Norway (MI)
Hydro power plant · Dickinson County, Michigan
Nameplate capacity
6.3 MW
Rank in Michigan
#192
of 289 plants
In service since
1986
July 1986
Details
- Primary fuel
- Hydro
- Technology
- Conventional Hydroelectric
- Operator
- City of Norway
- County
- Dickinson County
- Generating units
- 4
- Share of state capacity
- 0.02%
- Rank among hydro plants in Michigan
- #22 of 51
- EIA plant code
- 1848
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Conventional Hydroelectric | 2.7 MW | 3.0 MW | 2005 | Operating |
| 2 | Conventional Hydroelectric | 1.2 MW | 1.2 MW | 2005 | Operating |
| 3 | Conventional Hydroelectric | 1.2 MW | 1.1 MW | 1988 | Operating |
| 4 | Conventional Hydroelectric | 1.2 MW | 0.9 MW | 1986 | 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
| Coopersville | Other | 6.4 MW |
| Lennon Generating | Other | 6.4 MW |
| Neenah Paper Munising Mill | Coal | 6.2 MW |
| Detour | Other | 6.0 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 6.3 MW solar plant and a 6.3 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