East. Michigan Univ. Heating Plant
Natural gas power plant · Washtenaw County, Michigan
Nameplate capacity
7.8 MW
Rank in Michigan
#179
of 289 plants
In service since
2018
January 2018
Details
- Primary fuel
- Natural gas
- Technology
- Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine
- Operator
- East. Michigan Univ. Heating Plant
- County
- Washtenaw County
- Generating units
- 1
- Share of state capacity
- 0.02%
- Rank among natural gas plants in Michigan
- #50 of 61
- EIA plant code
- 59452
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| COGN2 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | 7.8 MW | 6.8 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
| White Rapids | Hydro | 8.0 MW |
| Chalk Hill | Hydro | 7.8 MW |
| Pine Street | Natural gas | 7.7 MW |
| Grand Rapids | Hydro | 7.5 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 7.8 MW solar plant and a 7.8 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