GAYLORD
OperatingNatural Gas power plant
- Capacity
- 70 MW
- Primary fuel
- Natural Gas
- County
- Otsego County
- Operator
- WOLVERINE POWER SUPPLY COOP
- Status
- Operating
- Commissioned
- 2001
- EIA plant ID
- 7932
- Generators
- 3
- Technology
- Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine
- Net generation (2024)
- 23.1 GWh
- Capacity factor (2024, EIA nameplate)
- 3.8%
- Data vintage
- EIA-860 2024 final; EIA-923 2022-2024 final
- Coordinates
- 45.0046, -84.7217
GAYLORD, a 70 MW Natural Gas power plant in Otsego County, Michigan. Operated by WOLVERINE POWER SUPPLY COOP, commissioned 2001.
How GAYLORD compares
With 70 MW of capacity, GAYLORD ranks 33rd among the 171 operating power plants Bywatts maps in Michigan and 17th of the 29 operating Natural Gas plants in the state. It accounts for about 0.8% of Michigan's operating Natural Gas capacity and 0.3% of all operating capacity in the state. Nationally it is the 750th-largest of the 1,185 operating Natural Gas plants in the database. Commissioned in 2001, it is newer than 78% of the 168 operating Michigan plants with a recorded commissioning year. Its operator, WOLVERINE POWER SUPPLY COOP, runs 6 operating plants in Michigan totaling 560 MW. It shares Otsego County with one other operating plant, LIVINGSTON GENERATING STATION.
EIA-860 lists 3 generators at the site with 70 MW of nameplate capacity, all natural gas fired combustion turbine technology. Net generation was 23.1 GWh in 2024 (a 3.8% capacity factor), down 53% from 2022.
Grid neighborhood
The closest transmission line found within 10 miles is a 138 kV line owned by WOLVERINE POWER SUPPLY COOP, under 0.1 miles away. One other operating power plant sits within 25 miles: LIVINGSTON GENERATING STATION (170 MW, Natural Gas).
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
GAYLORD is a 70 MW natural gas power plant in Otsego County, MI, operated by WOLVERINE POWER SUPPLY COOP, commissioned in 2001. Otsego County carries high modeled catastrophe exposure in the FEMA National Risk Index, scoring 3.6 of 5 at the 64th national percentile. Lightning is the leading peril, rated Relatively Moderate by FEMA at the 84th percentile.
The Bywatts loss layer is calibrated to solar PV hardware, so it is not applied to a natural gas plant. The ratings below are the FEMA National Risk Index county hazard ratings for this location.
Otsego County hazard ratings
| Peril | FEMA rating | National percentile | Peril score | Events per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lightning | Relatively Moderate | 84th | 4.3 of 5 | 24.7 |
| Heat wave | Very Low | 73rd | 3.9 of 5 | 0.74 |
| Hail | Relatively Low | 73rd | 3.9 of 5 | 0.98 |
| Strong wind | Relatively Low | 48th | 2.9 of 5 | 0.87 |
| Wildfire | Very Low | 42nd | 2.7 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Tornado | Relatively Low | 23rd | 1.9 of 5 | 0.08 |
| Hurricane | Very Low | 17th | 1.7 of 5 | 0.01 |
| Ice storm | Very Low | 12th | 1.5 of 5 | 0.07 |
| Winter weather | Very Low | 7th | 1.3 of 5 | 32.6 |
| Riverine flooding | Very Low | 6th | 1.2 of 5 | 0.04 |
| Earthquake | Very Low | 5th | 1.2 of 5 | <0.01 |
Perils not assessed in Otsego 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 |
|---|---|
| Coastal flooding | FEMA rating is "Not Applicable" for this county |
Model hail, wind and flood exposure for Otsego 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.