71st largest plant in Michigan · 3346th nationally
University Of Michigan is a natural gas power plant in Michigan with a nameplate capacity of 60.0 MW. It generates roughly 222.1k MWh per year — enough to power about 21,153 average U.S. homes.
Its capacity factor of 42% puts it in the middle range — running steadily but not full-time. At 548 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 (60.0 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 | University Of Michigan |
|---|---|
| Operator | University Of Michigan |
| City | Ann Arbor |
| County | Washtenaw County |
| State | Michigan |
| ZIP | 48104 |
| Coordinates | 42.28117, -83.73462 |
This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CT6 | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | Natural Gas | 15.5 MW | Operating | 2022 |
| TG1 | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | Natural Gas | 12.5 MW | Operating | 1986 |
| TG7 | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | Natural Gas | 12.5 MW | Out of Service | 1975 |
| TG8 | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | Natural Gas | 12.5 MW | Operating | 1975 |
| TG2 | Natural Gas Steam Turbine | Natural Gas | 4.0 MW | Retired | 1939 |
| TG10 | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | Natural Gas | 3.5 MW | Operating | 1992 |
| TG9 | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | Natural Gas | 3.5 MW | Operating | 1990 |
| CO₂ | 60.9k metric tons |
|---|---|
| SO₂ | 1 metric tons |
| NOₓ | 103 metric tons |
| CO₂ Rate | 548 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.