28th largest plant in Michigan · 1745th nationally
Livingston Generating Station is a natural gas power plant in Michigan with a nameplate capacity of 170 MW. It generates roughly 10.1k MWh per year — enough to power about 957 average U.S. homes.
Its capacity factor of 1% reflects intermittent or peaking operation. At 1848 lb CO₂/MWh, its emission rate sits above the national grid average of roughly 800 lb/MWh.
| Plant Name | Livingston Generating Station |
|---|---|
| Operator | Cms Generation Mi Power Llc |
| City | Gaylord |
| County | Otsego County |
| State | Michigan |
| ZIP | 49753 |
| Coordinates | 45.03040, -84.73080 |
This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 001 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 42.9 MW | Operating | 1999 |
| 002 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 42.4 MW | Operating | 1999 |
| 003 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 42.4 MW | Operating | 1999 |
| 004 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 42.4 MW | Operating | 1999 |
| CO₂ | 9.3k metric tons |
|---|---|
| NOₓ | 22 metric tons |
| CO₂ Rate | 1848 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.