National Energy of McBain
Other power plant · Missaukee County, Michigan
Nameplate capacity
20 MW
Rank in Michigan
#128
of 289 plants
In service since
1988
December 1988
Details
- Primary fuel
- Other
- Technology
- Wood/Wood Waste Biomass
- Operator
- National Salvage & Service Corporation
- County
- Missaukee County
- Generating units
- 1
- Share of state capacity
- 0.06%
- Rank among other plants in Michigan
- #14 of 55
- EIA plant code
- 50770
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GEN1 | Wood/Wood Waste Biomass | 20 MW | 18 MW | 1988 | 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 20 MW solar plant and a 20 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