Palisades
Van Buren County, Michigan · EIA plant ID 1715 · Operator: Holtec Palisades, LLC
Nameplate812MWSummer 769 MW
Generators1in service
Net generation—GWh12 mo
Capacity factor—no 923 generation in the last 12 months
Heat rate—thermal plants only
First online1972
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.
Heat rate applies to fuel-burning (thermal) units only.
Annual data table
| Year | Net GWh | Capacity factor | Heat rate (Btu/kWh) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 2,331 | 35.0% | — |
| 2002 | 6,358 | 94.6% | — |
| 2003 | 6,151.5 | 91.5% | — |
| 2004 | 5,343.8 | 79.3% | — |
| 2005 | 6,643.6 | 97.5% | — |
| 2006 | 5,903.9 | 86.6% | — |
| 2007 | 5,826 | 85.5% | — |
| 2008 | 6,834.7 | 100.0% | — |
| 2009 | 6,118.7 | 89.8% | — |
| 2010 | 6,240.7 | 89.8% | — |
| 2011 | 6,641 | 94.4% | — |
| 2012 | 5,178.2 | 75.4% | — |
| 2013 | 6,041.7 | 89.0% | — |
| 2014 | 5,822.9 | 84.3% | — |
| 2015 | 6,318.5 | 92.1% | — |
| 2016 | 7,045.2 | 101.9% | — |
| 2017 | 6,097.5 | 86.8% | — |
| 2018 | 5,455.9 | 77.5% | — |
| 2019 | 6,865.2 | 101.6% | — |
| 2020 | 5,995.1 | 88.8% | — |
| 2021 | 7,014.8 | 100.6% | — |
| 2022 | 2,730.2 | 98.0% | — |
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 | Nuclear | ST | 811.8 | 768.5 | Mar 1972 | Operating (Out of service, expected back within the year) | — | coming soon |
Owner / operator
Operator: Holtec Palisades, LLC. Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
| Holtec Palisades, LLC | 100.0% | 812 MW |
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Within 80 km.
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