NEW MARTINSVILLE HANNIBAL HYDRO
OperatingHydro power plant
- Capacity
- 37 MW
- Primary fuel
- Hydro
- County
- Wetzel County
- Operator
- NEW MARTINSVILLE HANNIBAL HYDRO
- Status
- Operating
- Commissioned
- 1988
- EIA plant ID
- 50036
- Coordinates
- 39.6672, -80.8642
NEW MARTINSVILLE HANNIBAL HYDRO, a 37 MW Hydro power plant in Wetzel County, West Virginia. Operated by NEW MARTINSVILLE HANNIBAL HYDRO, commissioned 1988.
Weather peril exposure
NEW MARTINSVILLE HANNIBAL HYDRO is a 37 MW hydro power plant in Wetzel County, WV, operated by NEW MARTINSVILLE HANNIBAL HYDRO, commissioned in 1988. Wetzel County carries elevated modeled catastrophe exposure in the FEMA National Risk Index, scoring 3.1 of 5 at the 53rd national percentile. Riverine flooding is the leading peril, rated Relatively Moderate by FEMA at the 100th 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.
Wetzel County hazard ratings
| Peril | FEMA rating | National percentile | Peril score | Events per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Riverine flooding | Relatively Moderate | 100th | 5.0 of 5 | 1.4 |
| Lightning | Relatively Low | 97th | 4.9 of 5 | 44.8 |
| Heat wave | Very Low | 63rd | 3.5 of 5 | 2.5 |
| Hurricane | Very Low | 59th | 3.4 of 5 | 0.02 |
| Hail | Very Low | 57th | 3.3 of 5 | 2.4 |
| Ice storm | Relatively Low | 51st | 3.0 of 5 | 0.31 |
| Winter weather | Very Low | 43rd | 2.7 of 5 | 8.5 |
| Strong wind | Very Low | 42nd | 2.7 of 5 | 1.2 |
| Earthquake | Very Low | 24th | 2.0 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Tornado | Very Low | 20th | 1.8 of 5 | 0.06 |
| Wildfire | Very Low | 11th | 1.5 of 5 | <0.01 |
Perils not assessed in Wetzel 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 Wetzel 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.