MARSHFIELD UTILITIES GAS PLANT
OperatingPower plant
- Capacity
- 60 MW
- County
- Wood County
- Operator
- CITY OF MARSHFIELD - (WI)
- Status
- Operating
- Commissioned
- 2011
- EIA plant ID
- 56480
- Coordinates
- 44.6351, -90.1349
MARSHFIELD UTILITIES GAS PLANT, a 60 MW power plant in Wood County, Wisconsin. Operated by CITY OF MARSHFIELD - (WI), commissioned 2011.
Weather peril exposure
MARSHFIELD UTILITIES GAS PLANT is a 60 MW power plant in Wood County, WI, operated by CITY OF MARSHFIELD - (WI), commissioned in 2011. Wood County carries high modeled catastrophe exposure in the FEMA National Risk Index, scoring 4.1 of 5 at the 79th national percentile. Hail is the leading peril, rated Relatively Moderate by FEMA at the 83rd 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.
Wood County hazard ratings
| Peril | FEMA rating | National percentile | Peril score | Events per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hail | Relatively Moderate | 83rd | 4.3 of 5 | 2.7 |
| Lightning | Relatively Moderate | 82nd | 4.3 of 5 | 32.9 |
| Riverine flooding | Relatively Moderate | 62nd | 3.5 of 5 | 0.71 |
| Tornado | Relatively Moderate | 61st | 3.4 of 5 | 0.36 |
| Heat wave | Relatively Low | 48th | 2.9 of 5 | 1.4 |
| Wildfire | Very Low | 36th | 2.4 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Winter weather | Relatively Low | 31st | 2.2 of 5 | 15.3 |
| Strong wind | Relatively Low | 13th | 1.5 of 5 | 2.6 |
| Ice storm | Relatively Low | 9th | 1.4 of 5 | 0.20 |
| Earthquake | Very Low | 7th | 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 |
|---|---|
| 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 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.