Dearborn Industrial Generation
Wayne County, Michigan · EIA plant ID 55088 · Operator: Dearborn Industrial Gen Inc
Nameplate748MWSummer 765 MW
Generators4in service
Net generation5,502GWh12 mo to Aug 2026
Capacity factor82%gas/coal/oil units, summer MW
Heat rate7,410Btu/kWhfossil units, electric fuel, HHV
First online1999Runs 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 | 524 | — | — |
| 2002 | 1,938.7 | — | — |
| 2003 | 867 | 14.1% | 5,048 |
| 2004 | 1,405.6 | 22.9% | 5,048 |
| 2005 | 1,941.3 | 31.7% | 5,048 |
| 2006 | 1,340.2 | 21.9% | 5,048 |
| 2007 | 1,686.7 | 27.5% | 5,048 |
| 2008 | 1,350.3 | 22.0% | 4,896 |
| 2009 | 1,296.2 | 21.1% | 4,782 |
| 2010 | 2,078.3 | 33.4% | 5,052 |
| 2011 | 1,871.8 | 30.1% | 5,086 |
| 2012 | 3,110.1 | 49.9% | 5,270 |
| 2013 | 2,297.7 | 36.9% | 9,521 |
| 2014 | 2,715.8 | 43.7% | 9,286 |
| 2015 | 3,501.6 | 53.9% | 8,458 |
| 2016 | 4,994.8 | 76.7% | 6,589 |
| 2017 | 4,595 | 69.5% | 6,471 |
| 2018 | 4,970 | 76.8% | 6,642 |
| 2019 | 5,482.7 | 84.7% | 6,549 |
| 2020 | 5,133.6 | 79.1% | 6,631 |
| 2021 | 4,173 | 64.5% | 6,719 |
| 2022 | 4,447.9 | 68.7% | 6,400 |
| 2023 | 5,259.8 | 81.3% | 6,496 |
| 2024 | 5,663 | 87.2% | 6,210 |
| 2025 | 3,866.8 | 57.7% | 7,424 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GT 1 | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | CT | 157.3 | 175 | Jul 2001 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| GT2 | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | CT | 157.3 | 175 | Jul 2001 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| GTP1 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | GT | 195.3 | 165 | Jun 1999 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| ST1 | Other Gases | CA | 238 | 250 | Aug 2001 | Operating | — | coming soon |
Owner / operator
Operator: Dearborn Industrial Gen Inc. Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
| Dearborn Industrial Gen Inc | 100.0% | 748 MW |
Nearby plants
Within 80 km.
| Delray | 142 MW | 4.4 km |
| River Rouge | retired | 4.7 km |
| Oakwood Hospital & Medical Center | 5 MW | 4.9 km |
| Dearborn Energy Center | 35 MW | 6.4 km |
| O'Shea Solar Farm | 2 MW | 9.2 km |
| Wyandotte | 5 MW | 10.5 km |