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Power Plants in Michigan
All 289 operable plants · EIA inventory, May 2026.
Total capacity
35.7 GW
12th largest of 51 states
Plants
289
287 in service
Largest plant
3,293 MW
Monroe (MI)
Capacity by fuel
41%
18%
12%
| Fuel | Capacity | Share | Plants |
|---|---|---|---|
| Natural gas | 14,701 MW | 41.1% | 61 |
| Coal | 6,597 MW | 18.5% | 6 |
| Nuclear | 4,378 MW | 12.2% | 3 |
| Wind | 3,777 MW | 10.6% | 34 |
| Solar | 2,985 MW | 8.4% | 76 |
| Hydro | 2,329 MW | 6.5% | 51 |
| Other | 855 MW | 2.4% | 55 |
| Battery storage | 120 MW | 0.3% | 3 |
Nameplate capacity — what the fleet could produce running flat out — not what it actually generated. A plant is filed under the fuel carrying most of its capacity. See what Michigan actually generated →
Largest plants in Michigan
| # | Plant | Fuel | Capacity | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Monroe (MI)Monroe County | Coal | 3,293 MW | 1969 |
| 2 | Donald C CookBerrien County | Nuclear | 2,285 MW | 1975 |
| 3 | LudingtonMason County | Hydro | 1,979 MW | 1973 |
| 4 | Midland Cogeneration VentureMidland County | Natural gas | 1,854 MW | 1989 |
| 5 | Belle RiverSt Clair County | Coal | 1,664 MW | 1981 |
| 6 | J H CampbellOttawa County | Coal | 1,561 MW | 1962 |
| 7 | Dan E KarnBay County | Natural gas | 1,402 MW | 1975 |
| 8 | FermiMonroe County | Nuclear | 1,281 MW | 1966 |
| 9 | Blue Water Energy CenterSt Clair County | Natural gas | 1,267 MW | 2022 |
| 10 | New Covert Generating FacilityVan Buren County | Natural gas | 1,176 MW | 2004 |
Michigan's generating fleet in context
Michigan's generating fleet holds 35.7 GW of nameplate capacity, ranking 12th among the 51 largest fleets in the country. The state operates 287 of its 289 plants in service. This is capacity — what the equipment could produce running at full power — not generation, which varies with how much the plants actually run.
Natural gas dominates the fleet at 41.1% of capacity across 61 plants, followed by coal at 18.5% from 6 plants and nuclear at 12.2% from 3 plants. Wind provides 10.6% from 34 plants, solar 8.4% from 76 installations, and hydro 6.5% from 51 plants. Battery storage and other sources make up the remainder. The five largest plants are Monroe at 3,293 MW of coal capacity, Donald C Cook at 2,285 MW of nuclear, Ludington at 1,979 MW of hydro, Midland Cogeneration Venture at 1,854 MW of natural gas, and Belle River at 1,664 MW of coal.
The fleet spans from Buchanan, first online in January 1927, to Branch Solar Project, which came online in May 2026. Plant counts down to sub-megawatt backup generators can exceed the number of utility-scale facilities, so the 289 plants listed here do not indicate a particularly large fleet by count alone—capacity is the meaningful measure of size.
Written from the EIA figures on this page, covering data through May 2026.
