Power plants in Michigan
276 operating power projects with 34,457 MW of nameplate capacity, from EIA-860M for August 2026.
Projects
276
Nameplate capacity
34,457 MW
Counties with a plant
67
Operators
139
Power markets: MISO prices, PJM prices
Capacity by fuel
Natural gas · 14,447 MW · 56Coal · 6,307 MW · 5Wind · 3,777 MW · 34Nuclear · 3,502 MW · 2Solar · 3,085 MW · 77Pumped storage · 1,979 MW · 1Other fuels · 890 MW · 48Hydro · 349 MW · 50Battery storage · 120 MW · 3
MW is nameplate from operating generators and batteries. Plant counts use each project's primary fuel, so a coal and gas plant counts once.
Largest power plants in Michigan
Top 50 · All 276 plants| Plant | Primary fuel | MW | County | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monroe (MI) | Coal | 3,293 | Monroe | DTE Electric Company |
| Donald C Cook | Nuclear | 2,285 | Berrien | Indiana Michigan Power Co |
| Ludington | Pumped storage | 1,979 | Mason | Consumers Energy Co - (MI) |
| Belle River | Coal | 1,664 | St Clair | DTE Electric Company |
| J H Campbell | Coal | 1,561 | Ottawa | Consumers Energy Co - (MI) |
| Midland Cogeneration Venture | Natural gas | 1,469 | Midland | Midland Cogeneration Venture |
| Dan E Karn | Natural gas | 1,402 | Bay | Consumers Energy Co - (MI) |
| Fermi | Nuclear | 1,281 | Monroe | DTE Electric Company |
| Blue Water Energy Center | Natural gas | 1,267 | St Clair | DTE Electric Company |
| New Covert Generating Facility | Natural gas | 1,176 | Van Buren | Consumers Energy Co - (MI) |
Michigan power plants by fuel
Solar farms in Michigan77 plants · 3,085 MWWind farms in Michigan34 plants · 3,777 MWBattery storage projects in Michigan4 projects · 120 MWNatural gas power plants in Michigan57 plants · 14,191 MWCoal power plants in Michigan5 plants · 6,307 MWNuclear power plants in Michigan2 plants · 3,502 MWHydroelectric power plants in Michigan51 plants · 349 MW
Newest plants in Michigan
Ordered by the month the first generator began operating.
Lake Iris Solar ProjectSolar · 100 MW · St Clair County · August 2026Branch Solar ProjectSolar · 200 MW · Branch County · May 2026Fish Creek Solar ParkSolar · 146.2 MW · Montcalm County · May 2026Mission Road Solar ParkSolar · 172 MW · Isabella County · April 2026Heartwood SolarSolar · 150 MW · Hillsdale County · April 2026Renegade Solar Energy LLCSolar · 100 MW · Delta County · March 2026
Counties with the most capacity
Largest operators in Michigan
DTE Electric Company41 plants · 12,484 MW
Consumers Energy Co - (MI)29 plants · 8,955 MW
Indiana Michigan Power Co6 plants · 2,304 MW
Midland Cogeneration Venture1 plant · 1,469 MW
Indeck Niles, LLC1 plant · 1,174 MW
Grouped by EIA operator name. Parent companies are not merged.
