Five Channels
Hydro power plant · Iosco County, Michigan
Nameplate capacity
6.0 MW
Rank in Michigan
#195
of 289 plants
In service since
2012
January 2012
Details
- Primary fuel
- Hydro
- Technology
- Conventional Hydroelectric
- Operator
- Consumers Energy Co - (MI)
- County
- Iosco County
- Generating units
- 2
- Share of state capacity
- 0.02%
- Rank among hydro plants in Michigan
- #23 of 51
- EIA plant code
- 1704
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Conventional Hydroelectric | 3.0 MW | 3.2 MW | 2012 | Operating |
| 2 | Conventional Hydroelectric | 3.0 MW | 3.1 MW | 2012 | Operating |
Nameplate is the maximum rated output; summer capacity is what the unit can reliably deliver on a hot day, which is typically lower.
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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 6.0 MW solar plant and a 6.0 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