Sumpter Energy Associates

🌿 BiomassIPP Non-CHP11 MW capacity

150th largest plant in Michigan · 5507th nationally

Sumpter Energy Associates is a biomass power plant in Michigan with a nameplate capacity of 11.2 MW. It generates roughly 58.0k MWh per year — enough to power about 5,526 average U.S. homes.

Its capacity factor of 59% puts it in the middle range — running steadily but not full-time.

PeakingMid-meritBaseload0%40%80%100%59%
Mid-merit — steady but not full-time
Capacity11 MWnameplate
Annual Generation58.0k MWhEPA eGRID
Capacity Factor59%of theoretical max
Annual CO₂—metric tons

Location

Plant NameSumpter Energy Associates
OperatorNextera Renewable Fuels, Llc
CityBelleville
CountyWayne County
StateMichigan
ZIP48111
Coordinates42.10567, -83.49885

This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.

NuclearNatural GasCoalOilHydroelectricSolarBiomassBattery Storage

Generators (15)

IDTechnologyFuelCapacityStatusOnline
0201Landfill GasLandfill Gas0.8 MWRetired1998
0202Landfill GasLandfill Gas0.8 MWOperating1998
0203Landfill GasLandfill Gas0.8 MWOperating1998
0204Landfill GasLandfill Gas0.8 MWOperating1998
0205Landfill GasLandfill Gas0.8 MWOperating1998
0386Landfill GasLandfill Gas0.8 MWOperating1992
0388Landfill GasLandfill Gas0.8 MWOperating1992
0389Landfill GasLandfill Gas0.8 MWOperating1992
0392Landfill GasLandfill Gas0.8 MWOperating1992
0435Landfill GasLandfill Gas0.8 MWOperating1992
0437Landfill GasLandfill Gas0.8 MWOperating1992
0440Landfill GasLandfill Gas0.8 MWOperating1992
0447Landfill GasLandfill Gas0.8 MWOperating1992
0464Landfill GasLandfill Gas0.8 MWOperating1992
0467Landfill GasLandfill Gas0.8 MWOperating1992

Emissions (annual)

SO₂14 metric tons

Annual totals and CO₂ rate reported by EPA eGRID for 2023. Reference averages are approximate U.S.-wide figures from the same dataset.

Grid context

NERC RegionRFC
Balancing AuthorityMidcontinent Independent Transmission System Operator, Inc..

About Biomass plants

Biomass plants burn wood, agricultural waste, or methane from landfills to generate steam and electricity. They are considered carbon-neutral over long timescales when fuel is sustainably sourced, but they produce particulate emissions similar to coal.

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