Genesee Power Station Lp

🌿 BiomassIPP Non-CHP39 MW capacity

85th largest plant in Michigan · 3939th nationally

Genesee Power Station Lp is a biomass power plant in Michigan with a nameplate capacity of 39.5 MW. It generates roughly 114.8k MWh per year — enough to power about 10,930 average U.S. homes.

Its capacity factor of 33% reflects intermittent or peaking operation.

PeakingMid-meritBaseload0%40%80%100%33%
Peaking — intermittent or backup

Month by month in 2024

100% capacity0Jan: 9.3k MWh (32% of capacity)JFeb: 7.9k MWh (30% of capacity)FMar: 7.8k MWh (27% of capacity)MApr: 7.2k MWh (25% of capacity)AMay: 5.8k MWh (20% of capacity)MJun: 8.6k MWh (30% of capacity)JJul: 9.6k MWh (33% of capacity)JAug: 9.1k MWh (31% of capacity)ASep: 9.1k MWh (32% of capacity)SOct: 7.0k MWh (24% of capacity)ONov: 8.1k MWh (28% of capacity)NDec: 7.0k MWh (24% of capacity)D

Ghost bars are each month's theoretical maximum (39.5 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.

Capacity40 MWnameplate
Annual Generation114.8k MWhEPA eGRID
Capacity Factor33%of theoretical max
Annual CO₂metric tons

Location

Plant NameGenesee Power Station Lp
OperatorNorthstar Clean Energy
CityFlint
CountyGenesee County
StateMichigan
ZIP48505
Coordinates43.08511, -83.66939

This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.

Natural GasSolarBiomass

Generators (1)

IDTechnologyFuelCapacityStatusOnline
GEN1Wood/Wood Waste BiomassWood/Wood Waste39.5 MWOperating1995

Ownership

OwnerLocationShare
Genesee Power Partners LpJackson, MI4975.0%
Cms Generation Holdings CoJackson, MI4875.0%
Cms Generation Genesee CoJackson, MI100.0%
Gps Newco LlcJackson, MI50.0%

Ownership reported to EIA Form 860. Percentages reflect reported generator-level ownership share, averaged when a plant has multiple generators.

Emissions (annual)

SO₂78 metric tons
NOₓ179 metric tons

Annual totals and CO₂ rate reported by EPA eGRID for 2023. Reference averages are approximate U.S.-wide figures from the same dataset.

Grid context

NERC RegionRFC
Balancing AuthorityMidcontinent Independent Transmission System Operator, Inc..

About Biomass plants

Biomass plants burn wood, agricultural waste, or methane from landfills to generate steam and electricity. They are considered carbon-neutral over long timescales when fuel is sustainably sourced, but they produce particulate emissions similar to coal.

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