Buchanan (MI)
Berrien County, Michigan · EIA plant ID 1754 · Operator: Indiana Michigan Power Co
Nameplate4MWSummer 2 MW
Generators10in service
Net generation13GWh12 mo to Dec 2025
Capacity factor74%hydro units, summer MW
Heat rate—thermal plants only
First online1919
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 | 18 | 120.6% | — |
| 2002 | 16.1 | 108.2% | — |
| 2003 | 15.6 | 104.9% | — |
| 2004 | 18.6 | 124.4% | — |
| 2005 | 14.1 | 69.8% | — |
| 2006 | 18.9 | 93.6% | — |
| 2007 | 15.8 | 78.4% | — |
| 2008 | 15 | 74.2% | — |
| 2009 | 14.2 | 70.3% | — |
| 2010 | 16.4 | 81.5% | — |
| 2011 | 14.8 | 73.4% | — |
| 2012 | 13.7 | 67.7% | — |
| 2013 | 17.1 | 97.7% | — |
| 2014 | 18 | 102.6% | — |
| 2015 | 16.5 | 94.3% | — |
| 2016 | 17.3 | 98.2% | — |
| 2017 | 15.7 | 89.7% | — |
| 2018 | 16 | 91.3% | — |
| 2019 | 14.1 | 80.4% | — |
| 2020 | 14.1 | 80.2% | — |
| 2021 | 15.5 | 88.4% | — |
| 2022 | 15.8 | 90.4% | — |
| 2023 | 15.3 | 87.5% | — |
| 2024 | 15.2 | 86.7% | — |
| 2025 | 13 | 74.0% | — |
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 | 0.4 | 0.2 | Jan 1919 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| 10 | Conventional Hydroelectric | HY | 0.5 | 0.2 | Jan 1927 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| 2 | Conventional Hydroelectric | HY | 0.4 | 0.2 | Jan 1919 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| 3 | Conventional Hydroelectric | HY | 0.4 | 0.2 | Jan 1919 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| 4 | Conventional Hydroelectric | HY | 0.4 | 0.2 | Jan 1919 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| 5 | Conventional Hydroelectric | HY | 0.4 | 0.2 | Jan 1919 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| 6 | Conventional Hydroelectric | HY | 0.4 | 0.2 | Jan 1919 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| 7 | Conventional Hydroelectric | HY | 0.5 | 0.2 | Jan 1927 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| 8 | Conventional Hydroelectric | HY | 0.5 | 0.2 | Jan 1927 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| 9 | Conventional Hydroelectric | HY | 0.5 | 0.2 | Jan 1927 | Operating | — | coming soon |
Owner / operator
Operator: Indiana Michigan Power Co. Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
| Indiana Michigan Power Co | 100.0% | 4 MW |
Nearby plants
Within 80 km.
| Southeast Berrien Generating Facility | 5 MW | 4.1 km |
| French Paper Hydro | 1 MW | 7.9 km |
| Indeck Niles Energy Center | 1,174 MW | 11 km |
| Berrien Springs | 7 MW | 11.7 km |
| Honeysuckle Solar Farm | 150 MW | 16.4 km |
| University of Notre Dame | 40 MW | 17.3 km |