BIOTECH LS 0836
OperatingOil power plant
- Capacity
- 1 MW
- Primary fuel
- Oil
- County
- Whitman County
- Operator
- WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY
- Status
- Operating
- Commissioned
- 2009
- EIA plant ID
- 56932
- Coordinates
- 46.7329, -117.1578
BIOTECH LS 0836, a 1 MW Oil power plant in Whitman County, Washington. Operated by WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY, commissioned 2009.
Weather peril exposure
BIOTECH LS 0836 is a 1 MW oil power plant in Whitman County, WA, operated by WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY, commissioned in 2009. Whitman County carries low modeled catastrophe exposure in the FEMA National Risk Index, scoring 1.0 of 5 at the 1st national percentile. Riverine flooding is the leading peril, rated Relatively Low by FEMA at the 66th 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.
Whitman County hazard ratings
| Peril | FEMA rating | National percentile | Peril score | Events per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Riverine flooding | Relatively Low | 66th | 3.6 of 5 | 0.93 |
| Wildfire | Relatively Low | 63rd | 3.5 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Heat wave | Relatively Low | 61st | 3.4 of 5 | 4.2 |
| Earthquake | Very Low | 53rd | 3.1 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Strong wind | Relatively Low | 12th | 1.5 of 5 | 0.26 |
| Ice storm | Relatively Low | 12th | 1.5 of 5 | 0.19 |
| Winter weather | Relatively Low | 12th | 1.5 of 5 | 17.1 |
| Tornado | Very Low | 6th | 1.2 of 5 | 0.08 |
| Hail | Relatively Low | 4th | 1.2 of 5 | 0.30 |
| Lightning | Very Low | 2nd | 1.1 of 5 | 13.0 |
Perils not assessed in Whitman 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 Whitman 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.