ESCANABA PAPER COMPANY
OperatingBiomass power plant
- Capacity
- 103 MW
- Primary fuel
- Biomass
- County
- Delta County
- Operator
- NEWPAGE CORP-ESCANABA
- Status
- Operating
- Commissioned
- 1969
- EIA plant ID
- 10208
- Generators
- 3
- Technology
- Wood/Wood Waste Biomass
- Net generation (2024)
- 439 GWh
- Capacity factor (2024, EIA nameplate)
- 41%
- Data vintage
- EIA-860 2024 final; EIA-923 2022-2024 final
- Coordinates
- 45.8044, -87.0891
ESCANABA PAPER COMPANY, a 103 MW Biomass power plant in Delta County, Michigan. Operated by NEWPAGE CORP-ESCANABA, commissioned 1969.
How ESCANABA PAPER COMPANY compares
With 103 MW of capacity, ESCANABA PAPER COMPANY ranks 25th among the 171 operating power plants Bywatts maps in Michigan and is the largest of the 24 operating Biomass plants in the state. It accounts for about 23% of Michigan's operating Biomass capacity and 0.4% of all operating capacity in the state. Nationally it is the 16th-largest of the 350 operating Biomass plants in the database. Commissioned in 1969, it is older than 60% of the 168 operating Michigan plants with a recorded commissioning year. It shares Delta County with 2 other operating plants, HERITAGE GARDEN WIND FARM I LLC and GLADSTONE.
EIA-860 lists 3 generators at the site with 122 MW of nameplate capacity, all wood/wood waste biomass technology (this page's HIFLD capacity figure is 103 MW). Net generation was 439 GWh in 2024 (a 41% capacity factor), down 14% from 2022. Its generators came online between 1969 and 1982.
Grid neighborhood
The closest transmission line found within 10 miles is a 138 kV line owned by AMERICAN TRANSMISSION CO, about 4.0 miles away. One other operating power plant sits within 25 miles: GLADSTONE (23 MW, Oil).
Computed by Bywatts from HIFLD power plant and transmission line records and EIA-860/923 survey data; distances are straight-line. Sources and methodology
Weather peril exposure
ESCANABA PAPER COMPANY is a 103 MW biomass power plant in Delta County, MI, operated by NEWPAGE CORP-ESCANABA, commissioned in 1969. Delta County carries high modeled catastrophe exposure in the FEMA National Risk Index, scoring 4.0 of 5 at the 75th national percentile. Hail is the leading peril, rated Relatively Moderate by FEMA at the 81st percentile.
The Bywatts loss layer is calibrated to solar PV hardware, so it is not applied to a biomass plant. The ratings below are the FEMA National Risk Index county hazard ratings for this location.
Delta County hazard ratings
| Peril | FEMA rating | National percentile | Peril score | Events per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hail | Relatively Moderate | 81st | 4.2 of 5 | 0.89 |
| Heat wave | Very Low | 61st | 3.5 of 5 | 0.21 |
| Lightning | Relatively Moderate | 53rd | 3.1 of 5 | 25.1 |
| Riverine flooding | Relatively Low | 40th | 2.6 of 5 | 0.43 |
| Winter weather | Relatively Low | 36th | 2.5 of 5 | 18.7 |
| Wildfire | Very Low | 35th | 2.4 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Strong wind | Relatively Low | 20th | 1.8 of 5 | 0.90 |
| Tornado | Very Low | 18th | 1.7 of 5 | 0.14 |
| Ice storm | Very Low | 16th | 1.7 of 5 | 0.03 |
| Coastal flooding | Very Low | 15th | 1.6 of 5 | 0.01 |
| Earthquake | Very Low | 1st | 1.1 of 5 | <0.01 |
Perils not assessed in Delta 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 Delta 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.