DEARBORN INDUSTRIAL GENERATION

How DEARBORN INDUSTRIAL GENERATION compares

With 760 MW of capacity, DEARBORN INDUSTRIAL GENERATION ranks 13th among the 171 operating power plants Bywatts maps in Michigan and 5th of the 29 operating Natural Gas plants in the state. It accounts for about 8.2% of Michigan's operating Natural Gas capacity and 2.9% of all operating capacity in the state. Nationally it is the 163rd-largest of the 1,185 operating Natural Gas plants in the database. Commissioned in 1999, it is newer than 75% of the 168 operating Michigan plants with a recorded commissioning year. It shares Wayne County with 7 other operating plants, including SUMPTER and DELRAY.

EIA-860 lists 4 generators at the site with 748 MW of nameplate capacity, led by natural gas fired combined cycle technology. Net generation was 5,663 GWh in 2024 (an 86% capacity factor), up 27% from 2022. Its generators came online between 1999 and 2001.

Grid neighborhood

The nearest named substation is BROWNSTOWN (345 kV), about 13.8 miles away; the closest transmission line found within 10 miles is a 230 kV line owned by WYANDOTTE MUNICIPAL SERV COMM, under 0.1 miles away. Another 11 operating power plants totaling 2,187 MW sit within 25 miles; the largest is FERMI II (1,281 MW, Nuclear).

Computed by Bywatts from HIFLD power plant, substation and transmission line records and EIA-860/923 survey data; distances are straight-line. Sources and methodology