All 276 plants in Michigan, by county
Alcona County 1 plant
- Alcona Hydro · 8 MW
Allegan County 5 plants
- 491 E 48th Street Natural gas · 161.7 MW
- Claude Vandyke Natural gas · 24.8 MW
- Otsego Mill Power Plant Natural gas · 21.2 MW
- Pullman Solar, LLC Solar · 20 MW
- Allegan Dam Hydro · 2.6 MW
Alpena County 4 plants
- Alpena Cement Plant Petroleum coke · 47.2 MW
- Norway Point Hydropower Project Hydro · 4 MW
- Four Mile Hydropower Project Hydro · 2 MW
- Ninth Street Hydropower Project Hydro · 1.2 MW
Baraga County 3 plants
- A.J. Mihm Generating Station Natural gas · 56.4 MW
- John H Warden Wood biomass · 22 MW
- Prickett Hydro · 2.2 MW
Bay County 4 plants
- Dan E Karn Natural gas · 1,402.3 MW
- Henry Station Natural gas · 15.4 MW
- Water Street Station Natural gas · 12.6 MW
- Pinconning White Feather Landfill gas · 3.2 MW
Berrien County 7 plants
- Donald C Cook Nuclear · 2,285.3 MW
- Berrien Springs Hydro · 7.2 MW
- Southeast Berrien Generating Facility Landfill gas · 4.8 MW
- Watervliet PV Solar · 4.6 MW
- Buchanan (MI) Hydro · 4.4 MW
- Watervliet Landfill gas · 4 MW
- French Paper Hydro Hydro · 1.3 MW
Branch County 8 plants
- Branch Solar Project Solar · 200 MW
- Sauk Solar Park Solar · 150 MW
- Coldwater River Solar Solar · 150 MW
- Tibbits Energy Storage Battery storage · 104.9 MW
- Greenstone Solar, LLC Solar · 20 MW
- Coldwater Peaking Plant Natural gas · 12.9 MW
- Angola Solar, LLC Solar · 2 MW
- DG AMP Solar Coldwater Solar · 1.3 MW
Calhoun County 9 plants
- Calhoun Solar Solar · 200 MW
- River Fork Solar, LLC Solar · 149 MW
- Calhoun County Solar Project Solar · 125 MW
- Cereal City Solar, LLC Solar · 100 MW
- Shipsterns Solar, LLC Solar · 20 MW
- Marshall (MI) Natural gas · 9.8 MW
- The Andersons Albion Ethanol LLC Natural gas · 8.1 MW
- GRS C&C Landfill gas · 5 MW
- 13 Mile Solar, LLC Solar · 2 MW
Cass County 1 plant
- Indeck Niles Energy Center Natural gas · 1,174.4 MW
Cheboygan County 4 plants
- Tower Oil · 21.3 MW
- Kleber Hydro · 1.8 MW
- Cheboygan Hydro · 1.5 MW
- Alverno Hydro Plant Hydro · 1 MW
Chippewa County 5 plants
- Edison Sault Hydro · 41.8 MW
- Saint Marys Falls Hydro · 23.7 MW
- Dafter Oil · 11 MW
- Pickford Solar Solar · 6.9 MW
- Detour Oil · 6 MW
Clare County 2 plants
- Surrey Road Solar · 2 MW
- Waste Management Northern Oaks LFGTE Landfill gas · 1.6 MW
Clinton County 2 plants
- Bingham Solar, LLC Solar · 20 MW
- Grand River Landfill gas · 3.2 MW
Crawford County 1 plant
- Grayling Generating Station Wood biomass · 38.6 MW
Delta County 7 plants
- Escanaba Mill Wood biomass · 122.4 MW
- Renegade Solar Energy LLC Solar · 100 MW
- Fairbanks Wind Park Wind · 72.8 MW
- Heritage Garden Wind Farm I LLC Wind · 28 MW
- Gladstone Oil · 22.6 MW
- Garden 2 Solar Park Solar · 1.4 MW
- Garden 1 Solar Park Solar · 0.9 MW
Dickinson County 5 plants
- Billerud Quinnesec Mill Wood biomass · 56 MW
- Big Quinnesec 92 Hydro · 16 MW
- Kingsford Hydro · 7.2 MW
- Norway (MI) Hydro · 6.3 MW
- Big Quinnesec 61 Hydro · 4.4 MW
Eaton County 3 plants
- Delta Energy Park Natural gas · 263.2 MW
- Delta Solar Power II Solar · 15.9 MW
- Delta Solar Power I Solar · 8.1 MW
