66th largest plant in Michigan · 3178th nationally
Tes Filer City Station is a coal power plant in Michigan with a nameplate capacity of 70.0 MW. It generates roughly 317.7k MWh per year — enough to power about 30,260 average U.S. homes.
Its capacity factor of 52% puts it in the middle range — running steadily but not full-time.
Ghost bars are each month's theoretical maximum (70.0 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 | Tes Filer City Station |
|---|---|
| Operator | Tes Filer City Station Lp |
| City | Filer City |
| County | Manistee County |
| State | Michigan |
| ZIP | 49634 |
| Coordinates | 44.21730, -86.28905 |
This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GEN2 | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | Natural Gas | 253 MW | Cancelled | — |
| GEN1 | Conventional Steam Coal | Bituminous Coal | 70.0 MW | Operating | 1990 |
| Owner | Location | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Cms Generation Filer City Inc | Jackson, MI | 5000.0% |
| Western Michigan Cogeneration Lp | Houston, TX | 4400.0% |
| Kcr Power Co Llc | Houston, TX | 500.0% |
| Louisiana Iron Works Inc | Houston, TX | 100.0% |
Ownership reported to EIA Form 860. Percentages reflect reported generator-level ownership share, averaged when a plant has multiple generators.
| SO₂ | 107 metric tons |
|---|---|
| NOₓ | 633 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.
| NERC Region | RFC |
|---|---|
| Balancing Authority | Midcontinent Independent Transmission System Operator, Inc.. |
Coal plants burn pulverized coal to boil water and spin steam turbines. They emit substantial CO₂, SO₂, and NOₓ along with mercury and particulate matter. Modern units include scrubbers and selective catalytic reduction; older units are increasingly being retired or converted to natural gas as economics shift.