PINNACLES
OperatingHydro power plant
- Capacity
- 11 MW
- Primary fuel
- Hydro
- County
- Patrick County
- Operator
- CITY OF DANVILLE - (VA)
- Status
- Operating
- Commissioned
- 1938
- EIA plant ID
- 3825
- Coordinates
- 36.6669, -80.4478
PINNACLES, an 11 MW Hydro power plant in Patrick County, Virginia. Operated by CITY OF DANVILLE - (VA), commissioned 1938.
Weather peril exposure
PINNACLES is an 11 MW hydro power plant in Patrick County, VA, operated by CITY OF DANVILLE - (VA), commissioned in 1938. Patrick County carries low modeled catastrophe exposure in the FEMA National Risk Index, scoring 1.6 of 5 at the 14th national percentile. Riverine flooding is the leading peril, rated Relatively Low by FEMA at the 74th 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.
Patrick County hazard ratings
| Peril | FEMA rating | National percentile | Peril score | Events per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Riverine flooding | Relatively Low | 74th | 4.0 of 5 | 1.6 |
| Hurricane | Relatively Low | 71st | 3.9 of 5 | 0.06 |
| Lightning | Very Low | 68th | 3.7 of 5 | 47.9 |
| Ice storm | Relatively Low | 62nd | 3.5 of 5 | 1.2 |
| Strong wind | Relatively Low | 48th | 2.9 of 5 | 3.2 |
| Earthquake | Very Low | 46th | 2.8 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Wildfire | Very Low | 40th | 2.6 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Tornado | Very Low | 27th | 2.1 of 5 | 0.11 |
| Hail | Very Low | 21st | 1.8 of 5 | 4.8 |
| Heat wave | Very Low | 9th | 1.4 of 5 | 0.26 |
| Winter weather | Very Low | 9th | 1.4 of 5 | 8.4 |
Perils not assessed in Patrick 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 Patrick 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.