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University of Michigan

Natural gas power plant · Washtenaw County, Michigan

Nameplate capacity
60 MW
Rank in Michigan
#82
of 289 plants
In service since
1975
January 1975

Details

Primary fuel
Natural gas
Technology
Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle
Operator
University of Michigan
County
Washtenaw County
Generating units
6
Share of state capacity
0.17%
Rank among natural gas plants in Michigan
#28 of 61
EIA plant code
50431

Generating units

Individual generating units at University of Michigan
UnitTechnologyNameplateSummerOnlineStatus
CT6Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle16 MW16 MW2022Operating
TG1Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle13 MW12 MW1986Operating
TG7Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle13 MW12 MW1975Out of service and NOT expected to return to service in next calendar year
TG8Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle13 MW12 MW1975Operating
TG10Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle3.5 MW3.5 MW1992Operating
TG9Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle3.5 MW3.5 MW1990Operating

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 60 MW solar plant and a 60 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