This is a list of electricity-generating power stations in Michigan, sorted by type and name. In 2022, Michigan had a total summer capacity of 30,538 MW through all of its power plants, and a net generation of 117,497 GWh.[1] In 2023, the energy mix was 45.7% natural gas, 22.9% nuclear, 19.2% coal, 6.9% wind, 1.7% biomass, 1.1% other gases, 1.1% petroleum, 1.1% solar, 0.2% hydroelectric, and 0.1% other. Coal use has decreased by half over the last decade, replaced by natural gas and renewables. 60% of renewable generation is wind energy.
Michigan imports all coal and nuclear fuel (uranium), and 82% of natural gas. A goal to produce over 10% of electricity from in-state renewable sources was set in 2015. Major electric companies in Michigan include DTE Electric Company (11,000 MW) and Consumers Energy (9,000 MW).[2]
Nuclear power is a significant source of electrical power in Michigan, producing roughly one-quarter of the state's supply. The two active nuclear power plants supply Michigan less than 30% of its electricity.
| Plant | Location | Power (MW) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Enrico Fermi Nuclear Generating Station (Unit 2) | 1098 | online 1988 | |
| 2110 | online 1975 | ||
| Plant | Location | Power (MW) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 67 | 1962-1997 | ||
| Enrico Fermi Nuclear Generating Station (Unit 1) | 94 | 1957-1972 | |
| 800 | 1971–2022,[3] planned reopening 2025[4] | ||
See also Midland Cogeneration Venture, a plant abandoned before completion
Coal power is the second leading source of electricity in Michigan. Although Michigan has no active coal mines, coal is easily moved from other states by train and across the Great Lakes by lake freighters. The lower price of natural gas is leading to the closure of most coal plants with Consumer Energy planning to close all of its remaining coal plants by 2025[5] while DTE plans to retire 2100MW of coal power by 2023.[6]
| Plant | Location | Power (MW) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1395 | Repowering to natural gas in 2026. | ||
| Escanaba Paper Company | 54 | Runs on coal and wood waste. | |
| 1560 | Units 1, 2 and 3 scheduled for closure in 2025 (1,391 MW).[7] | ||
| Monroe Power Plant | Monroe | 3400 | Scheduled for closure in 2032.[8] [9] |
| 70 | |||
| Plant | Location | Power (MW) | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bayside Power Plant | Traverse City | Decommissioned in 2005 after it had only served as an option for power generation during peak consumptions times for several years. | ||
| Conners Creek Power Plant | "Seven Sisters", imploded August 10, 1996 | |||
| Conners Creek Power Plant | 240 | "Two Brothers", originally coal-fired, later natural gas, closed 1988, demolished 2019 | ||
| D.E. Karn Generating Plant | 544 | Units 1 and 2 closed in June 2023 (272MW), units 3 and 4 re-powered to fuel oil and natural gas, planned to close by 2031 (272MW)[10] | ||
| Delray Power Plant | Detroit | |||
| Eckert Power Plant | 240 | Units 4-6 closed n December 2020. Unit 2 closed in 2014, units 1 and 3 closed in 2015.[11] | ||
| Erickson Power Plant | Lansing | 155 | Closed in November 2022.[12] | |
| GM Pontiac Power Plant | 29 | Closed in 2009. | ||
| Ford Rouge Power Plant | 345 | Ran on coal with blast furnace gas and natural gas. | ||
| J.B. Sims Power Plant | 80 | closed in February 2020.[13] [14] | ||
| James De Young Power Plant | 63 | Ceased burning coal in April 2016, being decommissioned in 2018. | ||
| 150 | "Mighty Marysville" imploded November 7, 2015. | |||
| S.D. Warren Power Plant | 51 | Closed in 2009. | ||
| B.C. Cobb Power Plant | 320 | Closed in April 2016. | ||
| J.R. Whiting Power Plant | 328 | Closed in April 2016. | ||
| J.C. Weadock Generating Plant | 310 | Closed in April 2016. | ||
| Endicott Generating Station | 55 | Closed in May 2016. | ||
| Escanaba Generating Station | 23 | Closed in June 2015. | ||
| Harbor Beach Power Plant | 121 | Closed in November 2013. | ||
| Presque Isle Power Plant | Marquette | 431 | Replaced in March 2019 with two new natural gas plants. | |
| River Rouge Power Plant | River Rouge | 840 | One unit retired 2008, one in 2015, the last in 2021.[15] [16] | |
| Shiras Station | 78 | Closed in 2018.[17] | ||
