95th largest plant in Michigan · 4405th nationally
Claude Vandyke is a natural gas power plant in Michigan with a nameplate capacity of 24.8 MW. It generates roughly 3.9k MWh per year — enough to power about 371 average U.S. homes.
Its capacity factor of 2% reflects intermittent or peaking operation. At 1774 lb CO₂/MWh, its emission rate sits above the national grid average of roughly 800 lb/MWh.
| Plant Name | Claude Vandyke |
|---|---|
| Operator | Wolverine Power Supply Coop |
| City | Dorr |
| County | Allegan County |
| State | Michigan |
| ZIP | 49323 |
| Coordinates | 42.73100, -85.85510 |
This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 24.8 MW | Operating | 2001 |
| 6 | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | Natural Gas | 23.0 MW | Retired | 1967 |
| 5 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | Natural Gas | 3.5 MW | Retired | 1959 |
| CO₂ | 3.5k metric tons |
|---|---|
| NOₓ | 9 metric tons |
| CO₂ Rate | 1774 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.