Belle River — St Clair, MI — Operational Power Plant with ID 5109
Belle River is a oil power plant with 2.7 MW of capacity located in St Clair, MI. The facility is currently operational and generating electricity. It is connected to the MISO power grid. The plant began commercial operation on 11/1/1981. By nameplate capacity, it ranks #20 nationally and #2 in MI. Reported owner / operator: DTE Electric Company (EIA Form 860). Most recent reported annual generation: 6,490,002 MWh at a 48.7% capacity factor (EIA Form 923). Per Wikipedia: Belle River Power Plant is a major coal-and-natural gas-fired power plant owned by Detroit Edison, a subsidiary of DTE Energy.
About this plant
Belle River Power Plant is a major coal-and-natural gas-fired power plant owned by Detroit Edison, a subsidiary of DTE Energy. It is located in St. Clair County, Michigan, on the peninsula formed by the St. Clair and Belle rivers. The plant was built across M-29 from the St. Clair Power Plant in East China, Michigan, and shares the coal delivery terminal with it. The Belle River plant also shares cooling water from the St. Clair River with its sister plant. Five oil-fueled internal combustion generators were built in 1981, with a total output 13.75 megawatts. Coal-fired unit 1 of the Belle River plant was completed in 1984, followed by a similar unit 2 in 1985. Each unit has a nameplate capacity of 697.5 MWe, however the coal-fired plant as a whole generates 1260 MWe all year around. In 1999, three peaker natural-gas fired turbines were added, with a total name-plate capacity of 256 MWe.
Source: Wikipedia
Capacity rank
- #20 in the U.S. by capacity
- #2 in MI by capacity
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Project Information
| Plant/Generator ID | 5109 |
| Project Name | Belle River |
| Generation Type(s) | Oil |
| Developer | DTE Electric Company |
| Transmission Owner(s) | Midcontinent Independent System Operator |
| County | St Clair |
| State | Michigan (all interconnection requests in Michigan) |
| Power Market | |
| Status | Operational |
| Actual Completion Date | November 1, 1981 |
| Capacity (MW) | 2.7 |
| Summer Capacity (MW) | 3 |
| Winter Capacity (MW) | 3 |
Location
U.S. county map showing St Clair, MI
Original source data
| Entity ID | 5109 |
| Entity Name | DTE Electric Company |
| Plant ID | 6034 |
| Plant Name | Belle River |
| Plant State | MI |
| County | St Clair |
| Balancing Authority Code | MISO |
| Sector | Electric Utility |
| Generator ID | 5 |
| Nameplate Capacity (MW) | 2.7 |
| Net Summer Capacity (MW) | 3 |
| Net Winter Capacity (MW) | 3 |
| Energy Source Code | DFO |
| Prime Mover Code | IC |
| Status | (OP) Operating |
| Latitude | 42.7756 |
| Longitude | -82.495 |
| Technology | Petroleum Liquids |
Monthly generation history
Source: EIA Form 923
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