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3.3 MW Distillate Oil standby in Charlevoix, MI
3.3 MW
Nameplate Capacity
3
Generators
units
Petroleum Liquids
Technology
2000
Operating Since
Coordinates
45.7291, -85.5244
County
Charlevoix, MI
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Request a demo →| Field | EIA | GEM | Wikidata |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operator | Great Lakes Energy Coop | — | — |
| Owner(s) | Great Lakes Energy Coop | — | — |
| Status | Standby | — | — |
The Beaver Island plant, located in Charlevoix County, Michigan, is a 3.3 MW diesel-fueled power plant. It began operating in 2000 and is owned and operated by Great Lakes Energy Coop. The plant consists of three generators utilizing petroleum liquids technology.
In the most recent year of data, the plant generated 71 MWh of electricity, resulting in a capacity factor of 0.2%. Beaver Island operates within the Midcontinent Independent Transmission System Operator (MISO) balancing authority and the ReliabilityFirst Corporation (RFC) NERC region. The plant's relatively small size results in a ranking of 26 out of 26 plants in Michigan, and 646 out of 886 plants nationally.
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ISO/RTO
MISO
Market
ISO/RTO Member
NERC Region
RFC
Balancing Authority
Midcontinent Independent Transmission System Operator, Inc.. (MISO)
Grid Voltage
25.0 kV
Regulatory Status
RE — Regulated
Entity Type
Cooperative
Sector
Electric Utility
4 MWh
Latest Month
71 MWh
Annual Generation
0.2%
Capacity Factor
CO₂ Intensity
4408 lb/MWh
Low-utilization plant — per-MWh rate is dominated by startup/standby emissions; not directly comparable to baseload averages.
NOx
86 lb/MWh
SO₂
8 lb/MWh
CH₄
0.178 lb/MWh
N₂O
0.036 lb/MWh
Capacity Factor
0.2%
Annual Net Gen
0 GWh
CO₂eq
4422 lb/MWh
Subregion
RFC Michigan
2013
$765/kW
Est. Construction Cost
Total estimated cost: $2.5M
Market Position
ISO/RTO Market
MISO
LMP Node
—
Pricing Hub
MICHIGAN.HUB
Node Source
OSM spatial match
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