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Michigan
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Michigan has 228 power plants in our public-data catalog, totalling 30.4 GW of tracked capacity. Its generating fleet leans on natural gas — 41.2% of tracked capacity, with coal second at 26.4%. The largest plant we track is Monroe (MI) (3,293 MW, online since 1972).

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228 Tracked plants
30.4 GW Tracked capacity
Natural Gas Leading fuel
10 Fuel types

Michigan electricity mix

Tracked installed capacity by fuel. Each links to its global page.

Natural Gas 41.2% 12.5 GW Coal 26.4% 8 GW Nuclear 14.4% 4.4 GW Hydro 7.6% 2.3 GW Wind 7.2% 2.2 GW Waste-to-Energy 1.4% 0.4 GW Oil 1.1% 0.3 GW Biomass 0.4% 0.1 GW Solar 0.3% 0.1 GW Battery Storage 0% 0 GW

Largest plants in Michigan

01 Monroe (MI) Coal · 1972 3,293 MW 02 Donald C Cook Nuclear · 1976 2,285 MW 03 Ludington Hydro · 1973 1,979 MW 04 Dan E Karn Natural Gas · 1971 1,946 MW 05 Midland Cogeneration Venture Natural Gas · 1989 1,854 MW 06 Belle River Coal · 1986 1,664 MW 07 J H Campbell Coal · 1973 1,561 MW 08 Fermi Nuclear · 1986 1,281 MW 09 New Covert Generating Facility Natural Gas · 2004 1,176 MW 10 Greenwood (MI) Natural Gas · 1983 1,071 MW 11 Zeeland Generating Station Natural Gas · 2001 968 MW 12 Palisades Nuclear · 1972 812 MW
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Frequently asked questions

Where does Michigan get its electricity?

Across the 228 plants we track in Michigan, capacity is led by natural gas at 41.2%, then coal at 26.4%. These are tracked installed-capacity shares from public data, not live generation.

What is the largest power plant in Michigan?

The largest plant in our Michigan catalog is Monroe (MI), a coal facility with 3,293 MW (commissioned 1972).

How many power plants are in Michigan?

Our catalog tracks 228 power plants in Michigan totalling 30.4 GW, built from EIA, WRI and OpenStreetMap. The true total including the smallest installations is higher.

Nearby in scale

Oklahoma 113 plants Virginia 150 plants

Biggest states

Texas 133 GW California 78.3 GW Florida 65.3 GW Illinois 49 GW Pennsylvania 47.7 GW Georgia 39.2 GW

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