Brent Run Generating Station

🌿 BiomassIPP Non-CHP7 MW capacity

180th largest plant in Michigan · 6462nd nationally

Brent Run Generating Station is a biomass power plant in Michigan with a nameplate capacity of 7.0 MW. It generates roughly 43.4k MWh per year — enough to power about 4,130 average U.S. homes.

Its capacity factor of 71% puts it in the middle range — running steadily but not full-time.

PeakingMid-meritBaseload0%40%80%100%71%
Mid-merit — steady but not full-time
Capacity7 MWnameplate
Annual Generation43.4k MWhEPA eGRID
Capacity Factor71%of theoretical max
Annual CO₂metric tons

Location

Plant NameBrent Run Generating Station
OperatorEnergy Developments, Inc D/B/A Edl
CityMontrose
CountyGenesee County
StateMichigan
ZIP48457
Coordinates43.17642, -83.84797

This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.

Natural GasSolarBiomass

Generators (5)

IDTechnologyFuelCapacityStatusOnline
7-1Landfill GasLandfill Gas1.6 MWOperating1998
7-2Landfill GasLandfill Gas1.6 MWOperating1998
7-4Landfill GasLandfill Gas1.6 MWOperating2012
7-5Landfill GasLandfill Gas1.6 MWOperating2012
7-3Landfill GasLandfill Gas0.6 MWOperating2010

Emissions (annual)

SO₂8 metric tons

Annual totals and CO₂ rate reported by EPA eGRID for 2023. Reference averages are approximate U.S.-wide figures from the same dataset.

Grid context

NERC RegionRFC
Balancing AuthorityMidcontinent Independent Transmission System Operator, Inc..

About Biomass plants

Biomass plants burn wood, agricultural waste, or methane from landfills to generate steam and electricity. They are considered carbon-neutral over long timescales when fuel is sustainably sourced, but they produce particulate emissions similar to coal.

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