Blue Water Renewables Inc
St. Clair County, Michigan · EIA plant ID 57706 · Operator: Blue Water Renewables Inc
Nameplate3MWSummer 3 MW
Generators2in service
Net generation20GWh12 mo to Dec 2025
Capacity factor70%other units, summer MW
Heat rate—thermal plants only
First online2011
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), other 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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 3.8 | 161.4% | — |
| 2012 | 27.3 | 97.1% | — |
| 2013 | 26.4 | 94.1% | — |
| 2014 | 24.7 | 88.2% | — |
| 2015 | 22.7 | 81.0% | — |
| 2016 | 24.4 | 86.7% | — |
| 2017 | 24.1 | 86.1% | — |
| 2018 | 26.8 | 95.8% | — |
| 2019 | 25.6 | 91.3% | — |
| 2020 | 25.4 | 90.2% | — |
| 2021 | 25.6 | 91.4% | — |
| 2022 | 25.2 | 89.9% | — |
| 2023 | 24.6 | 87.8% | — |
| 2024 | 18.4 | 65.4% | — |
| 2025 | 19.5 | 69.6% | — |
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 | Landfill Gas | IC | 1.6 | 1.6 | Dec 2011 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| 2 | Landfill Gas | IC | 1.6 | 1.6 | Dec 2011 | Operating | — | coming soon |
Owner / operator
Operator: Blue Water Renewables Inc. Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
| Blue Water Renewables Inc | 100.0% | 3 MW |
Nearby plants
Within 80 km.
| Cargill Salt | 4 MW | 14 km |
| E.B. Eddy Paper Inc | 5 MW | 15.2 km |
| DTE East China LLC | 358 MW | 15.2 km |
| Belle River | 1,664 MW | 17.6 km |
| Blue Water Energy Center | 1,267 MW | 18.4 km |
| St Clair | 19 MW | 19.6 km |