61st largest plant in Michigan · 2924th nationally
Kalamazoo River Generating Station is a natural gas power plant in Michigan with a nameplate capacity of 77.4 MW. It generates roughly 188.9k MWh per year — enough to power about 17,991 average U.S. homes.
Its capacity factor of 28% reflects intermittent or peaking operation. At 1456 lb CO₂/MWh, its emission rate sits above the national grid average of roughly 800 lb/MWh.
| Plant Name | Kalamazoo River Generating Station |
|---|---|
| Operator | Cms Generation Mi Power Llc |
| City | Comstock |
| County | Kalamazoo County |
| State | Michigan |
| ZIP | 49011 |
| Coordinates | 42.28135, -85.49496 |
This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0001 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 77.4 MW | Operating | 1999 |
| CO₂ | 137.6k metric tons |
|---|---|
| SO₂ | 1 metric tons |
| NOₓ | 52 metric tons |
| CO₂ Rate | 1456 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.