Grs Arbor Hills

🌿 BiomassIPP Non-CHP30 MW capacity

91st largest plant in Michigan · 4156th nationally

Grs Arbor Hills is a biomass power plant in Michigan with a nameplate capacity of 30.3 MW. It generates roughly 55.8k MWh per year — enough to power about 5,312 average U.S. homes.

Its capacity factor of 21% reflects intermittent or peaking operation. At 0 lb CO₂/MWh, its emission rate sits below the national grid average of roughly 800 lb/MWh.

PeakingMid-meritBaseload0%40%80%100%21%
Peaking — intermittent or backup

Month by month in 2024

100% capacity0JFMAMJJAug: 55 MWh (0% of capacity)ASOct: 7 MWh (0% of capacity)OND

Ghost bars are each month's theoretical maximum (30.3 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.

Capacity30 MWnameplate
Annual Generation55.8k MWhEPA eGRID
Capacity Factor21%of theoretical max
Annual CO₂metric tons

Location

Plant NameGrs Arbor Hills
OperatorGas Recovery Systems Inc
CityNorthville
CountyWashtenaw County
StateMichigan
ZIP48167
Coordinates42.39534, -83.55800

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

Natural GasOilHydroelectricSolarBiomassBattery Storage

Generators (5)

IDTechnologyFuelCapacityStatusOnline
0004Landfill GasLandfill Gas10.0 MWStandby1996
0005Landfill GasLandfill Gas5.3 MWStandby2005
0001Landfill GasLandfill Gas5.0 MWStandby1996
0002Landfill GasLandfill Gas5.0 MWStandby1996
0003Landfill GasLandfill Gas5.0 MWStandby1996

Emissions (annual)

SO₂16 metric tons
CO₂ Rate0 lb/MWh
This plant0 lb/MWhU.S. grid average800 lb/MWhNatural gas combined-cycle average900 lb/MWhCoal plant average2,100 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.

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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