LAC COURTE OREILLES HYDROELECT
OperatingHydro power plant
- Capacity
- 3 MW
- Primary fuel
- Hydro
- County
- Sawyer County
- Operator
- RENEWABLE WORLD ENERGIES LLC
- Status
- Operating
- Commissioned
- 1986
- EIA plant ID
- 10453
- Coordinates
- 45.9966, -92.3732
LAC COURTE OREILLES HYDROELECT, a 3 MW Hydro power plant in Sawyer County, Wisconsin. Operated by RENEWABLE WORLD ENERGIES LLC, commissioned 1986.
Weather peril exposure
LAC COURTE OREILLES HYDROELECT is a 3 MW hydro power plant in Sawyer County, WI, operated by RENEWABLE WORLD ENERGIES LLC, commissioned in 1986. Sawyer County carries elevated modeled catastrophe exposure in the FEMA National Risk Index, scoring 2.6 of 5 at the 41st national percentile. Lightning is the leading peril, rated Relatively Moderate by FEMA at the 85th 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.
Sawyer County hazard ratings
| Peril | FEMA rating | National percentile | Peril score | Events per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lightning | Relatively Moderate | 85th | 4.4 of 5 | 31.2 |
| Riverine flooding | Relatively Low | 73rd | 3.9 of 5 | 0.39 |
| Hail | Relatively Low | 55th | 3.2 of 5 | 1.9 |
| Winter weather | Relatively Moderate | 54th | 3.2 of 5 | 18.8 |
| Strong wind | Relatively Moderate | 34th | 2.4 of 5 | 1.5 |
| Ice storm | Relatively Low | 32nd | 2.3 of 5 | 0.23 |
| Heat wave | Very Low | 31st | 2.2 of 5 | 1.4 |
| Tornado | Relatively Low | 29th | 2.2 of 5 | 0.31 |
| Wildfire | Very Low | 20th | 1.8 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Earthquake | Very Low | 0th | 1.0 of 5 | <0.01 |
Perils not assessed in Sawyer 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 Sawyer 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.