UW MADISON CHARTER STREET PLANT
OperatingCoal power plant
- Capacity
- 10 MW
- Primary fuel
- Coal
- County
- Dane County
- Operator
- STATE OF WISCONSIN
- Status
- Operating
- Commissioned
- 1965
- EIA plant ID
- 54408
- Coordinates
- 43.0705, -89.4051
UW MADISON CHARTER STREET PLANT, a 10 MW Coal power plant in Dane County, Wisconsin. Operated by STATE OF WISCONSIN, commissioned 1965.
Weather peril exposure
UW MADISON CHARTER STREET PLANT is a 10 MW coal power plant in Dane County, WI, operated by STATE OF WISCONSIN, commissioned in 1965. Dane County carries high modeled catastrophe exposure in the FEMA National Risk Index, scoring 3.9 of 5 at the 72nd national percentile. Hail is the leading peril, rated Relatively High by FEMA at the 78th percentile.
The Bywatts loss layer is calibrated to solar PV hardware, so it is not applied to a coal plant. The ratings below are the FEMA National Risk Index county hazard ratings for this location.
Dane County hazard ratings
| Peril | FEMA rating | National percentile | Peril score | Events per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hail | Relatively High | 78th | 4.1 of 5 | 3.8 |
| Heat wave | Relatively Moderate | 60th | 3.4 of 5 | 3.5 |
| Tornado | Relatively High | 52nd | 3.1 of 5 | 0.93 |
| Lightning | Relatively High | 39th | 2.6 of 5 | 37.1 |
| Wildfire | Very Low | 34th | 2.4 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Strong wind | Relatively High | 21st | 1.8 of 5 | 4.4 |
| Earthquake | Relatively Low | 19th | 1.8 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Riverine flooding | Relatively High | 14th | 1.5 of 5 | 2.1 |
| Ice storm | Relatively High | 13th | 1.5 of 5 | 0.62 |
| Winter weather | Relatively High | 4th | 1.1 of 5 | 16.1 |
| Hurricane | Very Low | 2nd | 1.1 of 5 | <0.01 |
Perils not assessed in Dane 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 Dane 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.