STILES
OperatingHydro power plant
- Capacity
- 1 MW
- Primary fuel
- Hydro
- County
- Oconto County
- Operator
- OCONTO ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE
- Status
- Operating
- Commissioned
- 1949
- EIA plant ID
- 4147
- Coordinates
- 44.8574, -88.0539
STILES, a 1 MW Hydro power plant in Oconto County, Wisconsin. Operated by OCONTO ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE, commissioned 1949.
Weather peril exposure
STILES is a 1 MW hydro power plant in Oconto County, WI, operated by OCONTO ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE, commissioned in 1949. Oconto County carries elevated modeled catastrophe exposure in the FEMA National Risk Index, scoring 3.1 of 5 at the 53rd national percentile. Heat wave is the leading peril, rated Very Low by FEMA at the 74th 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.
Oconto County hazard ratings
| Peril | FEMA rating | National percentile | Peril score | Events per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heat wave | Very Low | 74th | 4.0 of 5 | 0.83 |
| Hail | Relatively Moderate | 63rd | 3.5 of 5 | 1.7 |
| Riverine flooding | Relatively Low | 54th | 3.2 of 5 | 1.0 |
| Lightning | Relatively High | 51st | 3.0 of 5 | 29.9 |
| Tornado | Relatively Low | 46th | 2.8 of 5 | 0.31 |
| Strong wind | Relatively Moderate | 25th | 2.0 of 5 | 1.8 |
| Coastal flooding | Very Low | 20th | 1.8 of 5 | 0.01 |
| Wildfire | Very Low | 19th | 1.8 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Winter weather | Relatively Low | 15th | 1.6 of 5 | 15.9 |
| Ice storm | Relatively Low | 11th | 1.4 of 5 | 0.17 |
| Earthquake | Very Low | 4th | 1.1 of 5 | <0.01 |
Perils not assessed in Oconto 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 |
Model hail, wind and flood exposure for Oconto 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.