WILLOW ISLAND HYDROELECTRIC PLANT
OperatingPower plant
- County
- Pleasants County
- Operator
- AMERICAN MUN POWER-OHIO, INC
- Status
- Operating
- Commissioned
- 2016
- EIA plant ID
- 57401
- Coordinates
- 39.3588, -81.3187
WILLOW ISLAND HYDROELECTRIC PLANT, a power plant in Pleasants County, West Virginia. Operated by AMERICAN MUN POWER-OHIO, INC, commissioned 2016.
Weather peril exposure
WILLOW ISLAND HYDROELECTRIC PLANT is a power plant in Pleasants County, WV, operated by AMERICAN MUN POWER-OHIO, INC, commissioned in 2016. Pleasants County carries elevated modeled catastrophe exposure in the FEMA National Risk Index, scoring 2.9 of 5 at the 47th national percentile. Riverine flooding is the leading peril, rated Relatively Low by FEMA at the 99th percentile.
The Bywatts loss layer is calibrated to solar PV hardware, so it is not applied to this plant. The ratings below are the FEMA National Risk Index county hazard ratings for this location.
Pleasants County hazard ratings
| Peril | FEMA rating | National percentile | Peril score | Events per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Riverine flooding | Relatively Low | 99th | 5.0 of 5 | 0.89 |
| Lightning | Relatively Low | 96th | 4.8 of 5 | 46.0 |
| Ice storm | Relatively Low | 70th | 3.8 of 5 | 0.35 |
| Heat wave | Very Low | 70th | 3.8 of 5 | 2.9 |
| Strong wind | Very Low | 65th | 3.6 of 5 | 1.0 |
| Hurricane | Very Low | 59th | 3.4 of 5 | 0.03 |
| Hail | Very Low | 52nd | 3.1 of 5 | 2.5 |
| Winter weather | Very Low | 42nd | 2.7 of 5 | 8.3 |
| Earthquake | Very Low | 26th | 2.0 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Tornado | Very Low | 22nd | 1.9 of 5 | 0.02 |
| Wildfire | Very Low | 4th | 1.2 of 5 | <0.01 |
Perils not assessed in Pleasants 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 Pleasants 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.