Every plant in Michigan, by fuel
Natural gas61 plants · 14,701 MW
All US natural gas plants →Coal6 plants · 6,597 MW
All US coal plants →| Plant | County | Capacity | Units | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monroe (MI) | Monroe | 3,293 MW | 9 | 1969 |
| Belle River | St Clair | 1,664 MW | 10 | 1981 |
| J H Campbell | Ottawa | 1,561 MW | 3 | 1962 |
| TES Filer City Station | Manistee | 70 MW | 1 | 1990 |
| Neenah Paper Munising Mill | Alger | 6.2 MW | 1 | 1930 |
| MSC Sebewaing | Huron | 2.5 MW | 2 | 1979 |
Nuclear3 plants · 4,378 MW
All US nuclear plants →| Plant | County | Capacity | Units | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Donald C Cook | Berrien | 2,285 MW | 2 | 1975 |
| Fermi | Monroe | 1,281 MW | 5 | 1966 |
| Palisades | Van Buren | 812 MW | 1 | 1972 |
Wind34 plants · 3,777 MW
All US wind plants →| Plant | County | Capacity | Units | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Isabella Wind Park | Isabella | 384 MW | 1 | 2021 |
| Cross Winds Energy Park | Tuscola | 231 MW | 3 | 2014 |
| Meridian Wind Park | Gratiot | 225 MW | 1 | 2023 |
| Heartland Farms | Gratiot | 200 MW | 1 | 2024 |
| Pegasus Wind | Tuscola | 178 MW | 2 | 2019 |
| Polaris Wind Park | Gratiot | 169 MW | 1 | 2020 |
| Echo Wind Park | Huron | 162 MW | 3 | 2014 |
| Pine River Wind Park | Isabella | 161 MW | 1 | 2019 |
| Crescent Wind Park | Hillsdale | 150 MW | 1 | 2021 |
| Gratiot Farms Wind Project | Montcalm | 150 MW | 1 | 2020 |
| Deerfield Wind Energy, LLC | Huron | 149 MW | 3 | 2017 |
| Tuscola Bay Wind | Tuscola | 120 MW | 1 | 2012 |
| Deerfield Wind Energy 2 | Huron | 112 MW | 1 | 2023 |
| Gratiot County Wind LLC | Gratiot | 110 MW | 1 | 2012 |
| Gratiot Wind Park | Gratiot | 102 MW | 1 | 2011 |
| Lake Winds Energy Park | Mason | 101 MW | 1 | 2012 |
| Tuscola Wind II LLC | Tuscola | 100 MW | 1 | 2013 |
| Apple Blossom Wind Farm | Huron | 100 MW | 1 | 2017 |
| Michigan Wind 2 | Sanilac | 90 MW | 1 | 2011 |
| Beebe 1A | Gratiot | 82 MW | 1 | 2012 |
| Brookfield | Huron | 75 MW | 1 | 2014 |
| Pheasant Run Wind LLC | Huron | 75 MW | 1 | 2013 |
| Fairbanks Wind Park | Delta | 73 MW | 1 | 2022 |
| Michigan Wind 1 | Huron | 69 MW | 1 | 2008 |
| Sigel Wind Park | Huron | 64 MW | 1 | 2012 |
| Stoney Corners Wind Farm | Missaukee | 60 MW | 1 | 2009 |
| Harvest 2 | Huron | 59 MW | 1 | 2012 |
| Harvest | Huron | 53 MW | 1 | 2008 |
| Beebe 1B | Gratiot | 50 MW | 1 | 2014 |
| Minden Wind Park | Sanilac | 32 MW | 1 | 2012 |
| Big Turtle Wind Farm 2 | Huron | 29 MW | 1 | 2016 |
| Heritage Garden Wind Farm I LLC | Delta | 28 MW | 1 | 2012 |
| Big Turtle Wind Farm, LLC | Huron | 20 MW | 1 | 2014 |
| McKinley Wind Park | Huron | 14 MW | 1 | 2012 |
Solar76 plants · 2,985 MW
All US solar plants →Hydro51 plants · 2,329 MW
All US hydro plants →| Plant | County | Capacity | Units | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ludington | Mason | 1,979 MW | 6 | 1973 |
| Edison Sault | Chippewa | 42 MW | 73 | 1963 |
| Hardy | Newaygo | 32 MW | 3 | 1931 |
| Saint Marys Falls | Chippewa | 24 MW | 5 | 1932 |
| C W Tippy | Manistee | 20 MW | 3 | 2018 |
| Hodenpyl | Wexford | 17 MW | 2 | 2025 |
| Big Quinnesec 92 | Dickinson | 16 MW | 2 | 1949 |
