Nameplate capacity
1,402 MW
Rank in Michigan
#7
of 289 plants
In service since
1975
January 1975
Details
- Primary fuel
- Natural gas
- Technology
- Natural Gas Steam Turbine
- Operator
- Consumers Energy Co - (MI)
- County
- Bay County
- Generating units
- 2
- Share of state capacity
- 3.92%
- Rank among natural gas plants in Michigan
- #2 of 61
- EIA plant code
- 1702
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Natural Gas Steam Turbine | 710 MW | 606 MW | 1977 | Operating |
| 3 | Natural Gas Steam Turbine | 693 MW | 594 MW | 1975 | 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
| Belle River | Coal | 1,664 MW |
| J H Campbell | Coal | 1,561 MW |
| Fermi | Nuclear | 1,281 MW |
| Blue Water Energy Center | Natural gas | 1,267 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 1,402 MW solar plant and a 1,402 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