White Pine Electric PowerRetired
Ontonagon County, Michigan · EIA plant ID 10148 · Operator: White Pine Electric Power LLC
×20 MW natural gas retired since 2020 (latest Oct 2020)
Nameplate—MWSummer — MW
Generators0in service
Net generation—GWh12 mo
Capacity factor—no 923 generation in the last 12 months
Heat rate—Btu/kWhfossil units, electric fuel, HHV
First online—
Monthly net generation
EIA-923, all units at the plant. Net of station use; storage can go negative.
FinalPreliminary
Capacity factor by year
Net MWh ÷ (summer MW × hours), primary-fuel units. Each year uses that year's EIA-860 ratings; the hollow dot is the latest 12 months.
Heat rate by year
Electric fuel MMBtu × 1000 ÷ net MWh (Btu/kWh, HHV), fossil units only; CT + CA counted as one combined-cycle block.
Annual data table
| Year | Net GWh | Capacity factor | Heat rate (Btu/kWh) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| 2004 | 38.1 | 8.0% | 17,100 |
| 2005 | 126.9 | 26.8% | 15,969 |
| 2006 | 95.5 | 20.2% | 15,254 |
| 2007 | 184.8 | 39.1% | 14,634 |
| 2008 | 58.5 | 12.3% | 14,779 |
| 2009 | 15.3 | 3.2% | 16,432 |
| 2010 | 27.4 | 5.8% | 16,397 |
| 2011 | 3.9 | 0.8% | 16,028 |
| 2012 | 11.8 | 2.5% | 19,403 |
| 2013 | 24.7 | 5.2% | 14,343 |
| 2014 | 22.6 | 4.8% | 14,650 |
| 2015 | 5.8 | 1.7% | 14,969 |
| 2016 | 3.9 | 1.4% | 14,689 |
Generators
EIA-860 (annual) with EIA-860M updates through Sep 2026. EIA-923 reports generation by plant, prime mover and fuel, not by unit, so unit-level output isn't shown.
| Gen ID | Technology | Prime mover | Nameplate MW | Summer MW | Online | Status | Planned retirement | OEM / model |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GEN1 | Natural Gas Steam Turbine | ST | 20 | 18 | Dec 1954 | Retired Nov 2016 | — | coming soon |
| GEN2 | Natural Gas Steam Turbine | ST | 20 | 18 | Dec 1954 | Retired Apr 2015 | — | coming soon |
| GEN3 | Natural Gas Steam Turbine | ST | 20 | 18 | Dec 1954 | Retired Oct 2020 | — | coming soon |
Owner / operator
Operator: White Pine Electric Power LLC. Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
Nearby plants
Within 80 km.
| Victoria Dam | 12 MW | 28.3 km |
| Saxon Falls | 2 MW | 66.5 km |
| Superior Falls | 1 MW | 68.5 km |
| Prickett | 2 MW | 69 km |
| A.J. Mihm Generating Station | 56 MW | 72.6 km |
| Portage | retired | 78.2 km |