| Peavy Falls | Iron | 12 MW | 2 | 1943 |
| Victoria Dam | Ontonagon | 12 MW | 2 | 1931 |
| Michigamme Falls | Iron | 9.6 MW | 2 | 1953 |
| Cooke | Iosco | 9.0 MW | 3 | 2011 |
| Foote | Iosco | 9.0 MW | 3 | 2018 |
| Croton | Newaygo | 8.9 MW | 4 | 2007 |
| Alcona | Alcona | 8.0 MW | 2 | 2024 |
| McClure Dam | Marquette | 8.0 MW | 2 | 1988 |
| White Rapids | Menominee | 8.0 MW | 3 | 1927 |
| Chalk Hill | Menominee | 7.8 MW | 3 | 1927 |
| Grand Rapids | Menominee | 7.5 MW | 5 | 1940 |
| Berrien Springs | Berrien | 7.2 MW | 12 | 1996 |
| Kingsford | Dickinson | 7.2 MW | 3 | 2024 |
| Rogers | Mecosta | 6.8 MW | 4 | 2022 |
| Norway (MI) | Dickinson | 6.3 MW | 4 | 1986 |
| Five Channels | Iosco | 6.0 MW | 2 | 2012 |
| Mio | Oscoda | 5.0 MW | 2 | 2016 |
| Big Quinnesec 61 | Dickinson | 4.4 MW | 2 | 2014 |
| Buchanan (MI) | Berrien | 4.4 MW | 10 | 1927 |
| Webber | Ionia | 4.3 MW | 2 | 1949 |
| Loud | Iosco | 4.0 MW | 2 | 2013 |
| Norway Point Hydropower Project | Alpena | 4.0 MW | 2 | 1990 |
| Hoist | Marquette | 3.4 MW | 2 | 1988 |
| James R Smith | Marquette | 3.2 MW | 2 | 2019 |
| Hemlock Falls | Iron | 2.8 MW | 1 | 1953 |
| Allegan Dam | Allegan | 2.6 MW | 3 | 1935 |
| Hydro Plant | St Joseph | 2.2 MW | 4 | 1983 |
| Prickett | Baraga | 2.2 MW | 2 | 1931 |
| Cataract (MI) | Marquette | 2.0 MW | 1 | 1988 |
| Four Mile Hydropower Project | Alpena | 2.0 MW | 4 | 1990 |
| Kleber | Cheboygan | 1.8 MW | 4 | 1949 |
| Menominee Mill Marinette | Menominee | 1.8 MW | 4 | 1978 |
| Way Dam | Iron | 1.8 MW | 1 | 1949 |
| Cascade Dam (MI) | Kent | 1.6 MW | 1 | 1986 |
| French Landing Dam | Wayne | 1.6 MW | 1 | 1988 |
| Mottville | St Joseph | 1.6 MW | 4 | 2023 |
| Cheboygan | Cheboygan | 1.5 MW | 1 | 1984 |
| Ada Dam | Kent | 1.4 MW | 1 | 1984 |
| Superior Falls | Gogebic | 1.4 MW | 2 | 2017 |
| French Paper Hydro | Berrien | 1.3 MW | 4 | 1927 |
| Constantine | St Joseph | 1.2 MW | 4 | 1929 |
| Ninth Street Hydropower Project | Alpena | 1.2 MW | 3 | 1990 |
| Alverno Hydro Plant | Cheboygan | 1.0 MW | 2 | 1960 |
| Crystal Falls | Iron | 1.0 MW | 3 | 1954 |
Other55 plants · 855 MW
All US other plants →| Plant | County | Capacity | Units | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Escanaba Mill | Delta | 122 MW | 3 | 1969 |
| Superior | Washtenaw | 64 MW | 4 | 1966 |
| Billerud Quinnesec Mill | Dickinson | 56 MW | 2 | 1985 |
| Alpena Cement Plant | Alpena | 47 MW | 5 | 1952 |
| Cadillac Renewable Energy | Wexford | 44 MW | 1 | 2020 |
| Genesee Power Station LP | Genesee | 40 MW | 1 | 1995 |
| Grayling Generating Station | Crawford | 39 MW | 1 | 1992 |
| GRS Arbor Hills | Washtenaw | 30 MW | 5 | 1996 |
| Plant Four | Marquette | 24 MW | 1 | 1979 |
| Gladstone | Delta | 23 MW | 1 | 1975 |
| John H Warden | Baraga | 22 MW | 1 | 1959 |
| Tower | Cheboygan | 21 MW | 1 | 1971 |
| National Energy of Lincoln | Alcona | 20 MW | 1 | 1989 |
| National Energy of McBain | Missaukee | 20 MW | 1 | 1988 |
| Kent County Waste to Energy Facility | Kent | 18 MW | 1 | 1989 |
| Colfax | Livingston | 14 MW | 5 | 1969 |
| Oliver | Huron | 14 MW | 5 | 1970 |
| Placid 12 | Oakland | 14 MW | 5 | 1970 |
| Putnam (MI) | Oakland | 14 MW | 5 | 1971 |
| Wilmot | Tuscola | 14 MW | 5 | 1968 |
| Pine Tree Acres WM LFGTE | Macomb | 13 MW | 8 | 2012 |
