Eckert StationRetired
Ingham County, Michigan · EIA plant ID 1831 · Operator: Lansing Board of Water and Light
×240 MW coal retired since 2020 (latest May 2021)
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 | 1,547.7 | 49.6% | 12,450 |
| 2002 | 1,540.4 | 49.3% | 12,249 |
| 2003 | 1,545.2 | 52.3% | 12,475 |
| 2004 | 1,605.2 | 54.0% | 12,266 |
| 2005 | 1,500.2 | 52.9% | 12,506 |
| 2006 | 1,669.9 | 58.3% | 12,320 |
| 2007 | 1,584.4 | 57.2% | 12,893 |
| 2008 | 1,634.5 | 58.4% | 12,314 |
| 2009 | 897.5 | 32.2% | 12,299 |
| 2010 | 1,515.9 | 57.7% | 12,562 |
| 2011 | 1,314 | 50.2% | 12,392 |
| 2012 | 907 | 34.5% | 12,480 |
| 2013 | 511.5 | 20.5% | 12,555 |
| 2014 | 549.3 | 24.3% | 11,917 |
| 2015 | 500.9 | 22.6% | 11,841 |
| 2016 | 540.3 | 32.4% | 13,258 |
| 2017 | 352.1 | 21.2% | 13,340 |
| 2018 | 384.1 | 23.1% | 12,981 |
| 2019 | 44.6 | 2.7% | 10,714 |
| 2020 | 5.3 | 0.3% | 10,814 |
| 2021 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
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 Steam Coal | ST | 44 | 32.9 | Jun 1954 | Retired Sep 2015 | — | coming soon |
| 2 | Conventional Steam Coal | ST | 44 | 31.6 | Jun 1958 | Retired Mar 2014 | — | coming soon |
| 3 | Conventional Steam Coal | ST | 47 | 30.6 | Jun 1960 | Retired Dec 2015 | — | coming soon |
| 4 | Conventional Steam Coal | ST | 80 | 64 | Dec 1964 | Retired May 2021 | — | coming soon |
| 5 | Conventional Steam Coal | ST | 80 | 63.1 | Jun 1968 | Retired Dec 2020 | — | coming soon |
| 6 | Conventional Steam Coal | ST | 80 | 62.8 | Aug 1970 | Retired Dec 2020 | — | coming soon |
Owner / operator
Operator: Lansing Board of Water and Light. 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.
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| Spartan PV 1, LLC | 11 MW | 6.2 km |
| Granger Electric Generating Station #1 | retired | 6.7 km |
| Erickson Station | retired | 8.6 km |
| Delta Energy Park | 263 MW | 8.7 km |