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
- 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.
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.