99th largest plant in Michigan · 4442nd nationally
Vestaburg is a natural gas power plant in Michigan with a nameplate capacity of 23.7 MW. It generates roughly 1.4k MWh per year — enough to power about 134 average U.S. homes.
Its capacity factor of 1% reflects intermittent or peaking operation. At 1960 lb CO₂/MWh, its emission rate sits above the national grid average of roughly 800 lb/MWh.
| Plant Name | Vestaburg |
|---|---|
| Operator | Wolverine Power Supply Coop |
| City | Vestaburg |
| County | Montcalm County |
| State | Michigan |
| ZIP | 48891 |
| Coordinates | 43.40160, -84.91410 |
This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 23.7 MW | Operating | 1972 |
| 6 | Petroleum Liquids | Distillate Oil | 3.0 MW | Retired | 1959 |
| 7 | Petroleum Liquids | Distillate Oil | 3.0 MW | Retired | 1960 |
| 4 | Petroleum Liquids | Distillate Oil | 0.7 MW | Retired | 1939 |
| 5 | Petroleum Liquids | Distillate Oil | 0.7 MW | Retired | 1941 |
| 2 | Petroleum Liquids | Distillate Oil | 0.3 MW | Retired | 1939 |
| CO₂ | 1.4k metric tons |
|---|---|
| NOₓ | 4 metric tons |
| CO₂ Rate | 1960 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.