List of power stations in Michigan
This is a list of electricity-generating power stations in Michigan, sorted by type and name. In 2018, Michigan had a total summer capacity of 29,720 MW through all of its power plants. Michigan's energy mix in 2009 was 66% coal, 22% nuclear, 8% natural gas and 3% renewables; but coal use has decreased with natural gas and renewables increasing. The leading source of renewable energy was wind power. Michigan imports all of its coal and uranium, and 82% of its natural gas. A goal to produce over 10% of Michigan's electricity from in-state renewables was set in 2015. Major electric companies in Michigan include Detroit Edison and Consumers Power.
Nuclear power stations
is a significant source of electrical power in Michigan, producing roughly one-quarter of the state's supply. The three active nuclear power plants supply Michigan with about 30% of its electricity.| Plant | Location | Power | Notes |
| Enrico Fermi Nuclear Generating Station | Monroe | 1098 | Unit 2 |
| Donald C. Cook Nuclear Power Plant | Bridgman | 2110 | |
| Palisades Nuclear Power Plant | South Haven | 800 | Scheduled for closure in 2022. |
Former nuclear power stations
See also Midland Cogeneration Venture, a plant abandoned before completionCoal power stations
is the leading source of electricity in Michigan. Although Michigan has no active coal mines, coal is easily moved from other states by train and across the Great Lakes by lake freighters. The lower price of natural gas is leading to the closure of most coal plants with Consumer Energy planning to close all of its remaining coal plants by 2040 while DTE plans to retire 2100MW of coal power by 2023.| Plant | Location | Power | Notes |
| Belle River Power Plant | St. Clair | 1395 | Scheduled for closure in 2030. |
| D.E. Karn Generating Plant | Hampton Township | 544 | Units 1 and 2 planned to close by 2023, units 3 and 4 planned to close by 2031 |
| Eckert Power Plant | Lansing | 240 | Units 4-6 cheduled for closure in 2020. Unit 2 closed in 2014, units 1 and 3 closed in 2015. |
| Erickson Power Plant | Lansing | 155 | Scheduled for closure before 2023. |
| Escanaba Paper Company | Escanaba | 54 | Runs on coal and wood waste. |
| J.H. Campbell Power Plant | Port Sheldon Township | 1560 | Units 1 and 2 scheduled for closure in 2031. Unit 3 planned to close by 2040. |
| Monroe Power Plant | Monroe | 3280 | Scheduled for closure in 2040. |
| River Rouge Power Plant | River Rouge | 358 | Scheduled for closure before 2023. One unit retired in 2015. |
| St. Clair Power Plant | St. Clair | 1378 | Units 1-3 scheduled for closure before 2023. Unit 4 and 5 already retired. Largest power plant in the world in 1969. |
| Filer City Station | Filer City | 70 | |
| Trenton Channel Power Plant | Trenton | 536 | Scheduled for closure before 2023, Units 1 - 8 already retired. |
| White Pine Power Plant | White Pine | 40 | Can also run on natural gas |
Former coal plants
| Plant | Location | Power | Notes |
| Conners Creek Power Plant | Detroit | "Seven Sisters", imploded August 10, 1996 | |
| Conners Creek Power Plant | Detroit | 240 | "Two Brothers", originally coal-fired, later natural gas, closed 1988, demolished 2019 |
| Delray Power Plant | Detroit | ||
| Bayside Power Plant | Traverse City | Decommissioned in 2005 after it had only served as an option for power generation during peak consumptions times for several years. | |
| GM Pontiac Power Plant | Pontiac | 29 | Closed in 2009. |
| Ford Rouge Power Plant | Dearborn | 345 | Ran on coal with blast furnace gas and natural gas. |
| J.B. Sims Power Plant | Grand Haven | 80 | closed in February 2020. |
| James De Young Power Plant | Holland | 63 | Ceased burning coal in April 2016, being decommissioned in 2018. |
| Marysville Power Plant | Marysville | 150 | "Mighty Marysville" imploded November 7, 2015. |
| S.D. Warren Power Plant | Muskegon | 51 | Closed in 2009. |
| B.C. Cobb Power Plant | Muskegon | 320 | Closed in April 2016. |
| J.R. Whiting Power Plant | Monroe | 328 | Closed in April 2016. |
