Power plants operated by Consumers Energy Co (MI)
Consumers Energy Co (MI) operates 28 power plants in the 2025 EIA-860 data, with 8,705 MW of nameplate capacity, the 27th-largest fleet among the 5,826 operators on file. All of them are in Michigan. Natural gas is 48% of the capacity; the largest site is Ludington. Its oldest working unit dates from 1907, at Croton. Units added from 2020 to 2025 total 501 MW.
- Natural gas4,196 MW48%
- Pumped-storage hydro1,979 MW23%
- Coal1,561 MW18%
- Wind832 MW9.6%
- Hydroelectric132 MW1.5%
- Solar4.8 MW0.1%
- Battery storage1.4 MW0.0%
Capacity by decade it came online
CoalNatural gasHydroelectricPumped-storage hydroWindSolarBattery storage
Above the line: capacity operating in 2025. Below: capacity retired at these plants.
Plants
| Plant | State | Runs on | Capacity | First unit |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ludington | Michigan | Pumped-storage hydro | 1,979 MW | 1973 |
| J H Campbell | Michigan | Coal | 1,561 MW | 1962 |
| Dan E Karn | Michigan | Natural gas | 1,402 MW | 1975 |
| New Covert Generating Facility | Michigan | Natural gas | 1,176 MW | 2004 |
| Zeeland Generating Station | Michigan | Natural gas | 968 MW | 2001 |
| Jackson Generating Station | Michigan | Natural gas | 649 MW | 2002 |
| Cross Winds Energy Park | Michigan | Wind | 231 MW | 2014 |
| Heartland Farms | Michigan | Wind | 200 MW | 2024 |
| Crescent Wind Park | Michigan | Wind | 150 MW | 2021 |
| Gratiot Farms Wind Project | Michigan | Wind | 150 MW | 2020 |
| Lake Winds Energy Park | Michigan | Wind | 101 MW | 2012 |
| Hardy | Michigan | Hydroelectric | 31.5 MW | 1931 |
| C W Tippy | Michigan | Hydroelectric | 20.1 MW | 1918 |
| Hodenpyl | Michigan | Hydroelectric | 17 MW | 1925 |
| Cooke | Michigan | Hydroelectric | 9 MW | 1911 |
| Foote | Michigan | Hydroelectric | 9 MW | 1918 |
| Croton | Michigan | Hydroelectric | 8.9 MW | 1907 |
| Alcona | Michigan | Hydroelectric | 8 MW | 1924 |
| Rogers | Michigan | Hydroelectric | 6.8 MW | 1922 |
| Five Channels | Michigan | Hydroelectric | 6 MW | 1912 |
| Mio | Michigan | Hydroelectric | 5 MW | 1916 |
| Webber | Michigan | Hydroelectric | 4.3 MW | 1907 |
| Loud | Michigan | Hydroelectric | 4 MW | 1913 |
| Grand Valley Solar Gardens | Michigan | Solar | 3 MW | 2016 |
| Allegan Dam | Michigan | Hydroelectric | 2.6 MW | 1935 |
| Bissell Solar and Battery Generator | Michigan | Solar | 1.1 MW | 2021 |
| Parkview Battery | Michigan | Battery storage | 1.1 MW | 2018 |
| Western Michigan Solar Gardens | Michigan | Solar | 1 MW | 2016 |