Croton
Newaygo County, Michigan · EIA plant ID 1701 · Operator: Consumers Energy Co
Nameplate9MWSummer 3 MW
Generators4in service
Net generation29GWh12 mo to Dec 2025
Capacity factor102%!hydro units, summer MW
Heat rate—thermal plants only
First online1907
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 | 42.6 | 173.5% | — |
| 2002 | 37.3 | 152.0% | — |
| 2003 | 30.4 | 123.8% | — |
| 2004 | 42.9 | 174.6% | — |
| 2005 | 37.6 | 153.4% | — |
| 2006 | 47.7 | 194.4% | — |
| 2007 | 38 | 154.8% | — |
| 2008 | 40.8 | 165.7% | — |
| 2009 | 43.1 | 175.7% | — |
| 2010 | 30.9 | 126.2% | — |
| 2011 | 38.8 | 123.0% | — |
| 2012 | 33.5 | 106.1% | — |
| 2013 | 26.2 | 35.6% | — |
| 2014 | 26 | 35.3% | — |
| 2015 | 37.5 | 51.0% | — |
| 2016 | 37.9 | 120.0% | — |
| 2017 | 34 | 107.7% | — |
| 2018 | 35.3 | 111.8% | — |
| 2019 | 39.8 | 126.4% | — |
| 2020 | 26.4 | 83.4% | — |
| 2021 | 31.3 | 102.1% | — |
| 2022 | 28.6 | 93.4% | — |
| 2023 | 20.4 | 70.5% | — |
| 2024 | 29.1 | 100.4% | — |
| 2025 | 29.5 | 102.0% | — |
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 | 3 | 1.1 | Jan 1907 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| 2 | Conventional Hydroelectric | HY | 3 | 1.1 | Jan 1907 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| 3 | Conventional Hydroelectric | HY | 1.4 | 0.5 | Jan 1915 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| 4 | Conventional Hydroelectric | HY | 1.5 | 0.6 | Jan 1912 | Operating | — | coming soon |
Owner / operator
Operator: Consumers Energy Co. Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
| Consumers Energy Co | 100.0% | 9 MW |
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