ELECTRIC AVENUE FACILITY
OperatingOil power plant
- Capacity
- 5 MW
- Primary fuel
- Oil
- County
- Culpeper County
- Operator
- TOWN OF CULPEPER- (VA)
- Status
- Operating
- Commissioned
- 1997
- EIA plant ID
- 56367
- Coordinates
- 38.4693, -77.9891
ELECTRIC AVENUE FACILITY, a 5 MW Oil power plant in Culpeper County, Virginia. Operated by TOWN OF CULPEPER- (VA), commissioned 1997.
Weather peril exposure
ELECTRIC AVENUE FACILITY is a 5 MW oil power plant in Culpeper County, VA, operated by TOWN OF CULPEPER- (VA), commissioned in 1997. Culpeper County carries moderate modeled catastrophe exposure in the FEMA National Risk Index, scoring 2.1 of 5 at the 28th national percentile. Earthquake is the leading peril, rated Relatively Low by FEMA at the 67th 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.
Culpeper County hazard ratings
| Peril | FEMA rating | National percentile | Peril score | Events per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Earthquake | Relatively Low | 67th | 3.7 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Hurricane | Relatively Low | 66th | 3.6 of 5 | 0.09 |
| Riverine flooding | Relatively Low | 55th | 3.2 of 5 | 3.0 |
| Strong wind | Relatively Moderate | 52nd | 3.1 of 5 | 5.8 |
| Wildfire | Very Low | 46th | 2.8 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Hail | Relatively Low | 41st | 2.6 of 5 | 3.4 |
| Winter weather | Relatively Low | 38th | 2.5 of 5 | 8.4 |
| Ice storm | Relatively Low | 34th | 2.4 of 5 | 0.63 |
| Tornado | Relatively Low | 30th | 2.2 of 5 | 0.21 |
| Heat wave | Relatively Low | 28th | 2.1 of 5 | 4.7 |
| Lightning | Relatively Moderate | 20th | 1.8 of 5 | 40.7 |
Perils not assessed in Culpeper 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 Culpeper 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.