17th largest plant in Michigan · 562nd nationally
Jackson Generating Station is a natural gas power plant in Michigan with a nameplate capacity of 649 MW. It generates roughly 1.9M MWh per year — enough to power about 184,091 average U.S. homes.
Its capacity factor of 34% reflects intermittent or peaking operation. At 1016 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 (649 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 | Jackson Generating Station |
|---|---|
| Operator | Consumers Energy Co - (Mi) |
| City | Jackson |
| County | Jackson County |
| State | Michigan |
| ZIP | 49203 |
| Coordinates | 42.24880, -84.37670 |
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 | 105 MW | Operating | 2002 |
| ST2 | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | Natural Gas | 105 MW | Operating | 2002 |
| 7EA | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | Natural Gas | 79.0 MW | Operating | 2002 |
| LM1 | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | Natural Gas | 60.0 MW | Operating | 2002 |
| LM2 | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | Natural Gas | 60.0 MW | Operating | 2002 |
| LM3 | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | Natural Gas | 60.0 MW | Operating | 2002 |
| LM4 | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | Natural Gas | 60.0 MW | Operating | 2002 |
| LM5 | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | Natural Gas | 60.0 MW | Operating | 2002 |
| LM6 | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | Natural Gas | 60.0 MW | Operating | 2002 |
| CO₂ | 982.1k metric tons |
|---|---|
| SO₂ | 5 metric tons |
| NOₓ | 535 metric tons |
| CO₂ Rate | 1016 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.