Genesee County 10 plants
- Genesee Solar Project Solar · 40.8 MW
- Genesee Power Station LP Wood biomass · 39.5 MW
- Blue Elk VII Solar, LLC Solar · 12.5 MW
- Grand Blanc Generating Station Landfill gas · 7.2 MW
- Brent Run Generating Station Landfill gas · 7 MW
- Captain Solar, LLC Solar · 2 MW
- Coldwater Solar, LLC Solar · 2 MW
- Jack Francis Solar, LLC Solar · 2 MW
- May Shannon Solar, LLC Solar · 2 MW
- Interchange Solar, LLC Solar · 2 MW
Gladwin County 1 plant
- Willford Solar, LLC Solar · 20 MW
Gogebic County 1 plant
- Superior Falls Hydro · 1.4 MW
Grand Traverse County 1 plant
- Green Lake Solar Solar · 1 MW
Gratiot County 10 plants
- Meridian Wind Park Wind · 225 MW
- Heartland Farms Wind · 200 MW
- Polaris Wind Park Wind · 168.6 MW
- Gratiot County Wind LLC Wind · 110.4 MW
- Gratiot Wind Park Wind · 102 MW
- Polaris Solar Park Solar · 100 MW
- Beebe 1A Wind · 81.6 MW
- Pine River Solar Park Solar · 80 MW
- Beebe 1B Wind · 50.4 MW
- St Louis Oil · 1.9 MW
Hillsdale County 4 plants
- Crescent Wind Park Wind · 150 MW
- Heartwood Solar Solar · 150 MW
- Hillsdale Natural gas · 11.6 MW
- Bullhead Solar, LLC Solar · 2 MW
Huron County 17 plants
- Echo Wind Park Wind · 162 MW
- Deerfield Wind Energy, LLC Wind · 149 MW
- Deerfield Wind Energy 2 Wind · 112.1 MW
- Apple Blossom Wind Farm Wind · 100 MW
- Pheasant Run Wind LLC Wind · 74.8 MW
- Brookfield Wind · 74.8 MW
- Michigan Wind 1 Wind · 69 MW
- Sigel Wind Park Wind · 64 MW
- Harvest 2 Wind · 59.4 MW
- Harvest Wind · 52.8 MW
- Big Turtle Wind Farm 2 Wind · 29.4 MW
- Big Turtle Wind Farm, LLC Wind · 20 MW
- McKinley Wind Park Wind · 14.4 MW
- Oliver Oil · 13.5 MW
- Ubly Oil · 12.4 MW
- Pine Street Natural gas · 7.7 MW
- MSC Sebewaing Coal · 1.5 MW
Ingham County 5 plants
- T B Simon Power Plant Natural gas · 127.5 MW
- Lansing BWL REO Town Plant Natural gas · 98 MW
- Blue Elk III Solar, LLC Solar · 20 MW
- Blue Elk II Solar, LLC Solar · 20 MW
- Spartan PV 1, LLC Solar · 10.5 MW
Ionia County 1 plant
- Webber Hydro · 4.3 MW
Iosco County 4 plants
- Cooke Hydro · 9 MW
- Foote Hydro · 9 MW
- Five Channels Hydro · 6 MW
- Loud Hydro · 4 MW
Iron County 5 plants
- Peavy Falls Hydro · 12 MW
- Michigamme Falls Hydro · 9.6 MW
- Hemlock Falls Hydro · 2.8 MW
- Way Dam Hydro · 1.8 MW
- Crystal Falls Hydro · 1 MW
Isabella County 4 plants
- Isabella Wind Park Wind · 383.5 MW
- Mission Road Solar Park Solar · 172 MW
- Pine River Wind Park Wind · 161.3 MW
- Central Michigan University Natural gas · 4.8 MW
Jackson County 3 plants
- Jackson Generating Station Natural gas · 649 MW
- Letts Creek Solar, LLC Solar · 15 MW
- Surbrook Solar, LLC Solar · 10 MW
Kalamazoo County 4 plants
- Kalamazoo River Generating Station Natural gas · 77.4 MW
- Western Michigan University Power Plant Natural gas · 16.7 MW
- Parkview Battery Battery storage · 1.1 MW
- Western Michigan Solar Gardens Solar · 1 MW
Kalkaska County 1 plant
- Kalkaska CT #1 Natural gas · 60.5 MW
Kent County 8 plants
- Ada Cogeneration LP Natural gas · 33.1 MW
- Kent County Waste to Energy Facility Municipal solid waste · 18 MW
- Chatham Natural gas · 7.3 MW
- Byrne Solar, LLC Solar · 5 MW
