TES Filer City Station
Manistee County, Michigan · EIA plant ID 50835 · Operator: TES Filer City Station LP
Nameplate70MWSummer 60 MW
Generators1in service
Net generation314GWh12 mo to Aug 2026
Capacity factor52%gas/coal/oil units, summer MW
Heat rate10,943Btu/kWhfossil units, electric fuel, HHV
First online1990Runs as baseload
The 12-month figures include preliminary EIA-923 months, which EIA revises. Final data runs through Dec 2025.
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), gas/coal/oil 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 | 433.1 | 72.2% | 12,426 |
| 2002 | 268.9 | 45.4% | 12,813 |
| 2003 | 458.9 | 73.8% | 13,322 |
| 2004 | 497.6 | 81.5% | 12,712 |
| 2005 | 448.6 | 79.0% | 12,791 |
| 2006 | 490.2 | 84.7% | 13,132 |
| 2007 | 484.1 | 82.7% | 13,015 |
| 2008 | 482.4 | 82.1% | 13,056 |
| 2009 | 501.7 | 84.7% | 13,032 |
| 2010 | 493.7 | 78.9% | 13,090 |
| 2011 | 454.7 | 72.4% | 13,100 |
| 2012 | 492.3 | 76.8% | 13,090 |
| 2013 | 454.4 | 72.5% | 13,090 |
| 2014 | 497.7 | 79.6% | 13,048 |
| 2015 | 505 | 80.3% | 12,884 |
| 2016 | 506.3 | 84.9% | 11,069 |
| 2017 | 486.9 | 84.4% | 10,943 |
| 2018 | 505.4 | 86.9% | 10,937 |
| 2019 | 453 | 81.0% | 10,890 |
| 2020 | 510.4 | 90.8% | 10,943 |
| 2021 | 488.8 | 84.0% | 10,942 |
| 2022 | 498.5 | 82.0% | 10,943 |
| 2023 | 317.7 | 49.8% | 10,943 |
| 2024 | 230.2 | 37.3% | 10,942 |
| 2025 | 351.3 | 57.4% | 10,943 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GEN1 | Conventional Steam Coal | ST | 70 | 60 | May 1990 | Operating | — | coming soon |
Owner / operator
Operator: TES Filer City Station LP. Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
| CMS Generation Filer City Inc | 50.0% | 35 MW |
| Western Michigan Cogeneration LP | 44.0% | 31 MW |
| KCR Power Co LLC | 5.0% | 4 MW |
| Louisiana Iron Works Inc | 1.0% | 1 MW |
Nearby plants
Within 80 km.
| PCA, Filer City Mill | 20 MW | 0.5 km |
| C W Tippy | 20 MW | 28.2 km |
| Michigan Power LP | 138 MW | 33 km |
| Ludington | 1,979 MW | 38 km |
| Lake Winds Energy Park | 101 MW | 38.6 km |
| Hodenpyl | 17 MW | 40.7 km |