Kalkaska CT #1
Natural gas power plant · Kalkaska County, Michigan
Nameplate capacity
61 MW
Rank in Michigan
#80
of 289 plants
In service since
2002
December 2002
Details
- Primary fuel
- Natural gas
- Technology
- Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine
- Operator
- Michigan Public Power Agency
- County
- Kalkaska County
- Generating units
- 1
- Share of state capacity
- 0.17%
- Rank among natural gas plants in Michigan
- #27 of 61
- EIA plant code
- 7984
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 001 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | 61 MW | 48 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
| Sigel Wind Park | Wind | 64 MW |
| Superior | Other | 64 MW |
| Stoney Corners Wind Farm | Wind | 60 MW |
| University of Michigan | Natural gas | 60 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 61 MW solar plant and a 61 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