149th largest plant in Michigan · 5475th nationally
Hillsdale is a natural gas power plant in Michigan with a nameplate capacity of 11.6 MW. It generates roughly 309 MWh per year — enough to power about 29 average U.S. homes.
Its capacity factor of 0% reflects intermittent or peaking operation. At 1291 lb CO₂/MWh, its emission rate sits above the national grid average of roughly 800 lb/MWh.
| Plant Name | Hillsdale |
|---|---|
| Operator | Hillsdale Board Of Public Wks |
| City | Hillsdale |
| County | Hillsdale County |
| State | Michigan |
| ZIP | 49242 |
| Coordinates | 41.90610, -84.63190 |
This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | Natural Gas | 6.0 MW | Operating | 1976 |
| 5 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | Natural Gas | 5.6 MW | Operating | 1973 |
| 4 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | Natural Gas | 4.1 MW | Retired | 1960 |
| 3 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | Natural Gas | 3.5 MW | Retired | 1954 |
| 2 | Petroleum Liquids | Distillate Oil | 2.7 MW | Retired | 1947 |
| 10 | Petroleum Liquids | Distillate Oil | 1.8 MW | Retired | 2008 |
| 9 | Petroleum Liquids | Distillate Oil | 1.8 MW | Retired | 2008 |
| 7 | Petroleum Liquids | Distillate Oil | 1.6 MW | Retired | 2008 |
| 8 | Petroleum Liquids | Distillate Oil | 1.6 MW | Retired | 2008 |
| CO₂ | 200 metric tons |
|---|---|
| NOₓ | 4 metric tons |
| CO₂ Rate | 1291 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.