| J.C. Weadock Generating Plant | Hampton Township | 310 | Closed in April 2016. |
| Endicott Generating Station | Litchfield | 55 | Closed in May 2016. |
| Escanaba Generating Station | Escanaba | 23 | Closed in June 2015. |
| Harbor Beach Power Plant | Harbor Beach | 121 | Closed in November 2013. |
| Presque Isle Power Plant | Marquette | 431 | Replaced in March 2019 with two new natural gas plants. |
| Shiras Station | Marquette | 78 | Closed in 2018. |
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 while the city of Holland replaced its coal plant with a 114 MW natural gas plant In April 2018, DTE received permission for a 1,100 MW natural gas plant to replace a coal plant in St. Clair.| Plant | Location | Power | Notes |
| A.J. Mihm Generating Station | L'Anse | 54.9 | |
| Alpine Generating Facility | Elmira | 440 | General Electric F class |
| 48th Street Generation Station | Holland | 142 | two of the three units can use fuel oil |
| Belle River Power Plant | East China Township, Michigan | 256 | 3x General Electric 7EA Simple Cycle Gas Turbines |
| Dearborn Industrial Generation | Dearborn | 710 | in the Ford River Rouge Complex, natural gas with blast furnace gas |
| Delray Peaking Facility | Detroit | 127 | |
| Dean Peaking Station | East China Township, Michigan | 336 | 4x General Electric 7EA Simple Cycle Gas Turbines |
| F.D. Kuester Generating Station | Negaunee Township | 128.1 | |
| Hancock | Commerce Township | 141 | |
| Hersey | Hersey Township | 50 | 2 simple-cycle Rolls Royce RB 211 aero turbines |
| Holland Energy Park | Holland | 130 | |
| Kalamazoo River Generating Station | Comstock | 68 | |
| Kinder Morgan Power | Jackson | 564 | |
| Livingston Generating Station | Gaylord | 156 | |
| Marquette Energy Center | Marquette | 50 | |
| Michigan Power | Ludington | 123 | |
| Midland Cogeneration Venture | Midland | 1560 | re-purposed from a never completed nuclear plant |
| Mistersky Gas Power Plant | Detroit | 154 | |
| New Covert Generating Facility | Covert, Michigan | 1159 | |
| REO Town Cogeneration Plant | Lansing, Michigan | 110 | also produces steam |
| Renaissance Power | Carson City | 660 | |
| River Rouge Power Plant | River Rouge | 260 | Unit 1 |
| Sumpter Plant | Sumpter | 340 | 4x General Electric 7EA Simple Cycle Gas Turbines |
| Vestaburg | Richland Township | 20 | |
| T. B. Simon Power Plant | East Lansing | 100 | switched to natural gas in April 2016 |
| Thetford | Genesee | 222 | |
| Wyandotte Municipal Power Plant | Wyandotte | 73 | formerly used coal, natural gas and tire derived fuel |
| Zeeland Generating Station | Zeeland | 868 |
Oil power stations
s 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.| Plant | Location | Power | Notes |
| 6th Street Generating Station | Holland | 22 | |
| Belle River Power Plant | St. Clair | 14 | Units IC1, IC2, 3, 4, and 5 |
| Grand Haven Diesel Plant | Grand Haven | 22 | uses a mix of #2 oil and biofuel |
| St. Clair Power Plant | St. Clair | 24 | Units 11 and 12 |
| Superior Peaking Station | Superior Township | 76 | Oil-fired combustion turbines installed 1966. Also has 300 HP black-start diesel engine. |
Former plants
| Plant | Location | Power | Notes |
| Vestaburg | Richland Township | 6 | petroleum liquids, closed 2017 |
Multiple fuel
Multiple fuel units may alter their fuel source depending to balance pricing, availability, and energy content.| Plant | Location | Power | Notes |
| Greenwood Energy Center | Avoca | 785 | natural gas, fuel oil, tall oil, biodiesel |
| T.E.S. Filer City Station | Filer City | 60 | coal, wood waste, petroleum coke, tire derived fuel, in 2018 being converted to 225MW natural gas only |
| Dan E. Karn 3 & 4 | Essexville | 1000 | Natural Gas and or Oil Fired |
Municipal solid waste
plants which use garbage to produce power are a minor source of Michigan's electricity.| Plant | Location | Power | Notes |
| Jackson County Resource Recovery | Jackson | 3.7 | with natural gas |
| Kent County Waste To Energy | Kent | 18 |
Former plants:
| Plant | Location | Power | Notes |
