Central Generating
Other power plant · Montcalm County, Michigan
Nameplate capacity
4.0 MW
Rank in Michigan
#216
of 289 plants
In service since
2018
September 2018
Details
- Primary fuel
- Other
- Technology
- Landfill Gas
- Operator
- North American Central - LLC
- County
- Montcalm County
- Generating units
- 3
- Share of state capacity
- 0.01%
- Rank among other plants in Michigan
- #43 of 55
- EIA plant code
- 63977
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Landfill Gas | 1.6 MW | 1.6 MW | 2018 | Operating |
| 3 | Landfill Gas | 1.6 MW | 1.6 MW | 2020 | Operating |
| 2 | Landfill Gas | 0.8 MW | 0.8 MW | 2018 | 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
| Webber | Hydro | 4.3 MW |
| Cargill Salt | Natural gas | 4.2 MW |
| Loud | Hydro | 4.0 MW |
| Norway Point Hydropower Project | Hydro | 4.0 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 4.0 MW solar plant and a 4.0 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