BELLEVILLE
OperatingHydro power plant
- Capacity
- 42 MW
- Primary fuel
- Hydro
- County
- Wood County
- Operator
- AMERICAN MUN POWER-OHIO, INC
- Status
- Operating
- Commissioned
- 1999
- EIA plant ID
- 7594
- Coordinates
- 39.1188, -81.7377
BELLEVILLE, a 42 MW Hydro power plant in Wood County, West Virginia. Operated by AMERICAN MUN POWER-OHIO, INC, commissioned 1999.
Weather peril exposure
BELLEVILLE is a 42 MW hydro power plant in Wood County, WV, operated by AMERICAN MUN POWER-OHIO, INC, commissioned in 1999. Wood County carries moderate modeled catastrophe exposure in the FEMA National Risk Index, scoring 2.2 of 5 at the 30th national percentile. Riverine flooding is the leading peril, rated Relatively Moderate by FEMA at the 94th 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.
Wood County hazard ratings
| Peril | FEMA rating | National percentile | Peril score | Events per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Riverine flooding | Relatively Moderate | 94th | 4.7 of 5 | 1.9 |
| Ice storm | Relatively Moderate | 64th | 3.6 of 5 | 0.23 |
| Lightning | Relatively Moderate | 57th | 3.3 of 5 | 46.6 |
| Hurricane | Relatively Low | 51st | 3.0 of 5 | 0.03 |
| Heat wave | Relatively Low | 49th | 3.0 of 5 | 3.5 |
| Hail | Relatively Low | 43rd | 2.7 of 5 | 2.6 |
| Strong wind | Relatively Moderate | 42nd | 2.7 of 5 | 0.86 |
| Earthquake | Very Low | 34th | 2.3 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Winter weather | Relatively Low | 31st | 2.2 of 5 | 8.3 |
| Tornado | Relatively Low | 15th | 1.6 of 5 | 0.06 |
| Wildfire | Very Low | 8th | 1.3 of 5 | <0.01 |
Perils not assessed in Wood 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 Wood 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.