh
- Capacity factor (2024, EIA nameplate)
- 34%
- Data vintage
- EIA-860 2024 final; EIA-923 2022-2024 final
- Coordinates
- 37.0746, -80.5843
CLAYTOR, a 75 MW Hydro power plant in Pulaski County, Virginia. Operated by APPALACHIAN POWER CO, commissioned 1939.
How CLAYTOR compares
With 75 MW of capacity, CLAYTOR ranks 31st among the 103 operating power plants Bywatts maps in Virginia and 4th of the 24 operating Hydro plants in the state. It accounts for about 1.9% of Virginia's operating Hydro capacity and 0.4% of all operating capacity in the state. Nationally it is the 222nd-largest of the 1,243 operating Hydro plants in the database. Commissioned in 1939, it is older than 86% of the 101 operating Virginia plants with a recorded commissioning year. Its operator, APPALACHIAN POWER CO, runs 8 operating plants in Virginia totaling 1,431 MW. It shares Pulaski County with one other operating plant, RADFORD.
EIA-860 lists 4 generators at the site with 75 MW of nameplate capacity, all conventional hydroelectric technology. Net generation was 220 GWh in 2024 (a 34% capacity factor), up 4% from 2022.
Grid neighborhood
The nearest named substation is INGLES ST (138 kV), about 3.0 miles away; the closest transmission line found within 10 miles is a 138 kV line owned by APPALACHIAN POWER CO, about 0.2 miles away. Another 4 operating power plants totaling 59 MW sit within 25 miles; the largest is CELANESE ACETATE LLC (27 MW, Coal).
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
CLAYTOR is a 75 MW hydro power plant in Pulaski County, VA, operated by APPALACHIAN POWER CO, commissioned in 1939. Pulaski County carries low modeled catastrophe exposure in the FEMA National Risk Index, scoring 1.3 of 5 at the 8th national percentile. Riverine flooding is the leading peril, rated Relatively Low by FEMA at the 73rd 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.
Pulaski County hazard ratings
| Peril | FEMA rating | National percentile | Peril score | Events per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Riverine flooding | Relatively Low | 73rd | 3.9 of 5 | 1.5 |
| Earthquake | Relatively Low | 69th | 3.8 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Lightning | Relatively Low | 52nd | 3.1 of 5 | 44.8 |
| Hurricane | Very Low | 48th | 2.9 of 5 | 0.02 |
| Wildfire | Very Low | 31st | 2.3 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Strong wind | Relatively Low | 31st | 2.2 of 5 | 2.7 |
| Winter weather | Relatively Low | 29th | 2.2 of 5 | 10.5 |
| Ice storm | Very Low | 23rd | 1.9 of 5 | 0.49 |
| Hail | Very Low | 22nd | 1.9 of 5 | 4.2 |
| Tornado | Very Low | 16th | 1.6 of 5 | 0.05 |
Perils not assessed in Pulaski 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 |
| Heat wave | FEMA rating is "No Rating" for this county |
Model hail, wind and flood exposure for Pulaski 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.