| Greater Detroit Resource Recovery | Detroit | 68 | shut down in March 2019 |
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
| Plant | Location | Power | Notes |
| Arbor Hills Landfill | Salem | 28.7 | Two plants |
| Pine Tree Acres Landfill | New Haven | 21.6 | Two plants |
| Riverview Land Preserve | Riverview | 6.6 | |
| Southeast Berrien County Landfill | Buchanan | 4.8 | |
| Carleton Farms Landfill | Carleton | 4.0 | |
| Granger Wood Road Landfill | Lansing | 8.0 | Two plants |
| Granger / Ottawa County Farms Landfill | Coopersville | 5.6 | Two plants |
| Granger / Citizens Disposal Landfill | Grand Blanc | 7.2 | Two plants |
| Granger / Brent Run Landfill | Montrose | 5.6 |
Biomass/waste power plants
power plants in Michigan often use waste from the lumber industry. Smaller units use food waste, or cow, pig and turkey waste.| Plant | Location | Power | Notes |
| Cadillac Renewable | Cadillac | 38 | wood |
| Fremont Community Digester | Fremont | 3 | anaerobic digestion of baby food, other food waste |
| Genesee Power | Genesee | 36 | wood |
| Grayling Generating | Grayling | 36 | wood |
| Hillman Power | Hillman | 18 | wood |
| L'Anse Warden | L'Anse | 20 | wood |
| Lincoln Power | Lincoln | 16 | wood |
| McBain Power | McBain | 16 | wood |
| Verso Paper | Quinnesec | 28 | wood |
Hydropower
Michigan has a number of small hydropower plants; however, the generally small, flat rivers provide a limited source of power.| Plant | Location | River | Power | Notes |
| Ada Dam Hydro Power Plant | Ada | Thornapple River | 30 | |
| Alcona Dam | Alcona County | Au Sable River | 8 | Consumers Energy |
| Allegan Dam Hydro Power Plant | Allegan | Kalamazoo River | 3 | Consumers Energy |
| Belleville Dam | Belleville | Huron River | 2 | French Landing |
| Berrien Springs Hydro Power Plant | Berrien Springs | St. Joseph River | 7 | American Electric Power |
| Big Quinnesec Dam | Iron Mountain | Menominee River | 22 | Wisconsin Energy Corporation |
| Boardman Hydro Power Plant | Boardman River | 1 | ||
| Buchanan Hydro Power Plant | Buchanan | St. Joseph River | 4 | |
| Cascade Dam Hydro Power Plant | Caledonia | Thornapple River | 2 | |
| Cataract Hydro Power Plant | Escanaba River | 2 | ||
| Chalk Hill Dam | Stephenson | Menominee River | 7 | Wisconsin Energy Corporation |
| Cheboygan Hydro Power Plant | Cheboygan River | 1 | ||
| Constantine Hydro Power Plant | Constantine | St Joseph River | 1 | |
| Cooke Dam | Oscoda | Au Sable River | 9 | Consumers Energy |
| Croton Dam | Newaygo County | Muskegon River | 9 | Consumers Energy |
| Crystal Falls Dam and Power Plant | Crystal Falls | Paint River | 1 | |
| Edenville Hydro Power Plant | Tittabawassee River | 5 | Hydro Power LLC | |
| Edison Sault Power Plant | Sault Ste. Marie | St. Marys River | 27 | |
| Five Channels Dam | Oscoda | Au Sable River | 6 | Consumers Energy |
| Foote Dam | Oscoda | Au Sable River | 9 | Consumers Energy |
| Four Mile Hydro Power Plant | Alpena | Thunder Bay River | 2 | |
| French Paper Hydro Power Plant | St Joseph River | 1 | ||
| Grand Rapids Hydro Power Plant | Menominee River | 7 | ||
| Hardy Dam | Newaygo County | Muskegon River | 30 | Consumers Energy |
| Hemlock Falls Power Plant | Crystal Falls | Michigamme River | 3 | Wisconsin Energy Corporation |
| Hodenpyl Hydro Power Plant | Mesick | Manistee River | 17 | Consumers Energy |
| Hoist Hydro Power Plant | Marquette | Dead River | 4 | |
| Loud Dam | Oscoda County | Au Sable River | 4 | Consumers Energy |
| Kingsford Power Plant | Kingsford | Menominee River | 6 | Wisconsin Energy Corporation |
| McClure Hydro Power Plant | Dead River | 8 | ||
| Menominee Mill Marinette Hydro Power Plant | Menominee River | 2 | ||
| Michigamme Falls Power Plant | Crystal Falls | Michigamme River | 9 | Wisconsin Energy Corporation |
| Mio Dam | Mio | Au Sable River | 5 | Consumers Energy |
| Mottville Hydro Power Plant | Mottville | St. Joseph River | 2 | |
| Ninth Street Hydro Power Plant | Alpena | Thunder Bay River | 1 | |
| Norway Hydro Power Plant | Menominee River | 6 | ||
