River RougeRetired
Wayne County, Michigan · EIA plant ID 1740 · Operator: DTE Electric Company
×369 MW coal retired since 2020 (latest Jan 2024)
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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 2,612.6 | — | — |
| 2002 | 3,401.8 | — | — |
| 2003 | 2,759.6 | 42.2% | 9,332 |
| 2004 | 3,345.5 | 50.4% | 10,011 |
| 2005 | 2,939.3 | 44.4% | 9,955 |
| 2006 | 3,045.5 | 45.3% | 10,334 |
| 2007 | 3,564 | 53.0% | 10,329 |
| 2008 | 3,392.2 | 50.3% | 10,107 |
| 2009 | 3,427.5 | 50.9% | 9,965 |
| 2010 | 3,503.8 | 51.9% | 9,637 |
| 2011 | 2,547.2 | 37.7% | 10,302 |
| 2012 | 2,250.8 | 33.3% | 10,480 |
| 2013 | 2,397.5 | 35.5% | 10,156 |
| 2014 | 2,295.9 | 35.5% | 10,451 |
| 2015 | 1,806 | 27.9% | 11,257 |
| 2016 | 1,002.9 | 19.8% | 12,077 |
| 2017 | 920 | 37.1% | 11,495 |
| 2018 | 785.3 | 31.7% | 11,875 |
| 2019 | 624.2 | 25.2% | 12,363 |
| 2020 | 198.1 | 8.0% | 15,623 |
| 2021 | 22.1 | 2.5% | 29,875 |
| 2022 | -0.3 | -0.3% | — |
| 2023 | -0 | -0.0% | — |
| 2024 | 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 | Natural Gas Steam Turbine | ST | 282.6 | 206 | Feb 1956 | Retired Dec 2016 | — | coming soon |
| 2 | Conventional Steam Coal | ST | 292.5 | 251 | Nov 1957 | Retired Jun 2016 | — | coming soon |
| 3 | Conventional Steam Coal | ST | 358.1 | 272 | Oct 1958 | Retired May 2021 | — | coming soon |
| IC1 | Petroleum Liquids | IC | 2.7 | 2 | Nov 1967 | Retired Jan 2024 | — | coming soon |
| IC2 | Petroleum Liquids | IC | 2.7 | 3 | Dec 1967 | Retired Jan 2024 | — | coming soon |
| IC3 | Petroleum Liquids | IC | 2.7 | 3 | Nov 1967 | Retired Jan 2024 | — | coming soon |
| IC4 | Petroleum Liquids | IC | 2.7 | 3 | Nov 1967 | Retired Jan 2024 | — | coming soon |
Owner / operator
Operator: DTE Electric Company. Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
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Within 80 km.
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