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Coal power plants in Michigan

Michigan has 6 operating coal power plants with 6.3 GW of capacity.

  • Operating6
DetroitGrand RapidsLansingTraverse City

Under 250 MW250–999 MW1 GW and up

Updated monthly. Last updated November 2026.

The largest coal power plants in Michigan

Operating, by capacity

#Coal power plantYear onlineCapacity
1Monroe (MI)19743,280 MW
2J H Campbell19801,561 MW
3Belle River19851,395 MW
4TES Filer City Station199070 MW
5Neenah Paper Munising Mill19306 MW
6MSC Sebewaing19903 MW

Coal power plants that came online most recently in Michigan

Newest first

#Coal power plantYear onlineCapacity
1MSC Sebewaing19903 MW
2TES Filer City Station199070 MW
3Belle River19851,395 MW
4J H Campbell19801,561 MW
5Monroe (MI)19743,280 MW
6Neenah Paper Munising Mill19306 MW
The developer behind each project is on paid plans. See plans

How Cleanview tracks coal power plants

Operating coal power plants come from the EIA's monthly survey of power plants. Planned projects come from the grid operators' interconnection queues. We research who is developing each one, since a queue lists a project company, not its owner.

Questions about coal power plants in Michigan

How many coal power plants are in Michigan?
Michigan has 6 operating utility-scale coal power plants with 6.3 GW of capacity, according to the EIA's monthly survey of power plants.
What is the largest coal power plant in Michigan?
Monroe (MI) in Monroe County, Michigan is the largest, at 3,280 MW. It came online in 1974.
How many coal power plants were built in Michigan in 2025?
0 coal power plants came online in Michigan in 2025, with 0 MW of capacity.
Who is developing coal power plants in Michigan?
Interconnection queues list each project under a project company, not the developer behind it. Cleanview researches the developer of every project and has them on paid plans.

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