TUSCOLA BAY WIND
OperatingWind power plant
- Capacity
- 120 MW
- Primary fuel
- Wind
- County
- Tuscola County
- Operator
- TUSCOLA BAY WIND LLC
- Status
- Operating
- Commissioned
- 2012
- EIA plant ID
- 58351
- Generators
- 1
- Technology
- Onshore Wind Turbine
- Net generation (2024)
- 357 GWh
- Capacity factor (2024, EIA nameplate)
- 34%
- Data vintage
- EIA-860 2024 final; EIA-923 2022-2024 final
- Coordinates
- 43.4781, -83.7388
TUSCOLA BAY WIND, a 120 MW Wind power plant in Tuscola County, Michigan. Operated by TUSCOLA BAY WIND LLC, commissioned 2012.
How TUSCOLA BAY WIND compares
With 120 MW of capacity, TUSCOLA BAY WIND ranks 24th among the 171 operating power plants Bywatts maps in Michigan and is the largest of the 13 operating Wind plants in the state. It accounts for about 14% of Michigan's operating Wind capacity and 0.5% of all operating capacity in the state. Nationally it is the 184th-largest of the 708 operating Wind plants in the database. Commissioned in 2012, it is newer than 92% of the 168 operating Michigan plants with a recorded commissioning year. It shares Tuscola County with 2 other operating plants, WILMOT and CARO.
EIA-860 lists 1 generator at the site with 120 MW of nameplate capacity, all onshore wind turbine technology. Net generation was 357 GWh in 2024 (a 34% capacity factor), down 7% from 2022.
Grid neighborhood
The closest transmission line found within 10 miles is a 345 kV line owned by CONSUMERS ENERGY CO, about 1.3 miles away. Another 10 operating power plants totaling 2,018 MW sit within 25 miles; the largest is DAN E KARN (1,946 MW, Coal).
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
TUSCOLA BAY WIND is a 120 MW wind power plant in Tuscola County, MI, operated by TUSCOLA BAY WIND LLC, commissioned in 2012. Tuscola County carries elevated modeled catastrophe exposure in the FEMA National Risk Index, scoring 2.9 of 5 at the 48th national percentile. Strong wind is the leading peril, rated Relatively High by FEMA at the 93rd percentile.
The Bywatts loss layer is calibrated to solar PV hardware, so it is not applied to a wind plant. The ratings below are the FEMA National Risk Index county hazard ratings for this location.
Tuscola County hazard ratings
| Peril | FEMA rating | National percentile | Peril score | Events per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Strong wind | Relatively High | 93rd | 4.7 of 5 | 4.0 |
| Riverine flooding | Relatively Moderate | 84th | 4.4 of 5 | 0.71 |
| Heat wave | Relatively Low | 79th | 4.2 of 5 | 2.1 |
| Ice storm | Relatively Moderate | 67th | 3.7 of 5 | 0.82 |
| Hail | Relatively Low | 54th | 3.2 of 5 | 2.2 |
| Tornado | Relatively Moderate | 54th | 3.1 of 5 | 0.32 |
| Lightning | Relatively Low | 49th | 3.0 of 5 | 30.8 |
| Winter weather | Relatively High | 38th | 2.5 of 5 | 11.7 |
| Hurricane | Very Low | 36th | 2.5 of 5 | 0.02 |
| Coastal flooding | Very Low | 24th | 2.0 of 5 | 0.02 |
| Wildfire | Very Low | 24th | 2.0 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Earthquake | Very Low | 19th | 1.8 of 5 | <0.01 |
Model hail, wind and flood exposure for Tuscola 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.