New Covert Generating Facility
Natural gas power plant · Van Buren County, Michigan
Details
- Primary fuel
- Natural gas
- Technology
- Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle
- Operator
- Consumers Energy Co - (MI)
- County
- Van Buren County
- Generating units
- 6
- Share of state capacity
- 3.29%
- Rank among natural gas plants in Michigan
- #4 of 61
- EIA plant code
- 55297
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | 245 MW | 363 MW | 2004 | Operating |
| 2 | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | 245 MW | 365 MW | 2004 | Operating |
| 3 | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | 245 MW | 225 MW | 2004 | Operating |
| 1A | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | 147 MW | 361 MW | 2004 | Operating |
| 2A | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | 147 MW | 137 MW | 2004 | Operating |
| 3A | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | 147 MW | 135 MW | 2004 | 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
| Fermi | Nuclear | 1,281 MW |
| Blue Water Energy Center | Natural gas | 1,267 MW |
| Indeck Niles Energy Center | Natural gas | 1,174 MW |
| Greenwood (MI) | Natural gas | 1,071 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 1,176 MW solar plant and a 1,176 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