Billerud Quinnesec Mill
Other power plant · Dickinson County, Michigan
Nameplate capacity
56 MW
Rank in Michigan
#85
of 289 plants
In service since
1985
October 1985
Details
- Primary fuel
- Other
- Technology
- Wood/Wood Waste Biomass
- Operator
- Billerud Quinnesec Mill
- County
- Dickinson County
- Generating units
- 2
- Share of state capacity
- 0.16%
- Rank among other plants in Michigan
- #3 of 55
- EIA plant code
- 50251
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GEN1 | Wood/Wood Waste Biomass | 28 MW | 28 MW | 1985 | Operating |
| GEN2 | Wood/Wood Waste Biomass | 28 MW | 31 MW | 2011 | 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
| Harvest 2 | Wind | 59 MW |
| A.J. Mihm Generating Station | Natural gas | 56 MW |
| Harvest | Wind | 53 MW |
| Marquette Energy Center | Natural gas | 51 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 56 MW solar plant and a 56 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