22nd largest plant in Michigan · 1177th nationally
Delta Energy Park is a natural gas power plant in Michigan with a nameplate capacity of 263 MW. It generates roughly 931.6k MWh per year — enough to power about 88,727 average U.S. homes.
Its capacity factor of 40% puts it in the middle range — running steadily but not full-time. At 931 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 (263 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 | Delta Energy Park |
|---|---|
| Operator | Lansing Board Of Water And Light |
| City | Lansing |
| County | Eaton County |
| State | Michigan |
| ZIP | 48917 |
| Coordinates | 42.69064, -84.65778 |
This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DEPST | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | Natural Gas | 89.2 MW | Operating | 2022 |
| DEPC2 | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | Natural Gas | 58.0 MW | Operating | 2022 |
| DEPC3 | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | Natural Gas | 58.0 MW | Operating | 2022 |
| DEPS1 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 58.0 MW | Operating | 2022 |
| CO₂ | 433.8k metric tons |
|---|---|
| SO₂ | 2 metric tons |
| NOₓ | 81 metric tons |
| CO₂ Rate | 931 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.