CATARACT
OperatingPower plant
- Capacity
- 2 MW
- County
- Marquette County
- Operator
- RENEWABLE WORLD ENERGIES LLC
- Status
- Operating
- Commissioned
- 1988
- EIA plant ID
- 7118
- Coordinates
- 46.3177, -87.5027
CATARACT, a 2 MW power plant in Marquette County, Michigan. Operated by RENEWABLE WORLD ENERGIES LLC, commissioned 1988.
Weather peril exposure
CATARACT is a 2 MW power plant in Marquette County, MI, operated by RENEWABLE WORLD ENERGIES LLC, commissioned in 1988. Marquette County carries critical modeled catastrophe exposure in the FEMA National Risk Index, scoring 4.8 of 5 at the 94th national percentile. Hail is the leading peril, rated Relatively High by FEMA at the 95th 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.
Marquette County hazard ratings
| Peril | FEMA rating | National percentile | Peril score | Events per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hail | Relatively High | 95th | 4.8 of 5 | 0.88 |
| Heat wave | Very Low | 68th | 3.7 of 5 | 0.37 |
| Winter weather | Relatively High | 53rd | 3.1 of 5 | 30.8 |
| Wildfire | Relatively Low | 49th | 3.0 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Ice storm | Relatively Low | 38th | 2.5 of 5 | 0.06 |
| Lightning | Relatively Moderate | 33rd | 2.3 of 5 | 23.2 |
| Strong wind | Relatively Moderate | 29th | 2.2 of 5 | 0.98 |
| Coastal flooding | Very Low | 23rd | 1.9 of 5 | 0.01 |
| Tornado | Very Low | 12th | 1.5 of 5 | 0.17 |
| Riverine flooding | Relatively Low | 9th | 1.4 of 5 | 1.1 |
| Earthquake | Very Low | 0th | 1.0 of 5 | <0.01 |
Perils not assessed in Marquette 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 Marquette 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.