HANCOCK
OperatingNatural Gas power plant
- Capacity
- 160 MW
- Primary fuel
- Natural Gas
- County
- Oakland County
- Operator
- THE DTE ELECTRIC COMPANY
- Status
- Operating
- Commissioned
- 1966
- EIA plant ID
- 1730
- Generators
- 4
- Technology
- Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine
- Net generation (2024)
- 9.2 GWh
- Capacity factor (2024, EIA nameplate)
- 0.9%
- Data vintage
- EIA-860 2024 final; EIA-923 2022-2024 final
- Coordinates
- 42.5495, -83.4438
HANCOCK, a 160 MW Natural Gas power plant in Oakland County, Michigan. Operated by THE DTE ELECTRIC COMPANY, commissioned 1966.
How HANCOCK compares
With 160 MW of capacity, HANCOCK ranks 20th among the 171 operating power plants Bywatts maps in Michigan and 12th of the 29 operating Natural Gas plants in the state. It accounts for about 1.7% of Michigan's operating Natural Gas capacity and 0.6% of all operating capacity in the state. Nationally it is the 593rd-largest of the 1,185 operating Natural Gas plants in the database. Commissioned in 1966, it is older than 63% of the 168 operating Michigan plants with a recorded commissioning year. Its operator, THE DTE ELECTRIC COMPANY, runs 17 operating plants in Michigan totaling 8,054 MW. It shares Oakland County with 3 other operating plants, including DETROIT EDISON CO and PLACID 12.
EIA-860 lists 4 generators at the site with 122 MW of nameplate capacity, all natural gas fired combustion turbine technology (this page's HIFLD capacity figure is 160 MW). Net generation was 9.2 GWh in 2024 (a 0.9% capacity factor). Its generators came online between 1966 and 1970.
Grid neighborhood
The closest transmission line found within 10 miles is a 120 kV line, under 0.1 miles away. Another 11 operating power plants totaling 1,206 MW sit within 25 miles; the largest is DEARBORN INDUSTRIAL GENERATION (760 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
HANCOCK is a 160 MW natural gas power plant in Oakland County, MI, operated by THE DTE ELECTRIC COMPANY, commissioned in 1966. Oakland County carries low modeled catastrophe exposure in the FEMA National Risk Index, scoring 1.8 of 5 at the 20th national percentile. Heat wave is the leading peril, rated Relatively High 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.
Oakland County hazard ratings
| Peril | FEMA rating | National percentile | Peril score | Events per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heat wave | Relatively High | 84th | 4.4 of 5 | 4.2 |
| Tornado | Very High | 72nd | 3.9 of 5 | 0.39 |
| Ice storm | Very High | 69th | 3.8 of 5 | 1.8 |
| Strong wind | Very High | 48th | 2.9 of 5 | 5.5 |
| Winter weather | Relatively High | 44th | 2.7 of 5 | 11.8 |
| Hail | Relatively Moderate | 30th | 2.2 of 5 | 2.8 |
| Earthquake | Relatively Low | 29th | 2.2 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Lightning | Relatively High | 22nd | 1.9 of 5 | 34.8 |
| Riverine flooding | Relatively High | 11th | 1.5 of 5 | 1.1 |
| Hurricane | Very Low | 11th | 1.4 of 5 | 0.01 |
| Wildfire | Very Low | 3rd | 1.1 of 5 | <0.01 |
Perils not assessed in Oakland 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 Oakland 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.