Dearborn Industrial Generation
Natural gas power plant · Wayne County, Michigan
Nameplate capacity
748 MW
Rank in Michigan
#16
of 289 plants
In service since
1999
June 1999
Details
- Primary fuel
- Natural gas
- Technology
- Other Gases
- Operator
- Dearborn Industrial Gen Inc
- County
- Wayne County
- Generating units
- 4
- Share of state capacity
- 2.09%
- Rank among natural gas plants in Michigan
- #9 of 61
- EIA plant code
- 55088
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ST1 | Other Gases | 238 MW | 250 MW | 2001 | Operating |
| GTP1 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | 195 MW | 163 MW | 1999 | Operating |
| GT 1 | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | 157 MW | 163 MW | 2001 | Operating |
| GT2 | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | 157 MW | 163 MW | 2001 | 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
| Palisades | Nuclear | 812 MW |
| Renaissance Power Plant | Natural gas | 782 MW |
| Jackson Generating Station | Natural gas | 649 MW |
| Alpine Power Plant | Natural gas | 454 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 748 MW solar plant and a 748 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