| St. Clair | 1378 | Closed in May 2022.[18] Largest power plant in the world in 1969. | ||
| Trenton Channel Power | Trenton | 566 | Closed in June 2022 | |
| White Pine Power Plant | 40 | Can also run on natural gas. Closed in 2019.[19] |
Michigan has some of its own natural gas production and is a leading state for natural gas transport and storage. Declining prices for natural gas in the early 21st century led to an increase in the number of natural gas power plants. Consumers Energy announced a new 700 MW plant to be built near Flint beginning about 2015[20] while the city of Holland replaced its coal plant with a 114 MW natural gas plant[21] In April 2018, DTE received permission for a 1,100 MW natural gas plant to replace a coal plant in St. Clair.[22]
| Plant | Location | Power (MW) | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A.J. Mihm Generating Station | 54.9 | |||
| Alpine Generating Facility | 440 | General Electric F class | ||
| 48th Street Generation Station | 142 | two of the three units can use fuel oil | ||
| Belle River Power Plant | 256 | 3x General Electric 7EA Simple Cycle Gas Turbines | ||
| Blue Water Energy Center[23] | 1150 | natural gas-fueled combined-cycle, started operation in 2022 | ||
| D.E. Karn Generating Plant | 272 | can run on fuel oil and natural gas | ||
| Dean Peaking Station | 336 | 4x General Electric 7EA Simple Cycle Gas Turbines | ||
| Dearborn Industrial Generation | 710 | in the Ford River Rouge Complex, natural gas with blast furnace gas | ||
| Delray Peaking Facility | Detroit | 127 | ||
| Delta Energy Park | 226 | Lansing Board of Water and Light | ||
| F.D. Kuester Generating Station | 128.1 | |||
| Hancock | 141 | |||
| Hersey | 50 | 2 simple-cycle Rolls-Royce RB 211 aero turbines | ||
| Holland Energy Park | 130 | |||
| Kalamazoo River Generating Station | 68 | [24] | ||
| Jackson Generating Station | 564 | Owned and operated by Consumers Energy | ||
| Livingston Generating Station | 156 | |||
| Marquette Energy Center | 50 | |||
| Michigan Power | 123 | |||
| 1560 | re-purposed from a never completed nuclear plant | |||
| Mistersky Gas Power Plant | Detroit | 154 | ||
| Indeck Niles Power Plant | 1084 | Built 2022 [25] | ||
| New Covert Generating Facility | 1159 | |||
| REO Town Cogeneration Plant | 110 | also produces steam | ||
| Renaissance Power | 660 | |||
| River Rouge | 260 | Unit 1 | ||
| Sumpter Plant | 340 | 4x General Electric 7EA Simple Cycle Gas Turbines | ||
| Vestaburg | 20 | |||
| 100 | switched to natural gas in April 2016[26] | |||
| Thetford | Genesee | 222 | ||
| University of Michigan Central Power Plant | Ann Arbor | 60 | ||
| 73 | formerly used coal, natural gas and tire derived fuel | |||
| Zeeland Generating Station | 868 |
Fuel oils and other liquid fuels are only a minor fuel used in Michigan for power generation. Some units burn liquid fuel only while some multiple fuel units sometimes use liquid fuels as well.
| Plant | Location | Power (MW) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 14 | Units IC1, IC2, 3, 4, and 5 | ||
| Dafter | 7.2 | built December, 2021 | |
| St. Clair | 24 | Units 11 and 12 | |
| Superior Peaking Station[27] | 76 | Oil-fired (#2) combustion turbines installed 1966. Also has 300 HP black-start diesel engine. | |
Former plants
| Plant | Location | Power (MW) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6th Street Generating Station | Holland | 22 | closed June 2023 |
| Grand Haven Diesel Plant | 22 | uses a mix of #2 oil and biofuel, Engine #1 built in 1929, closed June 2020[28] | |
| Newberry Power | 4.5 | last used in 2019, closed March 2023 [29] | |
| Vestaburg | 6 | petroleum liquids, closed 2017 | |
| William Beaumont Hospital | 4 | petroleum liquids, closed 2022 | |
Multiple fuel units may alter their fuel source depending to balance pricing, availability, and energy content.
| Plant | Location | Power (MW) | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greenwood Energy Center | 785 | natural gas, fuel oil, tall oil, biodiesel | ||
| T.E.S. Filer City Station | 60 | coal, wood waste, petroleum coke, tire derived fuel, in 2018 being converted to 225MW natural gas only[30] | ||
| Dan E. Karn 3 & 4 | 1000 | Natural Gas and or Oil Fired |
Waste to energy plants which use garbage to produce power are a minor source of Michigan's electricity.
