Jackson Generating Station
Natural gas power plant · Jackson County, Michigan
Nameplate capacity
649 MW
Rank in Michigan
#17
of 289 plants
In service since
2002
July 2002
Details
- Primary fuel
- Natural gas
- Technology
- Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle
- Operator
- Consumers Energy Co - (MI)
- County
- Jackson County
- Generating units
- 9
- Share of state capacity
- 1.82%
- Rank among natural gas plants in Michigan
- #10 of 61
- EIA plant code
- 55270
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ST1 | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | 105 MW | 100 MW | 2002 | Operating |
| ST2 | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | 105 MW | 97 MW | 2002 | Operating |
| 7EA | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | 79 MW | 72 MW | 2002 | Operating |
| LM1 | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | 60 MW | 46 MW | 2002 | Operating |
| LM2 | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | 60 MW | 45 MW | 2002 | Operating |
| LM3 | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | 60 MW | 44 MW | 2002 | Operating |
| LM4 | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | 60 MW | 44 MW | 2002 | Operating |
| LM5 | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | 60 MW | 43 MW | 2002 | Operating |
| LM6 | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | 60 MW | 44 MW | 2002 | 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
| Renaissance Power Plant | Natural gas | 782 MW |
| Dearborn Industrial Generation | Natural gas | 748 MW |
| Alpine Power Plant | Natural gas | 454 MW |
| Isabella Wind Park | Wind | 384 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 649 MW solar plant and a 649 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