Cascade Dam
Kent County, Michigan · EIA plant ID 50436 · Operator: Eagle Creek RE LLC
Nameplate2MWSummer 2 MW
Generators1in service
Net generation4GWh12 mo to Dec 2025
Capacity factor28%hydro units, summer MW
Heat rate—thermal plants only
First online1986
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 | 8 | 57.3% | — |
| 2002 | 6.7 | 47.9% | — |
| 2003 | 5.1 | 36.4% | — |
| 2004 | 7.1 | 50.6% | — |
| 2005 | 6.1 | 43.6% | — |
| 2006 | 7.4 | 53.0% | — |
| 2007 | 6.9 | 49.0% | — |
| 2008 | 8.1 | 57.8% | — |
| 2009 | 9 | 64.2% | — |
| 2010 | 7.6 | 53.9% | — |
| 2011 | 8.5 | 60.6% | — |
| 2012 | 6.7 | 48.0% | — |
| 2013 | 8 | 56.9% | — |
| 2014 | 8.3 | 59.2% | — |
| 2015 | 7.2 | 51.1% | — |
| 2016 | 8 | 56.9% | — |
| 2017 | 4.8 | 34.2% | — |
| 2018 | 8.1 | 57.8% | — |
| 2019 | 7.9 | 56.2% | — |
| 2020 | 6.5 | 46.2% | — |
| 2021 | 5.6 | 39.7% | — |
| 2022 | 5.8 | 41.1% | — |
| 2023 | 1.5 | 10.4% | — |
| 2024 | 3.1 | 21.8% | — |
| 2025 | 3.9 | 27.9% | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAS1 | Conventional Hydroelectric | HY | 1.6 | 1.6 | Dec 1986 | Operating | — | coming soon |
Owner / operator
Operator: Eagle Creek RE LLC. Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
| STS Hydropower, LLC | 100.0% | 2 MW |
Nearby plants
Within 80 km.
| Ada Dam | 1 MW | 4.7 km |
| Ada Cogeneration LP | 33 MW | 5.9 km |
| Chatham | 7 MW | 12.6 km |
| Kent County Waste to Energy Facility | 18 MW | 16.4 km |
| Byrne Solar, LLC | 5 MW | 17.4 km |
| Bryon Center | 5 MW | 20.1 km |