Natural gas power plants in Michigan

57 operating natural gas power plants in Michigan with 14,191 MW of natural gas capacity, largest first. From EIA-860M, August 2026.

Plants

Natural gas capacity

14,191 MW

Net generation, 2025

53.6 TWh

56 of 57 plants reported

Largest

Midland Cogeneration Venture

1,469 MW

Largest natural gas power plants in Michigan

#	Plant	Natural gas MW	2025 net generation, GWhGWh, 2025	Capacity factor	Operator
1	Midland Cogeneration VentureMidland County	1,469	9,638	59.3%	Midland Cogeneration Venture
2	Dan E KarnBay County	1,402	−1.3*	–	Consumers Energy Co - (MI)
3	Blue Water Energy CenterSt Clair County	1,267	8,351	75.2%	DTE Electric Company
4	New Covert Generating FacilityVan Buren County	1,176	7,339	71.2%	Consumers Energy Co - (MI)
5	Indeck Niles Energy CenterCass County	1,174	6,139	59.7%	Indeck Niles, LLC
6	Greenwood (MI)St Clair County	1,071	1,250	13.3%	DTE Electric Company
7	Zeeland Generating StationOttawa County	968	5,314	62.7%	Consumers Energy Co - (MI)
8	Renaissance Power PlantMontcalm County	782	1,234	18.0%	DTE Electric Company
9	Dearborn Industrial GenerationWayne County	748	3,867	59.0%	Dearborn Industrial Gen Inc
10	Jackson Generating StationJackson County	649	1,958	34.4%	Consumers Energy Co - (MI)
11	Alpine Power PlantOtsego County	454	776	19.5%	Wolverine Power Supply Coop
12	DeanSt Clair County	358	705	22.5%	DTE Electric Company
13	SumpterWayne County	340	291	9.8%	Wolverine Power Supply Coop
14	Delta Energy ParkEaton County	263	1,472	63.8%	Lansing Board of Water and Light
15	Livingston Generating StationOtsego County	170	22.3	1.5%	CMS Generation MI Power LLC
16	491 E 48th StreetAllegan County	162	142	10.0%	City of Holland - (MI)
17	Holland Energy ParkOttawa County	149	974	74.4%	City of Holland - (MI)
18	DelrayWayne County	142	145	11.7%	DTE Electric Company
19	Michigan Power LPMason County	138	1,041	86.1%	Michigan Power Limited Partnership
20	F.D. Kuester Generating StationMarquette County	132	368	31.9%	Upper Michigan Energy Resources Company
21	T B Simon Power PlantIngham County	128	251	22.4%	Michigan State University
22	HancockOakland County	122	20.4	1.9%	DTE Electric Company
23	Lansing BWL REO Town PlantIngham County	98	477	55.6%	Lansing Board of Water and Light
24	Kalamazoo River Generating StationKalamazoo County	77	136	20.1%	CMS Generation MI Power LLC
25	Northeast (MI)Macomb County · Natural gas and oil	71	14.8	1.5%	DTE Electric Company
26	Gaylord - WolverineOtsego County	70	37.1	6.0%	Wolverine Power Supply Coop
27	Kalkaska CT #1Kalkaska County	61	57.6	10.9%	Michigan Public Power Agency
28	A.J. Mihm Generating StationBaraga County	56	185	37.4%	Upper Michigan Energy Resources Company
29	Marquette Energy CenterMarquette County	51	164	36.4%	City of Marquette - (MI)
30	George JohnsonOsceola County	50	42.7	9.6%	Wolverine Power Supply Coop
31	University of MichiganWashtenaw County	48	213*	43.9%	University of Michigan
32	Dearborn Energy CenterWayne County	35	237	77.4%	DTE Electric Company
33	Ada Cogeneration LPKent County	33	185	63.8%	Ada Cogeneration LLC
34	Claude VandykeAllegan County	25	8.4	3.8%	Wolverine Power Supply Coop
35	VestaburgMontcalm County	24	4.4	2.1%	Wolverine Power Supply Coop
36	ZeelandOttawa County	22	0.6	0.3%	City of Zeeland - (MI)
37	Otsego Mill Power PlantAllegan County	21	163	87.5%	Otsego Paper Inc
38	PCA, Filer City MillManistee County	20	89.7	52.5%	PCA, Filer City Mill
39	St ClairSt Clair County	19	–	–	DTE Electric Company
40	Western Michigan University Power PlantKalamazoo County	17	80.9	55.3%	Western Michigan University
41	Henry StationBay County	15	1.4	1.0%	City of Bay City - (MI)
42	Coldwater Peaking PlantBranch County	13	1.7	1.5%	Coldwater Board of Public Util
43	Water Street StationBay County	13	1.0	0.9%	City of Bay City - (MI)
44	HillsdaleHillsdale County	12	0.7	0.7%	Hillsdale Board of Public Wks
45	Riley Generating StationOttawa County	10	0.8	1.0%	City of Zeeland - (MI)
46	Marshall (MI)Calhoun County	9.5	0.6	0.7%	City of Marshall - (MI)
47	The Andersons Albion Ethanol LLCCalhoun County	8.1	62.0	70.0%	The Andersons Albion Ethanol LLC
48	East. Michigan Univ. Heating PlantWashtenaw County	7.8	33.1	48.5%	East. Michigan Univ. Heating Plant
49	Pine StreetHuron County	7.7	0.5	0.7%	Village of Sebewaing - (MI)
50	ChathamKent County	7.3	0.1	0.2%	City of Lowell - (MI)
51	Sturgis City Diesel PlantSt Joseph County	6.0	1.3	2.6%	City of Sturgis - (MI)
52	Central Michigan UniversityIsabella County	4.8	29.5	70.2%	Central Michigan University
53	Cargill SaltSt Clair County	4.2	0.0	–	Cargill Inc
54	POET Biorefining Caro, LLCTuscola County	3.8	13.1	39.3%	POET Biorefining Caro, LLC
55	Lorin IndustriesMuskegon County	3.2	4.2	15.0%	Lorin Industries
56	Warner LambertWashtenaw County	3.0	24.3	22.4%	University of Michigan NCampus Research
57	HartOceana County · Oil and natural gas	1.4	0.0	–	City of Hart Hydro - (MI)

* Fewer than 12 months of 2025 reported, so the total is partial.

Projects where natural gas is the largest fuel or at least a fifth of nameplate capacity. MW is natural gas nameplate only; net generation covers the whole project. Source: EIA-860M August 2026, published 2026-09-24, and EIA-923 2025. Page updated 2026-10-04. Data sources

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