Battle Creek Mill
Calhoun County, Michigan · EIA plant ID 58052 · Operator: RockTenn-Battle Creek Mill
Nameplate2MWSummer 1 MW
Generators1in service
Net generation—GWh12 mo
Capacity factor—no 923 generation in the last 12 months
Heat rate—Btu/kWhfossil units, electric fuel, HHV
First online1951Runs as intermediate
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), primary-fuel 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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 5.2 | 37.0% | 11,373 |
| 2013 | 5.3 | 38.1% | 17,486 |
| 2014 | 2.9 | 20.8% | 28,966 |
| 2015 | 1.3 | 9.4% | — |
| 2016 | 3.7 | 26.3% | — |
| 2017 | 5 | 35.7% | — |
| 2018 | 7.8 | 56.0% | — |
| 2019 | 6.1 | 43.5% | — |
| 2020 | 3.8 | 26.9% | — |
| 2021 | 6.5 | 46.5% | — |
| 2022 | 4.5 | 31.8% | — |
| 2023 | 4.4 | 28.2% | — |
| 2024 | 4.2 | 59.4% | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2TG | Natural Gas Steam Turbine | ST | 2 | 0.8 | Jan 1951 | Operating (Out of service, expected back within the year) | — | coming soon |
| #1TG | — | ST | — | — | Dec 2000 | not_current | — | coming soon |
| #2TG | — | ST | 2 | 0.8 | Jan 1951 | not_current | — | coming soon |
| 1TG | Natural Gas Steam Turbine | ST | 1 | 1 | Dec 2000 | Retired Dec 1995 | — | coming soon |
Owner / operator
Operator: RockTenn-Battle Creek Mill. Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
| RockTenn-Battle Creek Mill | 100.0% | 2 MW |
Nearby plants
Within 80 km.
| 13 Mile Solar, LLC | 2 MW | 12.8 km |
| Calhoun Solar | 200 MW | 12.9 km |
| Spring Creek Agri-Energy Center | — | 13.6 km |
| Cereal City Solar, LLC | 100 MW | 14.3 km |
| GRS C&C | 6 MW | 16.8 km |
| Sunfish Solar 2 | — | 18.4 km |