WASHINGTON ISLAND
OperatingOil power plant
- Capacity
- 5 MW
- Primary fuel
- Oil
- County
- Door County
- Operator
- WASHINGTON ISLAND EL COOP, INC
- Status
- Operating
- Commissioned
- 1945
- EIA plant ID
- 4148
- Coordinates
- 45.3761, -86.8969
WASHINGTON ISLAND, a 5 MW Oil power plant in Door County, Wisconsin. Operated by WASHINGTON ISLAND EL COOP, INC, commissioned 1945.
Weather peril exposure
WASHINGTON ISLAND is a 5 MW oil power plant in Door County, WI, operated by WASHINGTON ISLAND EL COOP, INC, commissioned in 1945. Door County carries moderate modeled catastrophe exposure in the FEMA National Risk Index, scoring 2.4 of 5 at the 36th national percentile. Lightning is the leading peril, rated Relatively Low by FEMA at the 59th percentile.
The Bywatts loss layer is calibrated to solar PV hardware, so it is not applied to an oil plant. The ratings below are the FEMA National Risk Index county hazard ratings for this location.
Door County hazard ratings
| Peril | FEMA rating | National percentile | Peril score | Events per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lightning | Relatively Low | 59th | 3.4 of 5 | 26.5 |
| Heat wave | Very Low | 56th | 3.2 of 5 | 0.16 |
| Hail | Relatively Low | 53rd | 3.1 of 5 | 1.1 |
| Tornado | Relatively Low | 35th | 2.4 of 5 | 0.27 |
| Ice storm | Relatively Low | 35th | 2.4 of 5 | 0.17 |
| Strong wind | Relatively Low | 20th | 1.8 of 5 | 1.2 |
| Wildfire | Very Low | 19th | 1.7 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Coastal flooding | Very Low | 17th | 1.7 of 5 | 0.01 |
| Winter weather | Relatively Low | 16th | 1.7 of 5 | 16.0 |
| Riverine flooding | Relatively Low | 5th | 1.2 of 5 | 0.21 |
| Earthquake | Very Low | 3rd | 1.1 of 5 | <0.01 |
Perils not assessed in Door 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 Door 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.