Hillsdale
Natural gas power plant · Hillsdale County, Michigan
Nameplate capacity
12 MW
Rank in Michigan
#159
of 289 plants
In service since
1973
September 1973
Details
- Primary fuel
- Natural gas
- Technology
- Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine
- Operator
- Hillsdale Board of Public Wks
- County
- Hillsdale County
- Generating units
- 2
- Share of state capacity
- 0.03%
- Rank among natural gas plants in Michigan
- #46 of 61
- EIA plant code
- 1829
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | 6.0 MW | 6.0 MW | 1976 | Operating |
| 5 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | 5.6 MW | 5.6 MW | 1973 | 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
| Peavy Falls | Hydro | 12 MW |
| Victoria Dam | Hydro | 12 MW |
| Sumpter Energy Associates | Other | 11 MW |
| Dafter | Other | 11 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 12 MW solar plant and a 12 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