BRULE
OperatingHydro power plant
- Capacity
- 5 MW
- Primary fuel
- Hydro
- County
- Florence County
- Operator
- WISCONSIN ELECTRIC POWER CO
- Status
- Operating
- Commissioned
- 1919
- EIA plant ID
- 1775
- Coordinates
- 45.9476, -88.2190
BRULE, a 5 MW Hydro power plant in Florence County, Wisconsin. Operated by WISCONSIN ELECTRIC POWER CO, commissioned 1919.
Weather peril exposure
BRULE is a 5 MW hydro power plant in Florence County, WI, operated by WISCONSIN ELECTRIC POWER CO, commissioned in 1919. Florence County carries high modeled catastrophe exposure in the FEMA National Risk Index, scoring 4.1 of 5 at the 77th national percentile. Lightning is the leading peril, rated Very Low by FEMA at the 86th 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.
Florence County hazard ratings
| Peril | FEMA rating | National percentile | Peril score | Events per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lightning | Very Low | 86th | 4.4 of 5 | 27.3 |
| Hail | Relatively Low | 82nd | 4.3 of 5 | 1.3 |
| Heat wave | Very Low | 68th | 3.7 of 5 | 0.37 |
| Winter weather | Very Low | 33rd | 2.3 of 5 | 16.7 |
| Strong wind | Very Low | 30th | 2.2 of 5 | 1.4 |
| Wildfire | Very Low | 23rd | 1.9 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Tornado | Very Low | 22nd | 1.9 of 5 | 0.06 |
| Riverine flooding | Very Low | 22nd | 1.9 of 5 | 0.25 |
| Ice storm | Very Low | 4th | 1.2 of 5 | 0.01 |
| Earthquake | Very Low | 0th | 1.0 of 5 | <0.01 |
Perils not assessed in Florence 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 "No Rating" for this county |
| Coastal flooding | FEMA rating is "Not Applicable" for this county |
Model hail, wind and flood exposure for Florence 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.