| Ubly | Huron | 12 MW | 9 | 1938 |
| Sumpter Energy Associates | Wayne | 11 MW | 14 | 1992 |
| Dafter | Chippewa | 11 MW | 5 | 1960 |
| Caro | Tuscola | 9.4 MW | 6 | 1949 |
| Pine Tree Acres | Macomb | 8.8 MW | 9 | 1998 |
| Grand Blanc Generating Station | Genesee | 7.2 MW | 7 | 1994 |
| Brent Run Generating Station | Genesee | 7.0 MW | 5 | 1998 |
| Riverview Energy Systems | Wayne | 6.6 MW | 2 | 1988 |
| Coopersville | Ottawa | 6.4 MW | 7 | 1994 |
| Lennon Generating | Shiawassee | 6.4 MW | 4 | 2012 |
| Detour | Chippewa | 6.0 MW | 2 | 1973 |
| GRS C&C | Calhoun | 6.0 MW | 4 | 1995 |
| Main Street (MI) | Huron | 6.0 MW | 6 | 1947 |
| Fremont Community Digester, LLC | Newaygo | 5.8 MW | 2 | 2012 |
| St Louis | Gratiot | 5.6 MW | 6 | 1958 |
| Croswell | Sanilac | 5.1 MW | 5 | 1982 |
| Hart | Oceana | 5.1 MW | 3 | 1964 |
| Bryon Center | KENT | 4.8 MW | 3 | 2009 |
| Manistique | Schoolcraft | 4.8 MW | 2 | 1960 |
| Southeast Berrien Generating Facility | Berrien | 4.8 MW | 1 | 2009 |
| Corewell Health Dearborn Campus | Wayne | 4.5 MW | 3 | 2006 |
| Central Generating | Montcalm | 4.0 MW | 3 | 2018 |
| Watervliet | Berrien | 4.0 MW | 3 | 2013 |
| Frank Jenkins | Ionia | 3.8 MW | 3 | 1950 |
| Beaver Island | Charlevoix | 3.3 MW | 3 | 2000 |
| Blue Water Renewables Inc | St Clair | 3.2 MW | 2 | 2011 |
| Eagle Valley (MI) | Oakland | 3.2 MW | 2 | 2011 |
| Grand River | Clinton | 3.2 MW | 4 | 1991 |
| Peoples Generating Station | Saginaw | 3.2 MW | 1 | 1995 |
| Pinconning White Feather | BAY | 3.2 MW | 2 | 2009 |
| Zeeland Farm Services | Ottawa | 3.2 MW | 2 | 2006 |
| Adrian Energy Associates LLC | Lenawee | 2.4 MW | 3 | 1994 |
| Venice Resources Gas Recovery | Shiawassee | 1.6 MW | 2 | 1992 |
| Waste Management Northern Oaks LFGTE | Clare | 1.6 MW | 1 | 2010 |
Battery storage3 plants · 120 MW
All US battery storage plants →| Plant | County | Capacity | Units | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tibbits Energy Storage | Branch | 105 MW | 1 | 2025 |
| Slocum Energy Storage | Wayne | 14 MW | 1 | 2025 |
| Parkview Battery | Kalamazoo | 1.1 MW | 1 | 2018 |
Sorted by nameplate capacity within each fuel. “Online” is the year the plant’s earliest surviving unit entered service.
Frequently asked questions
›How many power plants are there in Michigan?
Michigan has 289 operable power plants with a combined nameplate capacity of 35.7 GW, the 12th largest generating fleet of the 51 states and DC. 287 of them are currently in service.
›What is the largest power plant in Michigan?
Monroe (MI) in Monroe County, a coal plant with 3,293 MW of capacity across 9 generating units, first online in November 1969.
›What fuel do Michigan's power plants use?
Natural gas accounts for the largest share of Michigan's generating capacity — 14,701 MW, or 41.1% of the total, across 61 plants. Coal follows at 18.5%, Nuclear follows at 12.2%, Wind follows at 10.6%. Note this is capacity, not generation — what the fleet could produce, not what it did.
›What is the oldest power plant in Michigan?
Buchanan (MI) is the oldest still operable, with its earliest unit entering service in January 1927. The most recent addition is Branch Solar Project, online since May 2026.