TOWER
OperatingOil power plant
- Capacity
- 21 MW
- Primary fuel
- Oil
- County
- Cheboygan County
- Operator
- WOLVERINE POWER SUPPLY COOP
- Status
- Operating
- Commissioned
- 1971
- EIA plant ID
- 1873
- Coordinates
- 45.3628, -84.2950
TOWER, a 21 MW Oil power plant in Cheboygan County, Michigan. Operated by WOLVERINE POWER SUPPLY COOP, commissioned 1971.
Weather peril exposure
TOWER is a 21 MW oil power plant in Cheboygan County, MI, operated by WOLVERINE POWER SUPPLY COOP, commissioned in 1971. Cheboygan County carries low modeled catastrophe exposure in the FEMA National Risk Index, scoring 1.6 of 5 at the 16th national percentile. Riverine flooding is the leading peril, rated Relatively Moderate by FEMA at the 83rd 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.
Cheboygan County hazard ratings
| Peril | FEMA rating | National percentile | Peril score | Events per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Riverine flooding | Relatively Moderate | 83rd | 4.3 of 5 | 0.11 |
| Heat wave | Very Low | 72nd | 3.9 of 5 | 0.68 |
| Hail | Relatively Low | 33rd | 2.3 of 5 | 0.68 |
| Lightning | Relatively Low | 25th | 2.0 of 5 | 22.6 |
| Wildfire | Very Low | 19th | 1.8 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Hurricane | Very Low | 16th | 1.7 of 5 | 0.01 |
| Strong wind | Relatively Low | 16th | 1.7 of 5 | 0.61 |
| Tornado | Very Low | 16th | 1.6 of 5 | 0.09 |
| Coastal flooding | Very Low | 13th | 1.5 of 5 | 0.01 |
| Winter weather | Very Low | 8th | 1.3 of 5 | 27.6 |
| Ice storm | Very Low | 5th | 1.2 of 5 | 0.04 |
| Earthquake | Very Low | 3rd | 1.1 of 5 | <0.01 |
Model hail, wind and flood exposure for Cheboygan 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.