List of power stations in Michigan

November of 2015^[1]

  Coal (46%)

  Nuclear (24%)

  Natural gas (20%)

  Renewables (10%)

This is a list of electricity-generating power stations in Michigan, sorted by type and name. In 2010, Michigan had a total summer capacity of 29,831 MW through all of its power plants.^[2] Michigan's energy mix in 2009 was 66% coal, 22% nuclear, 8% natural gas and 3% renewables.^[3] The leading source of renewable energy was wood biomass. Michigan imports all of its coal and nuclear fuel and 82% of its natural gas. A requirement to produce 10% of its electricity from in-state renewables by 2015 has led to the construction of new solar, wind and landfill gas plants. Major electric companies in Michigan are Detroit Edison (11,000 MW) and Consumers Power (9,000 MW). In 2014 Michigan produced 50% of its electricity from coal.

Nuclear power stations

Nuclear power is a significant source of electrical power in Michigan, producing roughly one-quarter of the state's supply. The three nuclear power plants supply Michigan with about 30% of its electricity.

Cook Nuclear Power Plant

Former nuclear power stations

See also Midland Cogeneration Venture, a plant abandoned before completion

Coal power stations

Trenton Power Plant

Coal power is the leading source of electricity in Michigan. Although Michigan has no coal mines, coal is easily moved from other states by train and across the Great Lakes by lake freighters.

Former coal plants

Natural gas power stations

Michigan has some of its own natural gas production and is a leading state for natural gas transport and storage. Declining prices for natural gas in the early 21st century led to an increase in the number of natural gas power plants. Consumers Power announced a new 700 MW plant to be built near Flint beginning about 2015^[5] while the city of Holland plans to replace its coal plant with a 114 MW natural gas plant by 2016^[6]

Oil power stations

Fuel oils and other liquid fuels are only a minor fuel used in Michigan for power generation. Some units burn liquid fuel only while some multiple fuel units sometimes use liquid fuels as well.

St. Clair Power Plant

Multiple fuel

Multiple fuel units may alter their fuel source depending to balance pricing, availability, and energy content.

Municipal solid waste

Waste to energy plants which use garbage to produce power are a minor source of Michigan's electricity.

Landfill gas

Landfill gas plants, which use methane collected from garbage dumps to power electrical generators, are in use near a number of Michigan landfills but are only a minor source of power.

Only plants larger than 4 MW^[8]

Biomass/waste power plants

Biomass power plants in Michigan often use waste from the lumber industry. Smaller units use food waste, or cow, pig and turkey waste.

Hydropower

Michigan has a number of small hydropower plants; however, the generally small, flat rivers provide a limited source of power.

Croton dam and powerhouse

Pumped storage hydropower power stations

Michigan has one pumped-storage hydroelectricity station, on the shore of Lake Michigan, used for power balancing. It is the fifth largest such plant in the world.

Wind power stations

Wind power in Michigan grew rapidly due to national price supports and a Michigan mandate to produce 10% renewable energy by 2015. The largest concentration of wind power is in the Thumb region.

Michigan Wind 1 wind farm near Ubly

Solar power stations

Solar power is a very minor source of electricity in Michigan.

Systems of 0.5 MW and larger

References

• Generators list, U.S. Energy Information Administration, accessed July 11, 2012
• Michigan, U.S. Energy Information Administration, accessed July 11, 2012

External links

• Combined Heat and Power Units located in Michigan

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