Trenton ChannelRetired
Wayne County, Michigan · EIA plant ID 1745 · Operator: DTE Electric Company
×536 MW coal retired since 2020 (latest Dec 2022)
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 | 4,128 | 65.0% | 10,847 |
| 2002 | 4,339.8 | 67.9% | 10,576 |
| 2003 | 3,490.8 | 54.6% | 10,311 |
| 2004 | 4,324.4 | 67.4% | 10,316 |
| 2005 | 4,227 | 66.1% | 10,814 |
| 2006 | 4,300.1 | 67.2% | 10,971 |
| 2007 | 3,899.4 | 61.0% | 10,695 |
| 2008 | 3,947.1 | 61.6% | 10,681 |
| 2009 | 3,868.5 | 60.5% | 10,760 |
| 2010 | 3,367.6 | 53.9% | 10,687 |
| 2011 | 3,450.4 | 55.2% | 11,394 |
| 2012 | 3,454.9 | 55.2% | 10,484 |
| 2013 | 3,416 | 54.7% | 10,553 |
| 2014 | 2,535.8 | 39.6% | 10,863 |
| 2015 | 2,341.9 | 40.8% | 10,981 |
| 2016 | 1,964.6 | 40.9% | 10,545 |
| 2017 | 1,918.6 | 42.1% | 11,144 |
| 2018 | 1,068.4 | 24.6% | 11,725 |
| 2019 | 1,397 | 32.2% | 11,711 |
| 2020 | 257.8 | 5.9% | 13,736 |
| 2021 | 1,102.1 | 25.4% | 11,524 |
| 2022 | 574.8 | 14.5% | 10,766 |
| 2023 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | Conventional Steam Coal | ST | 120 | 110 | Jun 1949 | Retired Apr 2016 | — | coming soon |
| 8 | Conventional Steam Coal | ST | 120 | 100 | Feb 1950 | Retired Apr 2015 | — | coming soon |
| 9 | Conventional Steam Coal | ST | 535.5 | 495 | Jan 1968 | Retired Dec 2022 | — | 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).
Nearby plants
Within 80 km.
| Slocum | retired | 0.4 km |
| Trenton Channel Energy Center | — | 0.5 km |
| Slocum Energy Storage | 14 MW | 0.6 km |
| Riverview Energy Systems | 7 MW | 5.6 km |
| Wyandotte | 5 MW | 10 km |
| River Rouge | retired | 17.9 km |