POET Biorefining Caro, LLC
Natural gas power plant · Tuscola County, Michigan
Nameplate capacity
3.8 MW
Rank in Michigan
#221
of 289 plants
In service since
2018
June 2018
Details
- Primary fuel
- Natural gas
- Technology
- Natural Gas Steam Turbine
- Operator
- POET Biorefining Caro, LLC
- County
- Tuscola County
- Generating units
- 1
- Share of state capacity
- 0.01%
- Rank among natural gas plants in Michigan
- #57 of 61
- EIA plant code
- 63831
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Natural Gas Steam Turbine | 3.8 MW | 3.8 MW | 2018 | 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
| Watervliet | Other | 4.0 MW |
| Frank Jenkins | Other | 3.8 MW |
| Hoist | Hydro | 3.4 MW |
| Beaver Island | Other | 3.3 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 3.8 MW solar plant and a 3.8 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