170th largest plant in Michigan · 6299th nationally
East. Michigan Univ. Heating Plant is a natural gas power plant in Michigan with a nameplate capacity of 7.8 MW. It generates roughly 37.0k MWh per year — enough to power about 3,521 average U.S. homes.
Its capacity factor of 54% puts it in the middle range — running steadily but not full-time. At 629 lb CO₂/MWh, its emission rate sits below the national grid average of roughly 800 lb/MWh.
| Plant Name | East. Michigan Univ. Heating Plant |
|---|---|
| Operator | East. Michigan Univ. Heating Plant |
| City | Ypsilanti |
| County | Washtenaw County |
| State | Michigan |
| ZIP | 48197 |
| Coordinates | 42.24889, -83.62889 |
This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| COGN2 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 7.8 MW | Operating | 2018 |
| COGEN | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 3.5 MW | Retired | 1987 |
| CO₂ | 11.6k metric tons |
|---|---|
| NOₓ | 32 metric tons |
| CO₂ Rate | 629 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.