87th largest plant in Michigan · 4046th nationally
Dearborn Energy Center is a natural gas power plant in Michigan with a nameplate capacity of 35.0 MW. It generates roughly 251.9k MWh per year — enough to power about 23,986 average U.S. homes.
Its capacity factor of 82% means it runs nearly around-the-clock as baseload generation. At 1214 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 (35.0 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 | Dearborn Energy Center |
|---|---|
| Operator | Dte Electric Company |
| City | Dearborn |
| County | Wayne County |
| State | Michigan |
| ZIP | 48124 |
| Coordinates | 42.29690, -83.23125 |
This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GTG-1 | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | Natural Gas | 15.0 MW | Operating | 2019 |
| GTG-2 | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | Natural Gas | 15.0 MW | Operating | 2019 |
| STG-1 | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | Natural Gas | 5.0 MW | Operating | 2019 |
| CO₂ | 152.9k metric tons |
|---|---|
| SO₂ | 1 metric tons |
| NOₓ | 413 metric tons |
| CO₂ Rate | 1214 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.