BAY FRONT
OperatingBiomass power plant
- Capacity
- 67 MW
- Primary fuel
- Biomass
- County
- Ashland County
- Operator
- NORTHERN STATES POWER CO - MINNESOTA
- Status
- Operating
- Commissioned
- 1952
- EIA plant ID
- 3982
- Coordinates
- 46.5872, -90.9015
BAY FRONT, a 67 MW Biomass power plant in Ashland County, Wisconsin. Operated by NORTHERN STATES POWER CO - MINNESOTA, commissioned 1952.
Weather peril exposure
BAY FRONT is a 67 MW biomass power plant in Ashland County, WI, operated by NORTHERN STATES POWER CO - MINNESOTA, commissioned in 1952. Ashland County carries moderate modeled catastrophe exposure in the FEMA National Risk Index, scoring 1.8 of 5 at the 21st national percentile. Lightning is the leading peril, rated Relatively Low by FEMA at the 96th percentile.
The Bywatts loss layer is calibrated to solar PV hardware, so it is not applied to a biomass plant. The ratings below are the FEMA National Risk Index county hazard ratings for this location.
Ashland County hazard ratings
| Peril | FEMA rating | National percentile | Peril score | Events per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lightning | Relatively Low | 96th | 4.9 of 5 | 27.9 |
| Heat wave | Very Low | 76th | 4.0 of 5 | 1.1 |
| Winter weather | Relatively Moderate | 55th | 3.2 of 5 | 31.3 |
| Hail | Very Low | 41st | 2.6 of 5 | 1.3 |
| Strong wind | Relatively Low | 19th | 1.8 of 5 | 0.96 |
| Riverine flooding | Very Low | 17th | 1.7 of 5 | 0.75 |
| Tornado | Very Low | 16th | 1.7 of 5 | 0.19 |
| Ice storm | Very Low | 16th | 1.6 of 5 | 0.13 |
| Wildfire | Very Low | 11th | 1.4 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Coastal flooding | Very Low | 2nd | 1.1 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Earthquake | Very Low | 0th | 1.0 of 5 | <0.01 |
Perils not assessed in Ashland 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 Ashland 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.