Nameplate capacity
7.3 MW
Rank in Michigan
#182
of 289 plants
In service since
2013
September 2013
Details
- Primary fuel
- Natural gas
- Technology
- Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine
- Operator
- City of Lowell - (MI)
- County
- Kent County
- Generating units
- 2
- Share of state capacity
- 0.02%
- Rank among natural gas plants in Michigan
- #52 of 61
- EIA plant code
- 58254
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CTOIS | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | 3.7 MW | 3.4 MW | 2013 | Operating |
| CT02R | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | 3.6 MW | 3.2 MW | 2016 | 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
| Pine Street | Natural gas | 7.7 MW |
| Grand Rapids | Hydro | 7.5 MW |
| Berrien Springs | Hydro | 7.2 MW |
| Grand Blanc Generating Station | Other | 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 7.3 MW solar plant and a 7.3 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