88th largest plant in Michigan · 4093rd nationally
Ada Cogeneration Lp is a natural gas power plant in Michigan with a nameplate capacity of 33.1 MW. It generates roughly 181.1k MWh per year — enough to power about 17,246 average U.S. homes.
Its capacity factor of 62% puts it in the middle range — running steadily but not full-time. At 832 lb CO₂/MWh, its emission rate sits above the national grid average of roughly 800 lb/MWh.
Ghost bars are each month's theoretical maximum (33.1 MW nameplate × hours in the month). Filled bars are actual net generation reported to EIA Form 923. The gap between them is capacity factor made visible.
| Plant Name | Ada Cogeneration Lp |
|---|---|
| Operator | Ada Cogeneration Llc |
| City | Ada |
| County | Kent County |
| State | Michigan |
| ZIP | 49355 |
| Coordinates | 42.96267, -85.49407 |
This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GEN1 | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | Natural Gas | 23.0 MW | Operating | 1990 |
| GEN2 | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | Natural Gas | 10.1 MW | Operating | 1990 |
| CO₂ | 75.3k metric tons |
|---|---|
| SO₂ | 1 metric tons |
| NOₓ | 182 metric tons |
| CO₂ Rate | 832 lb/MWh |
Annual totals and CO₂ rate reported by EPA eGRID for 2023. Reference averages are approximate U.S.-wide figures from the same dataset.
| NERC Region | RFC |
|---|---|
| Balancing Authority | Midcontinent Independent Transmission System Operator, Inc.. |
Natural gas plants are the workhorse of the modern grid. Combined-cycle units achieve very high efficiency and can ramp up and down quickly to balance variable renewables. They emit roughly half the CO₂ per MWh of coal and far less of other pollutants, but they still release upstream methane during fuel extraction.