Vestaburg
Natural gas power plant · Montcalm County, Michigan
Nameplate capacity
24 MW
Rank in Michigan
#109
of 289 plants
In service since
1972
July 1972
Details
- Primary fuel
- Natural gas
- Technology
- Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine
- Operator
- Wolverine Power Supply Coop
- County
- Montcalm County
- Generating units
- 1
- Share of state capacity
- 0.07%
- Rank among natural gas plants in Michigan
- #36 of 61
- EIA plant code
- 1881
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | 24 MW | 18 MW | 1972 | 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
| Plant Four | Other | 24 MW |
| Saint Marys Falls | Hydro | 24 MW |
| Gladstone | Other | 23 MW |
| Zeeland | Natural gas | 22 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 24 MW solar plant and a 24 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