Cargill Salt HerseyRetired
Osceola County, Michigan · EIA plant ID 58196 · Operator: Cargill Salt Hersey
×2 MW natural gas retired since 2020 (latest May 2025)
Nameplate—MWSummer — MW
Generators0in service
Net generation0GWh12 mo to Dec 2025
Capacity factor0%no 923 generation in the last 12 months
Heat rate—Btu/kWhfossil units, electric fuel, HHV
First online—
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 | 3.3 | 17.7% | 11,725 |
| 2013 | 5.7 | 30.9% | 11,725 |
| 2014 | 5.1 | 27.5% | 11,725 |
| 2015 | 4.9 | 26.4% | 11,725 |
| 2016 | 4.4 | 23.9% | 15,294 |
| 2017 | 2.4 | 13.1% | 15,293 |
| 2018 | 1.2 | 6.5% | 15,295 |
| 2019 | 1.7 | 9.2% | 15,294 |
| 2020 | 2.2 | 12.2% | 15,294 |
| 2021 | 2.1 | 11.3% | 13,039 |
| 2022 | 1.7 | 9.4% | 15,294 |
| 2023 | 0.3 | 1.7% | 15,288 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| 2025 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ST1 | Natural Gas Steam Turbine | ST | 2.1 | 2.1 | Sep 1998 | Retired May 2025 | — | coming soon |
Owner / operator
Operator: Cargill Salt Hersey. Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
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