| Norway Point Hydro Power Plant | Alpena | Thunder Bay River | 4 | |
| Peavy Falls Power Plant | Crystal Falls | Michigamme River | 15 | Wisconsin Energy Corporation |
| Prickett Hydro Power Plant | Sturgeon River | 2 | ||
| Rogers Hydro Power Plant | Mecosta County | Muskegon River | 7 | Consumers Energy |
| St Louis Hydro Power Plant | St. Louis | Pine River | 7 | |
| Saint Marys Falls Hydropower Plant | Sault Ste. Marie | St. Marys River | 18 | United States Army Corps of Engineers |
| Sanford Hydro Power Plant | Sanford | Tittabawassee River | 4 | Hydro Power LLC |
| Saxon Falls Hydro Power Plant | Saxon | Montreal River | 1 | |
| Secord Hydro Power Plant | Tittabawassee River | 1 | Hydro Power LLC | |
| Smallwood Hydro Power Plant | Tittabawassee River | 1 | Hydro Power LLC | |
| Sturgis Hydro Power Plant | Centreville | St. Joseph River | 2 | City of Sturgis |
| Superior Falls Hydro Power Plant | Montreal River | 1 | XcelEnergy | |
| Tippy Dam | Manistee | Manistee River | 20 | Consumers Energy |
| Twin Falls Power Plant | Iron Mountain | Menominee River | 6 | Wisconsin Energy Corporation |
| Victoria Hydro Power Plant | Ontanagon | Ontonagon River | 12 | |
| Way Dam and Michigamme Reservoir | Crystal Falls | Paint River | 2 | Wisconsin Energy Corporation |
| Webber Hydro Power Plant | Ionia | Grand River | 4 | Consumers Energy |
| White Rapids Power Plant | Stephenson | Menonminee River River | 7 | Wisconsin Energy Corporation |
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.| Plant | Location | Power | Notes |
| Ludington Pumped Storage Power Plant | Ludington | 2172 |
Wind power stations
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.As of April 2019
| Name | Size | Location |
| Apple Blossom Wind Farm | 100 | Huron County |
| Beebe Wind Farm | 81.6 | Gratiot County |
| Beebe 1B Wind Farm | 50.4 | Gratiot County |
| Big Turtle Wind Farm | 20 | Huron County |
| Brookfield Wind Farm | 75 | Huron County |
| Cross Winds | 111 | Tuscola County |
| Cross Winds II | 44 | Tuscola County |
| Deerfield Wind Farm | 149 | Huron County |
| Echo Wind Park | 120 | Huron County |
| Garden Wind Farm | 28 | Garden Township, Delta County |
| DTE/Invenergy Gratiot County Wind Project | 213 | Gratiot County |
| Harvest Wind Farm I | 53 | Huron County |
| Harvest Wind Farm II | 59 | Huron County |
| Lake Winds Energy Park | 100.8 | Mason County |
| Mackinaw City | 1.8 | Mackinaw City |
| McKinley | 14 | Huron County |
| Michigan Wind 1 | 69 | Ubly |
| Michigan Wind 2 | 90 | Minden City |
| Minden | 32 | Sanilac |
| Pine River | 161 | Gratiot, Isabella Counties |
| Pinnebog Wind Park | 50 | Huron County |
| Pheasant Run Wind I | 75 | Huron County |
| Sigel | 64 | Huron County |
| Stoney Corners | 60 | McBain, Michigan |
| Traverse City | 0.6 | Traverse City |
| Tuscola Bay | 120 | Tuscola, Bay, Saginaw counties |
| Tuscola II | 100 | Tuscola, Bay counties |
Solar power stations
is a very minor source of electricity in Michigan.Systems of 1.0 MW and larger, as of September 2018
| Name | Location | Size | Notes |
| DeMille Solar Farm | Lapeer County | 28.4 | DTE |
| Delta Solar I and II | Eaton County | 24 | Lansing Board of Water & Light |
| Turrill Solar Farm | Lapeer County | 19.6 | DTE |
| Spartan PV 1 | East Lansing | 10.5 | Michigan State University carports |
| Watervliet | Watervliet | 4.6 | Indiana Michigan Power |
| Solar Garden 1 | Grand Valley State University | 3.00 | Consumers Energy, community solar |
| O'Shea Solar Farm | Detroit | 2.0 | DTE Energy |
| Greenwood Energy Center | Avoca | 1.95 | DTE Energy |
| Canton IKEA | Canton | 1.22 | |
| Coldwater Solar | Coldwater | 1.20 | American Municipal Power |
| Spartan Solar | Cadillac | 1.20 | Wolverine Power, community solar |
| Domino's Farms | Ann Arbor | 1.08 | DTE Energy SolarCurrents |
| Ford World Headquarters | Dearborn | 1.04 | DTE Energy SolarCurrents |
| M-72 Solar Project | Traverse City | 1.0 | Traverse City Light & Power |
| Western Michigan University | Kalamazoo | 1.0 | Consumer Energy Solar Gardens program |