- Bryon Center Landfill gas · 4.8 MW
- Cascade Dam (MI) Hydro · 1.6 MW
- Ada Dam Hydro · 1.4 MW
- Bissell Solar and Battery Generator Solar · 1.1 MW
Lapeer County 2 plants
- Demille Solar Farm Solar · 28.4 MW
- Turrill Solar Farm Solar · 19.6 MW
Leelanau County 2 plants
- M72 West Solar Solar · 1.8 MW
- TCLP Solar Phase 1 Solar · 1 MW
Lenawee County 5 plants
- Cement City Solar, LLC Solar · 20 MW
- Blue Elk IV Solar, LLC Solar · 20 MW
- Blue Elk I Solar, LLC Solar · 20 MW
- Adrian Energy Associates LLC Landfill gas · 2.4 MW
- Hendershot Solar, LLC Solar · 2 MW
Livingston County 1 plant
- Colfax Oil · 13.5 MW
Macomb County 3 plants
- Northeast (MI) Natural gas · 113.8 MW
- Pine Tree Acres WM LFGTE Landfill gas · 12.8 MW
- Pine Tree Acres Landfill gas · 8.8 MW
Manistee County 3 plants
- TES Filer City Station Coal · 70 MW
- C W Tippy Hydro · 20.1 MW
- PCA, Filer City Mill Natural gas · 19.5 MW
Marquette County 6 plants
- F.D. Kuester Generating Station Natural gas · 131.6 MW
- Marquette Energy Center Natural gas · 51.3 MW
- McClure Dam Hydro · 8 MW
- Hoist Hydro · 3.4 MW
- James R Smith Hydro · 3.2 MW
- Cataract (MI) Hydro · 2 MW
Mason County 3 plants
- Ludington Pumped storage · 1,978.8 MW
- Michigan Power LP Natural gas · 138.1 MW
- Lake Winds Energy Park Wind · 100.8 MW
Mecosta County 1 plant
- Rogers Hydro · 6.8 MW
Menominee County 4 plants
- White Rapids Hydro · 8 MW
- Chalk Hill Hydro · 7.8 MW
- Grand Rapids Hydro · 6 MW
- Menominee Mill Marinette Hydro · 1.8 MW
Midland County 1 plant
- Midland Cogeneration Venture Natural gas · 1,468.6 MW
Missaukee County 5 plants
- Stoney Corners Wind Farm Wind · 60 MW
- National Energy of McBain Wood biomass · 20 MW
- Workman Road Solar Farm, LLC Solar · 2 MW
- Morey Road Solar · 2 MW
- Lake City Solar · 2 MW
Monroe County 3 plants
- Monroe (MI) Coal · 3,293.1 MW
- Fermi Nuclear · 1,281 MW
- Temperance Solar, LLC Solar · 20 MW
Montcalm County 6 plants
- Renaissance Power Plant Natural gas · 782 MW
- Gratiot Farms Wind Project Wind · 150 MW
- Fish Creek Solar Park Solar · 146.2 MW
- Vestaburg Natural gas · 23.7 MW
- Central Generating Landfill gas · 4 MW
- Hazel Solar, LLC Solar · 2 MW
Muskegon County 3 plants
- Muskegon Solar Solar · 250 MW
- Macbeth Solar Solar · 20 MW
- Lorin Industries Natural gas · 3.2 MW
Newaygo County 3 plants
- Hardy Hydro · 31.5 MW
- Croton Hydro · 8.9 MW
- Fremont Community Digester, LLC Biomass · 5.8 MW
Oakland County 4 plants
- Hancock Natural gas · 121.6 MW
- Placid 12 Oil · 13.5 MW
- Putnam (MI) Oil · 13.5 MW
- Eagle Valley (MI) Landfill gas · 3.2 MW
Oceana County 1 plant
- Hart Oil · 5.1 MW
Ontonagon County 1 plant
- Victoria Dam Hydro · 12 MW
Osceola County 1 plant
- George Johnson Natural gas · 50 MW
Oscoda County 2 plants
- Lightfoot Solar, LLC Solar · 10 MW
- Mio Hydro · 5 MW
Otsego County 3 plants
- Alpine Power Plant Natural gas · 453.8 MW
- Livingston Generating Station Natural gas · 170.1 MW
- Gaylord - Wolverine Natural gas · 70.2 MW
Ottawa County 8 plants
- J H Campbell Coal · 1,560.8 MW
- Zeeland Generating Station Natural gas · 968.2 MW
- Holland Energy Park Natural gas · 149.4 MW
- Zeeland Natural gas · 22.3 MW
