Brownfield & Retired Power Plant Sites in Michigan
54 catalogued brownfield and retired-generation sites in Michigan, listed by former capacity. Each carries an existing utility-scale grid interconnection that a new datacenter load may be able to re-use.
| Site | Former use | Capacity | Retired | County |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Clair | coal | 1,910 MW | 2024-06-01 | St Clair |
| River Rouge | coal | 944 MW | 2024-01-01 | Wayne |
| Trenton Channel | coal | 776 MW | 2022-12-01 | Wayne |
| Presque Isle | coal | 625 MW | 2019-03-01 | Marquette |
| Dan E Karn | coal | 544 MW | 2023-05-01 | Bay |
| B C Cobb | coal | 520 MW | 2016-04-01 | Muskegon |
| Eckert Station | coal | 375 MW | 2021-05-01 | Ingham |
| J R Whiting | coal | 364 MW | 2016-04-01 | Monroe |
| J C Weadock | coal | 331 MW | 2016-04-01 | Bay |
| Conners Creek | gas | 275 MW | 2013-03-01 | Wayne |
| TES Filer City Station | gas | 253 MW | — | Manistee |
| Thetford | gas | 222 MW | 2018-11-01 | Genesee |
| Marysville | coal | 200 MW | 2011-12-01 | St Clair |
| Erickson Station | coal | 155 MW | 2022-11-01 | Eaton |
| Harbor Beach | coal | 125 MW | 2013-11-01 | Huron |
| Gaylord - Consumers | gas | 80 MW | 2018-11-01 | Otsego |
| Shiras | coal | 78 MW | 2019-04-01 | Marquette |
| James De Young | coal | 63 MW | 2017-06-01 | Ottawa |
| Cadillac Renewable Energy | biomass | 44 MW | 2020-02-01 | Wexford |
| Hancock | gas | 39 MW | 2019-12-01 | Oakland |
| B E Morrow | gas | 36 MW | 2014-03-01 | Kalamazoo |
| George Johnson | gas | 31 MW | 2005-10-01 | Osceola |
| Wyandotte | gas | 30 MW | 2016-05-01 | Wayne |
| Claude Vandyke | gas | 27 MW | 2019-06-01 | Allegan |
| Sixth Street Gas Turbine | oil | 24 MW | 2023-05-01 | Ottawa |
| Portage | oil | 23 MW | 2021-11-01 | Houghton |
| Straits | gas | 20 MW | 2018-11-01 | Emmet |
| J H Campbell | oil | 19 MW | 2018-11-01 | Ottawa |
| Hillsdale | oil | 17 MW | 2018-06-01 | Hillsdale |
| Northeast (MI) | gas | 16 MW | 2023-05-01 | Macomb |
| Slocum | oil | 14 MW | 2023-11-01 | Wayne |
| Dayton (MI) | oil | 10 MW | 2013-11-01 | Wayne |
| Decorative Panels Intl | gas | 8 MW | 2024-02-01 | Alpena |
| Pine Street | gas | 7 MW | 2018-03-01 | Huron |
| Twin Falls (MI) | hydro | 6 MW | 2016-07-01 | Dickinson |
| Dafter | oil | 6 MW | 2021-12-01 | Chippewa |
| Vestaburg | oil | 6 MW | 2017-06-01 | Montcalm |
| GRS Lyon | gas | 5 MW | 2010-12-01 | Washtenaw |
| Wood Road | gas | 5 MW | 2021-09-01 | Clinton |
| Scottville | oil | 4 MW | 2002-01-01 | Mason |
| Sturgis City Diesel Plant | oil | 4 MW | 2008-03-01 | St Joseph |
| University of Michigan | gas | 4 MW | 2002-12-01 | Washtenaw |
| Tower | oil | 4 MW | 2010-10-01 | Cheboygan |
| Lowell | gas | 4 MW | 2012-11-01 | Kent |
| East. Michigan Univ. Heating Plant | gas | 4 MW | 2016-04-01 | Washtenaw |
| Autumn Hills Generating Facility | gas | 3 MW | 2024-05-01 | Ottawa |
| Marshall (MI) | gas | 2 MW | 2015-05-01 | Calhoun |
| Coldwater Board of Public Utilities Solar Field Park | brownfield | 1 MW | — | — |
| Cargill Salt | coal | 1 MW | 2002-01-01 | St Clair |
| Battle Creek Mill | gas | 1 MW | 1995-12-01 | Calhoun |
| Hoist | hydro | 1 MW | 2006-09-01 | Marquette |
| Eaton Rapids Landfill | landfill | 1 MW | — | — |
| Mitchell-Bentley | manufacturing | 1 MW | — | — |
| Burcham Park Landfill | landfill | 0 MW | — | — |
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