173rd largest plant in Michigan · 6341st nationally
Decorative Panels Intl is a natural gas power plant in Michigan with a nameplate capacity of 7.5 MW. It generates roughly 42.9k MWh per year — enough to power about 4,084 average U.S. homes.
Its capacity factor of 65% puts it in the middle range — running steadily but not full-time. At 408 lb CO₂/MWh, its emission rate sits below the national grid average of roughly 800 lb/MWh.
| Plant Name | Decorative Panels Intl |
|---|---|
| Operator | Decorative Panels International, Inc. |
| City | Alpena |
| County | Alpena County |
| State | Michigan |
| ZIP | 49707 |
| Coordinates | 45.06284, -83.42333 |
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 Steam Turbine | Natural Gas | 7.5 MW | Retired | 1957 |
| CO₂ | 8.7k metric tons |
|---|---|
| NOₓ | 15 metric tons |
| CO₂ Rate | 408 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.