50th largest plant in Michigan · 2420th nationally
Gratiot Wind Park is a wind power plant in Michigan with a nameplate capacity of 102 MW. It generates roughly 190.8k MWh per year — enough to power about 18,166 average U.S. homes.
Its capacity factor of 21% reflects intermittent or peaking operation.
| Plant Name | Gratiot Wind Park |
|---|---|
| Operator | Dte Electric Company |
| City | Breckenridge |
| County | Gratiot County |
| State | Michigan |
| ZIP | 48615 |
| Coordinates | 43.43389, -84.49750 |
This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Onshore Wind Turbine | Wind | 102 MW | Operating | 2011 |
| NERC Region | RFC |
|---|---|
| Balancing Authority | Midcontinent Independent Transmission System Operator, Inc.. |
Wind farms harvest kinetic energy from moving air using large rotor blades coupled to generators. Like solar, they produce zero emissions but vary with weather. Onshore wind capacity factors typically run 30–45%; offshore can exceed 50%.