French Paper Hydro
Berrien County, Michigan · EIA plant ID 10656 · Operator: French Paper Co
Nameplate1MWSummer 1 MW
Generators4in service
Net generation1GWh12 mo to Aug 2026
Capacity factor12%hydro units, summer MW
Heat rate—thermal plants only
First online1921
The 12-month figures include preliminary EIA-923 months, which EIA revises. Final data runs through Dec 2025.
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), hydro 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.
Heat rate applies to fuel-burning (thermal) units only.
Annual data table
| Year | Net GWh | Capacity factor | Heat rate (Btu/kWh) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 5.9 | 67.8% | — |
| 2002 | 5.6 | 64.1% | — |
| 2003 | 7.1 | 80.0% | — |
| 2004 | 8.4 | 81.3% | — |
| 2005 | 8.4 | 77.1% | — |
| 2006 | 9.7 | 87.0% | — |
| 2007 | 8.7 | 83.0% | — |
| 2008 | 6.9 | 65.9% | — |
| 2009 | 6.9 | 65.5% | — |
| 2010 | 8.1 | 77.1% | — |
| 2011 | 8.8 | 83.3% | — |
| 2012 | 8.2 | 77.4% | — |
| 2013 | 8.6 | 82.3% | — |
| 2014 | 7.7 | 73.4% | — |
| 2015 | 8.6 | 81.7% | — |
| 2016 | 7 | 66.0% | — |
| 2017 | 6.1 | 57.8% | — |
| 2018 | 5.3 | 50.1% | — |
| 2019 | 4.8 | 45.4% | — |
| 2020 | 4.8 | 45.9% | — |
| 2021 | 6 | 57.4% | — |
| 2022 | 4.3 | 41.1% | — |
| 2023 | 5 | 47.2% | — |
| 2024 | 3.1 | 28.9% | — |
| 2025 | 2.6 | 24.6% | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Conventional Hydroelectric | HY | 0.3 | 0.3 | Jan 1922 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| 2 | Conventional Hydroelectric | HY | 0.4 | 0.4 | Jan 1927 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| 3 | Conventional Hydroelectric | HY | 0.4 | 0.3 | Jan 1930 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| 4 | Conventional Hydroelectric | HY | 0.2 | 0.2 | Jan 1921 | Operating | — | coming soon |
Owner / operator
Operator: French Paper Co. Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
| French Paper Co | 100.0% | 1 MW |
Nearby plants
Within 80 km.
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| Berrien Springs | 7 MW | 14.9 km |
| St. Joseph Solar | 20 MW | 16 km |