T B Simon Power Plant
Natural gas power plant · Ingham County, Michigan
Nameplate capacity
128 MW
Rank in Michigan
#49
of 289 plants
In service since
1965
December 1965
Details
- Primary fuel
- Natural gas
- Technology
- Natural Gas Steam Turbine
- Operator
- Michigan State University
- County
- Ingham County
- Generating units
- 9
- Share of state capacity
- 0.36%
- Rank among natural gas plants in Michigan
- #21 of 61
- EIA plant code
- 10328
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GEN5 | Natural Gas Steam Turbine | 24 MW | 24 MW | 2006 | Operating |
| GEN4 | Natural Gas Steam Turbine | 21 MW | 21 MW | 1993 | Operating |
| GEN3 | Natural Gas Steam Turbine | 15 MW | 15 MW | 1974 | Operating |
| GEN6 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | 14 MW | 13 MW | 2006 | Operating |
| GEN1 | Natural Gas Steam Turbine | 13 MW | 13 MW | 1965 | Operating |
| GEN2 | Natural Gas Steam Turbine | 13 MW | 13 MW | 1966 | Operating |
| GEN7 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | 9.4 MW | 9.4 MW | 2022 | Operating |
| GEN8 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | 9.4 MW | 9.4 MW | 2022 | Operating |
| GEN9 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | 9.4 MW | 9.4 MW | 2022 | 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
| Michigan Power LP | Natural gas | 138 MW |
| F.D. Kuester Generating Station | Natural gas | 132 MW |
| Calhoun County Solar Project | Solar | 125 MW |
| Escanaba Mill | Other | 122 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 128 MW solar plant and a 128 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