Western Michigan University Power Plant
Natural gas power plant · Kalamazoo County, Michigan
Nameplate capacity
17 MW
Rank in Michigan
#138
of 289 plants
In service since
1997
August 1997
Details
- Primary fuel
- Natural gas
- Technology
- Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle
- Operator
- Western Michigan University
- County
- Kalamazoo County
- Generating units
- 6
- Share of state capacity
- 0.05%
- Rank among natural gas plants in Michigan
- #41 of 61
- EIA plant code
- 58161
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GTG-7 | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | 5.0 MW | 4.2 MW | 1997 | Operating |
| GTG-8 | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | 5.0 MW | 4.2 MW | 1997 | Operating |
| EG-10 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | 2.5 MW | 2.5 MW | 2021 | Operating |
| EG-9 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | 2.5 MW | 2.5 MW | 2021 | Operating |
| STG-1 | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | 0.9 MW | 0.9 MW | 1999 | Operating |
| EG-1 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | 0.8 MW | 0.8 MW | 1999 | 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
| Kent County Waste to Energy Facility | Other | 18 MW |
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| Delta Solar Power II | Solar | 16 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 17 MW solar plant and a 17 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