KINDER MORGAN JACKSON POWER
OperatingNatural Gas power plant
- Capacity
- 649 MW
- Primary fuel
- Natural Gas
- County
- Jackson County
- Operator
- JACKSON POWER COMPANY, LLC
- Status
- Operating
- Commissioned
- 2002
- EIA plant ID
- 55270
- Generators
- 9
- Technology
- Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle
- Net generation (2024)
- 1,997 GWh
- Capacity factor (2024, EIA nameplate)
- 35%
- Data vintage
- EIA-860 2024 final; EIA-923 2022-2024 final
- Coordinates
- 42.2485, -84.3764
KINDER MORGAN JACKSON POWER, a 649 MW Natural Gas power plant in Jackson County, Michigan. Operated by JACKSON POWER COMPANY, LLC, commissioned 2002.
How KINDER MORGAN JACKSON POWER compares
With 649 MW of capacity, KINDER MORGAN JACKSON POWER ranks 15th among the 171 operating power plants Bywatts maps in Michigan and 7th of the 29 operating Natural Gas plants in the state. It accounts for about 7.0% of Michigan's operating Natural Gas capacity and 2.5% of all operating capacity in the state. Nationally it is the 230th-largest of the 1,185 operating Natural Gas plants in the database. Commissioned in 2002, it is newer than 80% of the 168 operating Michigan plants with a recorded commissioning year.
EIA-860 lists 9 generators at the site with 649 MW of nameplate capacity, all natural gas fired combined cycle technology. Net generation was 1,997 GWh in 2024 (a 35% capacity factor), down 9% from 2022.
Grid neighborhood
The closest transmission line found within 10 miles is a 138 kV line owned by CONSUMERS ENERGY CO, about 0.9 miles away. One other operating power plant sits within 25 miles: THE ANDERSONS ALBION ETHANOL LLC (2 MW).
Computed by Bywatts from HIFLD power plant and transmission line records and EIA-860/923 survey data; distances are straight-line. Sources and methodology
Weather peril exposure
KINDER MORGAN JACKSON POWER is a 649 MW natural gas power plant in Jackson County, MI, operated by JACKSON POWER COMPANY, LLC, commissioned in 2002. Jackson County carries high modeled catastrophe exposure in the FEMA National Risk Index, scoring 3.4 of 5 at the 60th national percentile. Tornado is the leading peril, rated Relatively High by FEMA at the 83rd percentile.
The Bywatts loss layer is calibrated to solar PV hardware, so it is not applied to a natural gas plant. The ratings below are the FEMA National Risk Index county hazard ratings for this location.
Jackson County hazard ratings
| Peril | FEMA rating | National percentile | Peril score | Events per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tornado | Relatively High | 83rd | 4.3 of 5 | 0.37 |
| Heat wave | Relatively Low | 80th | 4.2 of 5 | 2.6 |
| Strong wind | Relatively High | 73rd | 3.9 of 5 | 5.8 |
| Hail | Relatively Moderate | 67th | 3.7 of 5 | 3.0 |
| Ice storm | Relatively Moderate | 60th | 3.4 of 5 | 1.8 |
| Earthquake | Relatively Low | 39th | 2.6 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Winter weather | Relatively Moderate | 37th | 2.5 of 5 | 16.1 |
| Lightning | Relatively Moderate | 27th | 2.1 of 5 | 35.7 |
| Hurricane | Very Low | 20th | 1.8 of 5 | 0.01 |
| Riverine flooding | Relatively Moderate | 15th | 1.6 of 5 | 0.39 |
| Wildfire | Very Low | 7th | 1.3 of 5 | <0.01 |
Perils not assessed in Jackson County
These perils carry no usable National Risk Index figure for this county, so they are excluded from the scoring rather than scored zero. A zero would claim the peril was assessed and found benign.
| Peril | Why it is not scored |
|---|---|
| Coastal flooding | FEMA rating is "Not Applicable" for this county |
Model hail, wind and flood exposure for Jackson County in the weather risk calculator
Ratings are the FEMA National Risk Index county hazard ratings; the peril score is a Bywatts transform of the FEMA national percentile. Full data sources and the solar vulnerability methodology are in the weather risk calculator.
Modeled estimate for screening and negotiation. Built from FEMA National Risk Index county hazard data and a solar vulnerability layer documented above. Not a quote, a binder, or actuarial advice, and not a substitute for a carrier's own model. Hazard data: FEMA National Risk Index December 2025, synced 2026-07-24. Resolution is county level, not site level.