11th largest plant in Michigan · 251st nationally
Indeck Niles Energy Center is a natural gas power plant in Michigan with a nameplate capacity of 1,174 MW. It generates roughly 7.4M MWh per year — enough to power about 706,323 average U.S. homes.
Its capacity factor of 72% puts it in the middle range — running steadily but not full-time. At 779 lb CO₂/MWh, its emission rate sits below the national grid average of roughly 800 lb/MWh.
Ghost bars are each month's theoretical maximum (1,174 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 | Indeck Niles Energy Center |
|---|---|
| Operator | Indeck Niles, Llc |
| City | Niles |
| County | Cass County |
| State | Michigan |
| ZIP | 49120 |
| Coordinates | 41.86211, -86.22139 |
This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ST1 | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | Natural Gas | 401 MW | Operating | 2022 |
| CT1 | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | Natural Gas | 387 MW | Operating | 2022 |
| CT2 | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | Natural Gas | 387 MW | Operating | 2022 |
| Owner | Location | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kospo Usa | Buffalo Grove, IL | 5000.0% |
| Dl-Energy | 3000.0% | |
| Indeck Energy Services | Buffalo Grove, IL | 2000.0% |
Ownership reported to EIA Form 860. Percentages reflect reported generator-level ownership share, averaged when a plant has multiple generators.
| CO₂ | 2.9M metric tons |
|---|---|
| SO₂ | 15 metric tons |
| NOₓ | 114 metric tons |
| CO₂ Rate | 779 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 | Pjm Interconnection, Llc |
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.