- Riley Generating Station Natural gas · 10 MW
- Coopersville Landfill gas · 6.4 MW
- Zeeland Farm Services Biomass · 3.2 MW
- Grand Valley Solar Gardens Solar · 3 MW
Saginaw County 4 plants
- Peoples Generating Station Landfill gas · 3.2 MW
- Geddes 1 Solar, LLC Solar · 2 MW
- Stoneheart Solar, LLC Solar · 2 MW
- Geddes 2 Solar, LLC Solar · 2 MW
Sanilac County 2 plants
- Michigan Wind 2 Wind · 90 MW
- Minden Wind Park Wind · 32 MW
Schoolcraft County 1 plant
- Manistique Oil · 4.8 MW
Shiawassee County 7 plants
- Assembly Solar II LLC Solar · 110 MW
- Assembly Solar III Solar · 79 MW
- Assembly Solar Project Solar · 50 MW
- Lyons Road Solar · 20 MW
- Midcontinent Solar, LLC Solar · 20 MW
- Lennon Generating Landfill gas · 6.4 MW
- Venice Resources Gas Recovery Landfill gas · 1.6 MW
St Clair County 9 plants
- Belle River Coal · 1,664.4 MW
- Blue Water Energy Center Natural gas · 1,267.4 MW
- Greenwood (MI) Natural gas · 1,071.3 MW
- Dean Natural gas · 357.6 MW
- Lake Iris Solar Project Solar · 100 MW
- St Clair Natural gas · 18.5 MW
- Cargill Salt Natural gas · 4.2 MW
- Blue Water Renewables Inc Landfill gas · 3.2 MW
- Greenwood Solar Farm Solar · 1.4 MW
St Joseph County 5 plants
- Electric City Solar Solar · 15 MW
- Sturgis City Diesel Plant Natural gas · 6 MW
- Hydro Plant Hydro · 2.2 MW
- Mottville Hydro · 1.6 MW
- Constantine Hydro · 1.2 MW
Tuscola County 7 plants
- Cross Winds Energy Park Wind · 230.9 MW
- Pegasus Wind Wind · 178 MW
- Tuscola Bay Wind Wind · 120 MW
- Tuscola Wind II LLC Wind · 100.3 MW
- Wilmot Oil · 13.5 MW
- Caro Oil · 9.4 MW
- POET Biorefining Caro, LLC Natural gas · 3.8 MW
Van Buren County 1 plant
- New Covert Generating Facility Natural gas · 1,176 MW
Washtenaw County 6 plants
- White Tail Solar Solar · 140 MW
- Superior Oil · 64 MW
- University of Michigan Natural gas · 47.5 MW
- East. Michigan Univ. Heating Plant Natural gas · 7.8 MW
- Warner Lambert Natural gas · 3 MW
- Domino Farms Solar Solar · 1 MW
Wayne County 11 plants
- Dearborn Industrial Generation Natural gas · 747.9 MW
- Sumpter Natural gas · 340 MW
- Delray Natural gas · 142.2 MW
- Dearborn Energy Center Natural gas · 35 MW
- Slocum Energy Storage Battery storage · 14 MW
- Sumpter Energy Associates Landfill gas · 11.2 MW
- Riverview Energy Systems Landfill gas · 6.6 MW
- Wyandotte Oil · 5.4 MW
- O'Shea Solar Farm Solar · 2 MW
- French Landing Dam Hydro · 1.6 MW
- IKEA Canton Rooftop PV System Solar · 1 MW
Wexford County 2 plants
- Cadillac Renewable Energy Wood biomass · 44 MW
- Hodenpyl Hydro · 17 MW
Questions about power plants in Michigan
How many power plants are in Michigan?
EIA-860M for August 2026 lists 276 operating power projects in Michigan, with 34,457 MW of nameplate capacity including batteries.
What is the largest power plant in Michigan?
Monroe (MI) in Monroe County, with 3,293.1 MW of nameplate capacity. The next largest is Donald C Cook, with 2,285.3 MW.
How much of Michigan's capacity is coal?
6,307 MW, about 18% of nameplate capacity. 5 projects have coal as their primary fuel.
Source: EIA-860M August 2026, published 2026-09-24. Page updated 2026-10-04. Data sources