NEWBERRY
OperatingOil power plant
- Capacity
- 6 MW
- Primary fuel
- Oil
- County
- Luce County
- Operator
- NEWBERRY WATER & LIGHT BOARD
- Status
- Operating
- EIA plant ID
- 1846
- Coordinates
- 46.3520, -85.5060
NEWBERRY, a 6 MW Oil power plant in Luce County, Michigan. Operated by NEWBERRY WATER & LIGHT BOARD. One of 225 power plants tracked in Michigan on Bywatts.
Weather peril exposure
NEWBERRY is a 6 MW oil power plant in Luce County, MI, operated by NEWBERRY WATER & LIGHT BOARD. Luce County carries elevated modeled catastrophe exposure in the FEMA National Risk Index, scoring 2.6 of 5 at the 41st national percentile. Hail is the leading peril, rated Very Low by FEMA at the 57th percentile.
The Bywatts loss layer is calibrated to solar PV hardware, so it is not applied to an oil plant. The ratings below are the FEMA National Risk Index county hazard ratings for this location.
Luce County hazard ratings
| Peril | FEMA rating | National percentile | Peril score | Events per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hail | Very Low | 57th | 3.3 of 5 | 0.25 |
| Wildfire | Very Low | 53rd | 3.1 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Heat wave | Very Low | 48th | 2.9 of 5 | 0.11 |
| Lightning | Relatively Low | 45th | 2.8 of 5 | 21.1 |
| Winter weather | Very Low | 44th | 2.7 of 5 | 34.1 |
| Riverine flooding | Very Low | 18th | 1.7 of 5 | 0.04 |
| Strong wind | Very Low | 12th | 1.5 of 5 | 0.25 |
| Ice storm | Very Low | 8th | 1.3 of 5 | 0.02 |
| Tornado | Very Low | 6th | 1.2 of 5 | 0.04 |
| Coastal flooding | Very Low | 3rd | 1.1 of 5 | 0.01 |
| Earthquake | Very Low | 2nd | 1.1 of 5 | <0.01 |
Perils not assessed in Luce 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 Luce 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.