Dearborn Energy Center
Wayne County, Michigan · EIA plant ID 62289 · Operator: DTE Electric Company
Nameplate35MWSummer 27 MW
Generators3in service
Net generation237GWh12 mo to Dec 2025
Capacity factor101%!gas/coal/oil units, summer MW
Heat rate10,800Btu/kWhfossil units, electric fuel, HHV
First online2019Runs as baseload
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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| 2020 | 254.9 | 107.9% | 10,282 |
| 2021 | 227.4 | 96.5% | 11,174 |
| 2022 | 232.9 | 98.8% | 10,996 |
| 2023 | 251.9 | 106.9% | 10,388 |
| 2024 | 247.3 | 104.7% | 10,598 |
| 2025 | 237.3 | 100.7% | 10,800 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GTG-1 | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | CT | 15 | 11.2 | Dec 2019 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| GTG-2 | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | CT | 15 | 11.2 | Dec 2019 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| STG-1 | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | CA | 5 | 4.5 | Dec 2019 | Operating | — | coming soon |
Owner / operator
Operator: DTE Electric Company. Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
| DTE Electric Company | 100.0% | 35 MW |
Nearby plants
Within 80 km.
| Oakwood Hospital & Medical Center | 5 MW | 1.7 km |
| Dearborn Industrial Generation | 748 MW | 6.4 km |
| O'Shea Solar Farm | 2 MW | 9.4 km |
| River Rouge | retired | 10.1 km |
| Delray | 142 MW | 10.6 km |
| Wyandotte | 5 MW | 12.1 km |