| Plant | Location | Power (MW) | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jackson County Resource Recovery | 3.7 | with natural gas | ||
| Kent County Waste To Energy | 18 |
Former plants:
Landfill gas plants, which use methane collected from garbage dumps to power electrical generators, are in use near a number of Michigan landfills but are only a minor source of power. Only plants larger than 4 MW[32]
| Plant | Location | Power (MW) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arbor Hills Landfill | 28.7 | Two plants | |
| Pine Tree Acres Landfill | 21.6 | Two plants[33] | |
| Riverview Land Preserve | 6.6 | ||
| Southeast Berrien County Landfill | 4.8 | ||
| Carleton Farms Landfill | 4.0 | ||
| EDL / Ottawa County Farms Landfill | Coopersville | 5.6 | Two plants |
| EDL / Citizens Disposal Landfill | Grand Blanc | 7.2 | Two plants |
| EDL / Brent Run Landfill | Montrose | 5.6 | |
Former plants:
Biomass power plants in Michigan often use waste from the lumber industry. Smaller units use food waste, or cow, pig and turkey waste.
| Plant | Location | Power (MW) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cadillac Renewable | 38 | wood, 38 MW Gen1 closed Feb 2020, Gen2 installed August 2020 | |
| Fremont Community Digester | 3 | anaerobic digestion of baby food, other food waste[34] | |
| Genesee Power | 36 | wood[35] | |
| Grayling Generating | 36 | wood | |
| L'Anse Warden | 20 | wood | |
| Lincoln Power | 16 | wood[36] | |
| McBain Power | 16 | wood[37] | |
| Verso Paper | 28 | wood | |
Michigan has a number of small hydropower plants; however, the generally small, flat rivers provide a limited source of power.
| Plant | Location | River | Power (MW) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ada Dam Hydro Power Plant | 30 | |||
| 8 | Consumers Energy[38] | |||
| Allegan Dam Hydro Power Plant | 3 | Consumers Energy | ||
| Berrien Springs Hydro Power Plant | St. Joseph River (Lake Michigan) | 7 | American Electric Power[39] | |
| 22 | Wisconsin Energy Corporation[40] | |||
| Boardman Hydro Power Plant | 1 | |||
| Buchanan Hydro Power Plant | 4 | |||
| Cascade Dam Hydro Power Plant | Thornapple River | 2 | ||
| Cataract Hydro Power Plant | 2 | |||
| Chalk Hill Dam | Menominee River | 7 | Wisconsin Energy Corporation | |
| Cheboygan Hydro Power Plant | 1 | |||
| Constantine Hydro Power Plant | St Joseph River | 1 | ||
| Au Sable River | 9 | Consumers Energy | ||
| 9 | Consumers Energy | |||
| 1 | ||||
| 5 | Hydro Power LLC | |||
| Au Sable River | 6 | Consumers Energy | ||
| Au Sable River | 9 | Consumers Energy | ||
| Four Mile Hydro Power Plant | 2 | [41] | ||
| 2 | French Landing Dam | |||
| French Paper Hydro Power Plant | St Joseph River | 1 | ||
| Grand Rapids Hydro Power Plant | Menominee River | 7 | ||
| Muskegon River | 30 | Consumers Energy | ||
| Hemlock Falls Power Plant | Crystal Falls | 3 | Wisconsin Energy Corporation | |
| Hodenpyl Hydro Power Plant | Mesick | 17 | Consumers Energy | |
| Hoist Hydro Power Plant | Marquette | Dead River | 4 | |
| Au Sable River | 4 | Consumers Energy | ||
| Kingsford Power Plant | Menominee River | 6 | Wisconsin Energy Corporation | |
| McClure Hydro Power Plant | Dead River | 8 | ||
| Menominee Mill Marinette Hydro Power Plant | Menominee River | 2 | ||
| Michigamme Falls Power Plant | Crystal Falls | Michigamme River | 9 | |
| Au Sable River | 5 | Consumers Energy | ||
| Mottville Hydro Power Plant | St. Joseph River | 2 | ||
| Ninth Street Hydro Power Plant | Thunder Bay River | 1 | ||
| Norway Hydro Power Plant | Menominee River | 6 | ||
| Norway Point Hydro Power Plant | Thunder Bay River | 4 | ||
| Peavy Falls Power Plant | Crystal Falls | Michigamme River | 15 | Wisconsin Energy Corporation |
| Prickett Hydro Power Plant | 2 | |||
| Rogers Hydro Power Plant | Muskegon River | 7 | Consumers Energy | |
| St Louis Hydro Power Plant | St. Louis | 7 | ||
| St. Marys River | 18 | United States Army Corps of Engineers | ||
| Saxon Falls Hydro Power Plant | Saxon | Montreal River | 1 | |
| Sturgis Hydro Power Plant | St. Joseph River | 2 | City of Sturgis | |
| Superior Falls Hydro Power Plant | Montreal River | 1 | XcelEnergy, closing 2024 | |
| Manistee River | 20 | Consumers Energy | ||
| Twin Falls Power Plant | Iron Mountain | Menominee River | 6 | Wisconsin Energy Corporation |
| Victoria Hydro Power Plant | Ontonagon | Ontonagon River | 12 | |
| Way Dam and Michigamme Reservoir | Crystal Falls | Paint River | 2 | Wisconsin Energy Corporation |
| Webber Hydro Power Plant | Ionia | 4 | Consumers Energy | |
| White Rapids Power Plant | Stephenson | Menonminee River River | 7 | Wisconsin Energy Corporation |
| Plant | Location | Power (MW) | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sanford Hydro Power Plant | Sanford | Tittabawassee River | 4 | Hydro Power LLC, closed May 2020 |
| Secord Hydro Power Plant | Tittabawassee River | 1 | Hydro Power LLC, closed May 2020 | |
| Smallwood Hydro Power Plant | Tittabawassee River | 1 | Hydro Power LLC, closed May 2020 | |
Michigan has one pumped-storage hydroelectricity station, on the shore of Lake Michigan, used for power balancing. It is the fifth largest such plant in the world.
