🛢 Oil Power Plants in Michigan
Michigan operates 29 oil power plants totaling 394 MW of nameplate capacity. Annual generation: 192.9k MWh.
Oil-fired plants typically run only during peak demand or grid emergencies because oil is expensive compared to gas and coal. They have the highest CO₂ emissions per MWh of any common generation technology.
Plants29operating
Capacity394 MWnameplate
Generation192.9k MWhannual
All Michigan oil plants
| Plant | City | County | Capacity | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Superior | Superior Twp | Washtenaw County | 64 MW | Dte Electric Company |
| Alpena Cement Plant | Alpena | Alpena County | 47 MW | Lafarge Corp |
| Plant Four | Marquette | Marquette County | 24 MW | City Of Marquette - (Mi) |
| Sixth Street Gas Turbine | Holland | Ottawa County | 24 MW | City Of Holland |
| Gladstone | Gladstone | Delta County | 23 MW | Upper Peninsula Power Company |
| Tower | Tower | Cheboygan County | 21 MW | Wolverine Power Supply Coop |
| Henry Station | Bay City | Bay County | 15 MW | City Of Bay City - (Mi) |
| Colfax | Fowlerville | Livingston County | 14 MW | Dte Electric Company |
| Oliver | Oliver Twp | Huron County | 14 MW | Dte Electric Company |
| Placid 12 | Clarkston | Oakland County | 14 MW | Dte Electric Company |
| Putnam (Mi) | Mayville | Oakland County | 14 MW | Dte Electric Company |
| Slocum | Trenton | Wayne County | 14 MW | Dte Electric Company |
| Wilmot | Kingston Twp | Tuscola County | 14 MW | Dte Electric Company |
| Water Street Station | Bay City | Bay County | 13 MW | City Of Bay City - (Mi) |
| Ubly | Ubly | Huron County | 12 MW | Thumb Electric Coop Of Mich |
| Dafter | Dafter | Chippewa County | 11 MW | Cloverland Electric Co-Op |
| River Rouge | River Rouge | Wayne County | 11 MW | Dte Electric Company |
| Caro | Caro | Tuscola County | 9 MW | Thumb Electric Coop Of Mich |
| Main Street (Mi) | Sebewaing | Huron County | 6 MW | Village Of Sebewaing - (Mi) |
| Detour | Detour | Chippewa County | 6 MW | Cloverland Electric Co-Op |
| Hart | Hart | Oceana County | 5 MW | City Of Hart Hydro - (Mi) |
| Croswell | Croswell | Sanilac County | 5 MW | City Of Croswell - (Mi) |
| Manistique | Manistique | Schoolcraft County | 5 MW | Cloverland Electric Co-Op |
| Corewell Health Dearborn Campus | Dearborn | Wayne County | 5 MW | Corewell Health Dearborn Campus |
| Frank Jenkins | Portland | Ionia County | 4 MW | City Of Portland - (Mi) |
| Beaver Island | Beaver Island | Charlevoix County | 3 MW | Great Lakes Energy Coop |
| Dayton (Mi) | Belleville | Wayne County | — | Dte Electric Company |
| Scottville | Scottville | Mason County | — | Wolverine Power Supply Coop |
| Portage | South Range | Houghton County | — | Upper Peninsula Power Company |