12th largest plant in Michigan · 290th nationally
Greenwood (Mi) is a natural gas power plant in Michigan with a nameplate capacity of 1,071 MW. It generates roughly 1.0M MWh per year — enough to power about 97,666 average U.S. homes.
Its capacity factor of 11% reflects intermittent or peaking operation. At 1327 lb CO₂/MWh, its emission rate sits above the national grid average of roughly 800 lb/MWh.
Ghost bars are each month's theoretical maximum (1,071 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 | Greenwood (Mi) |
|---|---|
| Operator | Dte Electric Company |
| City | Avoca |
| County | St Clair County |
| State | Michigan |
| ZIP | 48006 |
| Coordinates | 43.10560, -82.69640 |
This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Natural Gas Steam Turbine | Natural Gas | 815 MW | Operating | 1979 |
| 11-1 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 85.3 MW | Operating | 1999 |
| 11-2 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 85.3 MW | Operating | 1999 |
| 11-3 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 85.3 MW | Operating | 1999 |
| CO₂ | 680.4k metric tons |
|---|---|
| SO₂ | 4 metric tons |
| NOₓ | 714 metric tons |
| CO₂ Rate | 1327 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.