40th largest plant in Michigan · 2041st nationally
Michigan Power Lp is a natural gas power plant in Michigan with a nameplate capacity of 138 MW. It generates roughly 1.1M MWh per year — enough to power about 100,612 average U.S. homes.
Its capacity factor of 87% means it runs nearly around-the-clock as baseload generation. At 707 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 (138 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 | Michigan Power Lp |
|---|---|
| Operator | Michigan Power Limited Partnership |
| City | Ludington |
| County | Mason County |
| State | Michigan |
| ZIP | 49431 |
| Coordinates | 43.93750, -86.42500 |
This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G101 | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | Natural Gas | 80.1 MW | Operating | 1995 |
| G001 | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | Natural Gas | 58.0 MW | Operating | 1995 |
| Owner | Location | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Osaka Gas Usa | White Plains, NY | 10000.0% |
Ownership reported to EIA Form 860. Percentages reflect reported generator-level ownership share, averaged when a plant has multiple generators.
| CO₂ | 373.3k metric tons |
|---|---|
| SO₂ | 2 metric tons |
| NOₓ | 86 metric tons |
| CO₂ Rate | 707 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.