RENAISSANCE POWER LLC
OperatingNatural Gas power plant
- Capacity
- 680 MW
- Primary fuel
- Natural Gas
- County
- Montcalm County
- Operator
- RENAISSANCE POWER LLC
- Status
- Operating
- Commissioned
- 2002
- EIA plant ID
- 55402
- Generators
- 4
- Technology
- Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine
- Net generation (2024)
- 1,070 GWh
- Capacity factor (2024, EIA nameplate)
- 16%
- Data vintage
- EIA-860 2024 final; EIA-923 2022-2024 final
- Coordinates
- 43.1864, -84.8429
RENAISSANCE POWER LLC, a 680 MW Natural Gas power plant in Montcalm County, Michigan. Operated by RENAISSANCE POWER LLC, commissioned 2002.
How RENAISSANCE POWER LLC compares
With 680 MW of capacity, RENAISSANCE POWER LLC ranks 14th among the 171 operating power plants Bywatts maps in Michigan and 6th of the 29 operating Natural Gas plants in the state. It accounts for about 7.3% of Michigan's operating Natural Gas capacity and 2.6% of all operating capacity in the state. Nationally it is the 210th-largest of the 1,185 operating Natural Gas plants in the database. Commissioned in 2002, it is newer than 80% of the 168 operating Michigan plants with a recorded commissioning year. It shares Montcalm County with one other operating plant, VESTABURG.
EIA-860 lists 4 generators at the site with 782 MW of nameplate capacity, all natural gas fired combustion turbine technology (this page's HIFLD capacity figure is 680 MW). Net generation was 1,070 GWh in 2024 (a 16% capacity factor), about 3 times its 2022 output.
Grid neighborhood
The closest transmission line found within 10 miles is a 345 kV line owned by WOLVERINE POWER SUPPLY COOP, under 0.1 miles away. Another 6 operating power plants totaling 228 MW sit within 25 miles; the largest is GRATIOT WIND PARK (102 MW, Wind).
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
RENAISSANCE POWER LLC is a 680 MW natural gas power plant in Montcalm County, MI, operated by RENAISSANCE POWER LLC, commissioned in 2002. Montcalm County carries moderate modeled catastrophe exposure in the FEMA National Risk Index, scoring 1.9 of 5 at the 23rd national percentile. Strong wind is the leading peril, rated Relatively High by FEMA at the 91st 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.
Montcalm County hazard ratings
| Peril | FEMA rating | National percentile | Peril score | Events per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Strong wind | Relatively High | 91st | 4.7 of 5 | 3.0 |
| Heat wave | Very Low | 78th | 4.1 of 5 | 1.9 |
| Tornado | Relatively Moderate | 53rd | 3.1 of 5 | 0.26 |
| Ice storm | Relatively Moderate | 51st | 3.0 of 5 | 1.1 |
| Winter weather | Relatively High | 34th | 2.4 of 5 | 17.9 |
| Hail | Relatively Low | 31st | 2.2 of 5 | 1.8 |
| Earthquake | Very Low | 22nd | 1.9 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Wildfire | Very Low | 19th | 1.7 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Riverine flooding | Relatively Low | 12th | 1.5 of 5 | 0.36 |
| Lightning | Relatively Low | 8th | 1.3 of 5 | 30.9 |
| Hurricane | Very Low | 6th | 1.2 of 5 | 0.01 |
Perils not assessed in Montcalm 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 Montcalm 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.