44th largest plant in Michigan · 2172nd nationally
Escanaba Mill is a natural gas power plant in Michigan with a nameplate capacity of 122 MW. It generates roughly 381.5k MWh per year — enough to power about 36,332 average U.S. homes.
Its capacity factor of 36% reflects intermittent or peaking operation. At 161 lb CO₂/MWh, its emission rate sits below the national grid average of roughly 800 lb/MWh.
Ghost bars are each month's theoretical maximum (122 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 | Escanaba Mill |
|---|---|
| Operator | Billerud Escanaba Llc |
| City | Escanaba |
| County | Delta County |
| State | Michigan |
| ZIP | 49829 |
| Coordinates | 45.80440, -87.08910 |
This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NO9 | Wood/Wood Waste Biomass | Black Liquor | 54.0 MW | Operating | 1982 |
| NO.7 | Wood/Wood Waste Biomass | Black Liquor | 38.6 MW | Operating | 1969 |
| NO.8 | Wood/Wood Waste Biomass | Black Liquor | 29.8 MW | Operating | 1972 |
| CO₂ | 30.7k metric tons |
|---|---|
| SO₂ | 241 metric tons |
| NOₓ | 179 metric tons |
| CO₂ Rate | 161 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.