Berrien Springs
Hydro power plant · Berrien County, Michigan
Nameplate capacity
7.2 MW
Rank in Michigan
#183
of 289 plants
In service since
1996
January 1996
Details
- Primary fuel
- Hydro
- Technology
- Conventional Hydroelectric
- Operator
- Indiana Michigan Power Co
- County
- Berrien County
- Generating units
- 12
- Share of state capacity
- 0.02%
- Rank among hydro plants in Michigan
- #19 of 51
- EIA plant code
- 1753
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | Conventional Hydroelectric | 0.6 MW | 0.4 MW | 1996 | Operating |
| 11 | Conventional Hydroelectric | 0.6 MW | 0.4 MW | 1996 | Operating |
| 12 | Conventional Hydroelectric | 0.6 MW | 0.4 MW | 1996 | Operating |
| 1A | Conventional Hydroelectric | 0.6 MW | 0.4 MW | 1996 | Operating |
| 2A | Conventional Hydroelectric | 0.6 MW | 0.4 MW | 1996 | Operating |
| 3A | Conventional Hydroelectric | 0.6 MW | 0.4 MW | 1996 | Operating |
| 4A | Conventional Hydroelectric | 0.6 MW | 0.4 MW | 1996 | Operating |
| 5 | Conventional Hydroelectric | 0.6 MW | 0.4 MW | 1996 | Operating |
| 6 | Conventional Hydroelectric | 0.6 MW | 0.4 MW | 1996 | Operating |
| 7 | Conventional Hydroelectric | 0.6 MW | 0.4 MW | 1996 | Operating |
| 8 | Conventional Hydroelectric | 0.6 MW | 0.4 MW | 1996 | Operating |
| 9 | Conventional Hydroelectric | 0.6 MW | 0.4 MW | 1996 | Operating |
Nameplate is the maximum rated output; summer capacity is what the unit can reliably deliver on a hot day, which is typically lower.
Similarly sized plants in Michigan
| Grand Rapids | Hydro | 7.5 MW |
| Chatham | Natural gas | 7.3 MW |
| Grand Blanc Generating Station | Other | 7.2 MW |
| Kingsford | Hydro | 7.2 MW |
About this data
From EIA’s inventory of operable generators, May 2026 release. Capacity is nameplate — the maximum rated output of the equipment, not what the plant actually generates over a year, which depends on how often it runs. A 7.2 MW solar plant and a 7.2 MW nuclear plant have the same entry here and produce very different amounts of electricity.
“In service since” is the earliest in-service date among the units still listed, so a site rebuilt around newer equipment can read as younger than the site itself. All Michigan power plants · What Michigan actually generates