Northeast (MI)
Natural gas power plant · Macomb County, Michigan
Nameplate capacity
114 MW
Rank in Michigan
#54
of 289 plants
In service since
1966
May 1966
Details
- Primary fuel
- Natural gas
- Technology
- Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine
- Operator
- DTE Electric Company
- County
- Macomb County
- Generating units
- 6
- Share of state capacity
- 0.32%
- Rank among natural gas plants in Michigan
- #23 of 61
- EIA plant code
- 1734
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | 23 MW | 18 MW | 1971 | Operating |
| 6 | Petroleum Liquids | 21 MW | 19 MW | 1971 | Operating |
| 7 | Petroleum Liquids | 21 MW | 20 MW | 1971 | Operating |
| 2 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | 16 MW | 15 MW | 1966 | Operating |
| 3 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | 16 MW | 14 MW | 1966 | Operating |
| 4 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | 16 MW | 15 MW | 1966 | 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
| Hancock | Natural gas | 122 MW |
| Tuscola Bay Wind | Wind | 120 MW |
| Deerfield Wind Energy 2 | Wind | 112 MW |
| Gratiot County Wind LLC | Wind | 110 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 114 MW solar plant and a 114 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