Hydro Plant
St. Joseph County, Michigan · EIA plant ID 1856 · Operator: City of Sturgis
Nameplate2MWSummer 2 MW
Generators4in service
Net generation7GWh12 mo to Dec 2025
Capacity factor35%hydro units, summer MW
Heat rate—thermal plants only
First online1911
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 | 10.8 | 56.1% | — |
| 2002 | 8.5 | 44.1% | — |
| 2003 | 6.5 | 33.7% | — |
| 2004 | 8.3 | 42.8% | — |
| 2005 | 6.9 | 35.5% | — |
| 2006 | 9.6 | 49.9% | — |
| 2007 | 9.6 | 50.0% | — |
| 2008 | 9.4 | 48.8% | — |
| 2009 | 10.2 | 53.0% | — |
| 2010 | 8.5 | 44.2% | — |
| 2011 | 9.6 | 49.6% | — |
| 2012 | 6.9 | 35.6% | — |
| 2013 | 8.6 | 44.9% | — |
| 2014 | 8.8 | 45.5% | — |
| 2015 | 7.6 | 39.6% | — |
| 2016 | 9.2 | 47.8% | — |
| 2017 | 7.9 | 41.0% | — |
| 2018 | 6.8 | 35.3% | — |
| 2019 | 5.7 | 29.5% | — |
| 2020 | 3.2 | 16.6% | — |
| 2021 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| 2022 | 0.1 | 0.3% | — |
| 2023 | 2.7 | 13.8% | — |
| 2024 | 5.6 | 29.2% | — |
| 2025 | 6.7 | 34.5% | — |
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 | 0.4 | Sep 1911 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| 2 | Conventional Hydroelectric | HY | 0.4 | 0.4 | Sep 1911 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| 3 | Conventional Hydroelectric | HY | 0.7 | 0.7 | Apr 1983 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| 4 | Conventional Hydroelectric | HY | 0.7 | 0.7 | Apr 1983 | Operating | — | coming soon |
Owner / operator
Operator: City of Sturgis. Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
| City of Sturgis | 100.0% | 2 MW |
Nearby plants
Within 80 km.
| Constantine | 1 MW | 17.9 km |
| Sturgis City Diesel Plant | 6 MW | 21.3 km |
| Mottville | 2 MW | 25.5 km |
| Electric City Solar | 15 MW | 25.6 km |
| Western Michigan Solar Gardens | 1 MW | 32.5 km |
| Middlebury Solar | 2 MW | 32.9 km |