41st largest plant in Michigan · 2087th nationally
F.d. Kuester Generating Station is a natural gas power plant in Michigan with a nameplate capacity of 132 MW. It generates roughly 490.5k MWh per year — enough to power about 46,710 average U.S. homes.
Its capacity factor of 43% puts it in the middle range — running steadily but not full-time. At 997 lb CO₂/MWh, its emission rate sits above the national grid average of roughly 800 lb/MWh.
| Plant Name | F.d. Kuester Generating Station |
|---|---|
| Operator | Upper Michigan Energy Resources Company |
| City | Negaunee |
| County | Marquette County |
| State | Michigan |
| ZIP | 49866 |
| Coordinates | 46.51270, -87.51074 |
This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| K1 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | Natural Gas | 18.8 MW | Operating | 2019 |
| K2 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | Natural Gas | 18.8 MW | Operating | 2019 |
| K3 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | Natural Gas | 18.8 MW | Operating | 2019 |
| K4 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | Natural Gas | 18.8 MW | Operating | 2019 |
| K5 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | Natural Gas | 18.8 MW | Operating | 2019 |
| K6 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | Natural Gas | 18.8 MW | Operating | 2019 |
| K7 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | Natural Gas | 18.8 MW | Operating | 2019 |
| CO₂ | 244.5k metric tons |
|---|---|
| SO₂ | 7 metric tons |
| NOₓ | 5.5k metric tons |
| CO₂ Rate | 997 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.