MI · State grid profile

Michigan power grid

Michigan's operating portfolio is led by Oil & gas, followed by Coal. Its 303 plants represent 33,799 MW of nameplate capacity. The dataset also reports 4,866 MW of proposed capacity.

Final 2024 state totalsPreliminary 2025 facilitiesCommunity-reported data centers
Operating capacity33,799 MWFinal EIA-860 2024
Power plants303770 operating generators
Proposed capacity4,866 MW14.4% of current capacity
Community-mapped locations6Incomplete OpenStreetMap coverage

Coverage quality

What is complete here?

PassState totalsFinal 2024 EIA-860 generator records cover the state.
PassFacility list2025 Early Release records are nationwide but preliminary.
LimitedData centersCommunity mapping is useful for discovery, not a complete inventory.

Generation portfolio

Michigan capacity by fuel

Nameplate capacity · MW
Oil & gas44.6%15,088 MW
Coal18.8%6,361 MW
Nuclear12.8%4,314 MW
Wind11.2%3,777 MW
Hydro6.9%2,329 MW
Solar3.4%1,159 MW
Biomass1.6%531 MW
Industrial & other0.7%238 MW
Storage0%1 MW

Facility intelligence

Largest Michigan power plants

EIA-860 2025 early release facility records
PlantPrimary fuelLocationUtilityOperating capacity
Monroe (MI)Plant 1733CoalMonroe, MIMonroe CountyDTE Electric Company3,293 MW
Donald C CookPlant 6000NuclearBridgman, MIBerrien CountyIndiana Michigan Power Co2,285 MW
LudingtonPlant 1713HydroLudington, MIMason CountyConsumers Energy Co - (MI)1,979 MW
Midland Cogeneration VenturePlant 10745Oil & gasMidland, MIMidland CountyMidland Cogeneration Venture1,854 MW
Belle RiverPlant 6034CoalChina Twp, MISt Clair CountyDTE Electric Company1,664 MW
J H CampbellPlant 1710CoalWest Olive, MIOttawa CountyConsumers Energy Co - (MI)1,561 MW
Dan E KarnPlant 1702Oil & gasEssexville, MIBay CountyConsumers Energy Co - (MI)1,402 MW
FermiPlant 1729NuclearFrenchtown Twp, MIMonroe CountyDTE Electric Company1,281 MW
Blue Water Energy CenterPlant 62192Oil & gasEast China, MISt Clair CountyDTE Electric Company1,267 MW
New Covert Generating FacilityPlant 55297Oil & gasCovert, MIVan Buren CountyConsumers Energy Co - (MI)1,176 MW

Methodology

Transparent by design

State totals and fuel mix use finalized EIA-860 2024 generator data. The facility table uses the EIA-860 2025 Early Release and is preliminary. Data-center counts use OpenStreetMap community records and measure mapped coverage, not the full market.

EIA-860 sourceOpenStreetMap