Wind power in Michigan grew rapidly due to national price supports and a Michigan mandate to produce 10% renewable energy by 2015. The largest concentration of wind power is in the Thumb region.
See also: Wind power in Michigan.
As of February 2024
| Name | Size (MW) | Location[42] | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apple Blossom Wind Farm | 100 | Huron County | |
| Beebe Wind Farm | 81.6 | Gratiot County[43] | |
| Beebe 1B Wind Farm | 50.4 | Gratiot County | |
| Big Turtle Wind Farm | 50 | Huron County[44] | |
| Brookfield Wind Farm | 75 | Huron County[45] | |
| Crescent Wind | 166 | Hillsdale County[46] | |
| Cross Winds | 111 | Tuscola County[47] | |
| Cross Winds II | 44 | Tuscola County[48] | |
| Cross Winds III | 76 | Tuscola County[49] | |
| Deerfield Wind Farm | 261 | Huron County[50] | |
| Echo Wind Park | 120 | Huron County[51] | |
| Fairbanks Wind Farm | 72 | Delta County[52] | |
| Garden Wind Farm | 28 | Garden Township, Delta County[53] | |
| DTE/Invenergy Gratiot County Wind Project | 213 | ||
| Gratiot Farms Wind | 150 | ||
| Harvest Wind Farm I | 53 | Huron County | |
| Harvest Wind Farm II | 59 | Huron County | |
| Heartland Wind | 200 | ||
| Isabella Wind | 385 | Isabella County | |
| 100.8 | Mason County[54] [55] | ||
| Mackinaw City | 1.8 | Mackinaw City | |
| McKinley | 14 | Huron County | |
| Meridian | 225 | Saginaw and Midland Counties[56] | |
| Michigan Wind 1 | 69 | Ubly | |
| Michigan Wind 2 | 90 | Minden City[57] | |
| Minden | 32 | Sanilac | |
| Pine River | 161 | Gratiot, Isabella Counties[58] | March 8, 2019 |
| Pinnebog Wind Park | 50 | Huron County[59] | |
| Pheasant Run Wind I | 75 | Huron County | |
| Pegasus | 130 | Tuscola | |
| Polaris Wind Park | 168 | Gratiot County[60] | |
| Sigel | 64 | Huron County | |
| Stoney Corners | 60 | McBain, Michigan[61] | |
| 120 | Tuscola, Bay, Saginaw counties | ||
| Tuscola II | 100 | Tuscola, Bay counties | |
Solar power is a very minor source of electricity in Michigan.
See also: Solar power in Michigan. Systems of over 5.0 MW, as of April 2024
| Assembly Solar Farm | 346.9 | 239 MW(AC), completed March 2022 [62] | |
| Calhoun Solar | 260.0 | 200 MWac, 2023 [63] | |
| Cereal City Solar | 100.0 | ||
| DeMille Solar Farm | 28.4 | DTE | |
| Delta Solar I and II | 24.0 | Lansing Board of Water & Light | |
| Bingham Solar | 20.0 | ||
| Blue Elk III Solar | 20.0 | [64] | |
| Blue Elk IV Solar | 20.0 | ||
| Blue Elk III Solar | 20.0 | ||
| Cement City Solar | 20.0 | ||
| Greenstone Solar | 20.0 | ||
| Lyons Road Solar | 26.8 | 20.0 MW (AC)[65] | |
| MacBeth Solar | 26.8 | 20.0 MW (AC)[66] [67] | |
| Midcontinent Solar | 20.0 | ||
| Pullman Solar | 20.0 | ||
| Temperance Solar | 20.0 | [68] | |
| Turrill Solar Farm | 19.6 | DTE | |
| Electric City Solar | 15.0 | ||
| Letts Creek Solar | 15.0 | ||
| Spartan PV 1 | 10.5 | Michigan State University carports | |
| Pickford Solar | Pickford | 6.9 | Cloverland Electric Coop / Heritage Sustainable Energy |
| Byrne Solar Farm | 5.0 | [69] | |