TES FILER CITY STATION
OperatingCoal power plant
- Capacity
- 70 MW
- Primary fuel
- Coal
- County
- Manistee County
- Operator
- TES FILER CITY STATION LP
- Status
- Operating
- Commissioned
- 1990
- EIA plant ID
- 50835
- Generators
- 1
- Technology
- Conventional Steam Coal
- Net generation (2024)
- 230 GWh
- Capacity factor (2024, EIA nameplate)
- 37%
- Data vintage
- EIA-860 2024 final; EIA-923 2022-2024 final
- Coordinates
- 44.2173, -86.2891
TES FILER CITY STATION, a 70 MW Coal power plant in Manistee County, Michigan. Operated by TES FILER CITY STATION LP, commissioned 1990.
How TES FILER CITY STATION compares
With 70 MW of capacity, TES FILER CITY STATION ranks 34th among the 171 operating power plants Bywatts maps in Michigan and 7th of the 9 operating Coal plants in the state. It accounts for about 0.8% of Michigan's operating Coal capacity and 0.3% of all operating capacity in the state. Nationally it is the 252nd-largest of the 324 operating Coal plants in the database. Commissioned in 1990, it is newer than 60% of the 168 operating Michigan plants with a recorded commissioning year. It shares Manistee County with 2 other operating plants, C W TIPPY and PCA, FILER CITY MILL.
EIA-860 lists 1 generator at the site with 70 MW of nameplate capacity, all conventional steam coal technology. Net generation was 230 GWh in 2024 (a 37% capacity factor), down 54% from 2022.
Grid neighborhood
The closest transmission line found within 10 miles is a 138 kV line, under 0.1 miles away. Another 5 operating power plants totaling 2,273 MW sit within 25 miles; the largest is LUDINGTON (1,979 MW, Hydro).
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
TES FILER CITY STATION is a 70 MW coal power plant in Manistee County, MI, operated by TES FILER CITY STATION LP, commissioned in 1990. Manistee County carries low modeled catastrophe exposure in the FEMA National Risk Index, scoring 1.2 of 5 at the 4th national percentile. Heat wave is the leading peril, rated Very Low by FEMA at the 74th percentile.
The Bywatts loss layer is calibrated to solar PV hardware, so it is not applied to a coal plant. The ratings below are the FEMA National Risk Index county hazard ratings for this location.
Manistee County hazard ratings
| Peril | FEMA rating | National percentile | Peril score | Events per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heat wave | Very Low | 74th | 4.0 of 5 | 0.84 |
| Riverine flooding | Relatively Low | 66th | 3.7 of 5 | 0.43 |
| Strong wind | Relatively Low | 50th | 3.0 of 5 | 0.96 |
| Winter weather | Relatively High | 30th | 2.2 of 5 | 27.9 |
| Wildfire | Very Low | 29th | 2.2 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Ice storm | Very Low | 26th | 2.0 of 5 | 0.14 |
| Tornado | Very Low | 18th | 1.7 of 5 | 0.14 |
| Hail | Very Low | 18th | 1.7 of 5 | 0.76 |
| Hurricane | Very Low | 14th | 1.6 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Coastal flooding | Very Low | 12th | 1.5 of 5 | 0.01 |
| Lightning | Relatively Moderate | 10th | 1.4 of 5 | 26.7 |
| Earthquake | Very Low | 7th | 1.3 of 5 | <0.01 |
Model hail, wind and flood exposure for Manistee 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.