Power Plants in Oakland County, Michigan

Oakland County, Michigan has 4 power plants totaling 152 MW of nameplate capacity. Browse every plant below with fuel type, operator, and capacity.

Plants4operating sites
Capacity151 MWnameplate
Generation24.1k MWhannual
CO₂2.3kmetric tons/year
Natural Gas 80%Oil 18%Biomass 2%

Plant locations

All plants in this county

PlantCityFuelCapacityOperator
HancockCommerce TwpNatural Gas122 MWDte Electric Company
Placid 12ClarkstonOil13.5 MWDte Electric Company
Putnam (Mi)MayvilleOil13.5 MWDte Electric Company
Eagle Valley (Mi)OrionBiomass3.2 MWWm Renewable Energy Llc

About power generation in Oakland County

Oakland County, Michigan has 4 power plants totaling 152 MW of nameplate capacity. Natural Gas is the dominant fuel source at 80% of installed capacity, followed by Oil (18%) and Biomass (2%). The largest facility is Hancock at 121 MW. Data comes from EIA Form 860, EIA Form 923, and EPA eGRID federal releases.

To find plants closer to a specific address in Oakland County, use the address lookup — it shows every plant within a chosen radius along with distance, fuel type, and emissions.