Nameplate capacity
142 MW
Rank in Michigan
#45
of 289 plants
In service since
2000
February 2000
Details
- Primary fuel
- Natural gas
- Technology
- Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine
- Operator
- DTE Electric Company
- County
- Wayne County
- Generating units
- 2
- Share of state capacity
- 0.40%
- Rank among natural gas plants in Michigan
- #18 of 61
- EIA plant code
- 1728
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11-1 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | 71 MW | 64 MW | 2000 | Operating |
| 12-1 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | 71 MW | 63 MW | 2000 | 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
| River Fork Solar, LLC | Solar | 149 MW |
| Fish Creek Solar Park | Solar | 146 MW |
| White Tail Solar | Solar | 140 MW |
| Michigan Power LP | Natural gas | 138 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 142 MW solar plant and a 142 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