BAY WINDPOWER I
OperatingWind power plant
- Capacity
- 2 MW
- Primary fuel
- Wind
- County
- Cheboygan County
- Operator
- BAY WINDPOWER LLC
- Status
- Operating
- EIA plant ID
- 55944
- Coordinates
- 45.7639, -84.7394
BAY WINDPOWER I, a 2 MW Wind power plant in Cheboygan County, Michigan. Operated by BAY WINDPOWER LLC. One of 225 power plants tracked in Michigan on Bywatts.
Weather peril exposure
BAY WINDPOWER I is a 2 MW wind power plant in Cheboygan County, MI, operated by BAY WINDPOWER LLC. Cheboygan County carries low modeled catastrophe exposure in the FEMA National Risk Index, scoring 1.6 of 5 at the 16th national percentile. Riverine flooding 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 a wind plant. The ratings below are the FEMA National Risk Index county hazard ratings for this location.
Cheboygan County hazard ratings
| Peril | FEMA rating | National percentile | Peril score | Events per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Riverine flooding | Relatively Moderate | 83rd | 4.3 of 5 | 0.11 |
| Heat wave | Very Low | 72nd | 3.9 of 5 | 0.68 |
| Hail | Relatively Low | 33rd | 2.3 of 5 | 0.68 |
| Lightning | Relatively Low | 25th | 2.0 of 5 | 22.6 |
| Wildfire | Very Low | 19th | 1.8 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Hurricane | Very Low | 16th | 1.7 of 5 | 0.01 |
| Strong wind | Relatively Low | 16th | 1.7 of 5 | 0.61 |
| Tornado | Very Low | 16th | 1.6 of 5 | 0.09 |
| Coastal flooding | Very Low | 13th | 1.5 of 5 | 0.01 |
| Winter weather | Very Low | 8th | 1.3 of 5 | 27.6 |
| Ice storm | Very Low | 5th | 1.2 of 5 | 0.04 |
| Earthquake | Very Low | 3rd | 1.1 of 5 | <0.01 |
Model hail, wind and flood exposure for Cheboygan 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.