Riley Generating Station
Natural gas power plant · Ottawa County, Michigan
Nameplate capacity
10 MW
Rank in Michigan
#165
of 289 plants
In service since
2006
July 2006
Details
- Primary fuel
- Natural gas
- Technology
- Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine
- Operator
- City of Zeeland - (MI)
- County
- Ottawa County
- Generating units
- 5
- Share of state capacity
- 0.03%
- Rank among natural gas plants in Michigan
- #48 of 61
- EIA plant code
- 56503
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | 2.0 MW | 2.0 MW | 2006 | Operating |
| 2 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | 2.0 MW | 2.0 MW | 2006 | Operating |
| 3 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | 2.0 MW | 2.0 MW | 2006 | Operating |
| 4 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | 2.0 MW | 2.0 MW | 2006 | Operating |
| 5 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | 2.0 MW | 2.0 MW | 2006 | 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 10 MW solar plant and a 10 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