Water Street Station
Bay County, Michigan · EIA plant ID 7398 · Operator: City of Bay City - (MI)
Nameplate13MWSummer 12 MW
Generators2in service
Net generation1GWh12 mo to Dec 2025
Capacity factor1%gas/coal/oil units, summer MW
Heat rate10,153Btu/kWhfossil units, electric fuel, HHV
First online1980Runs as rarely runs
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 | 0.8 | 0.7% | 9,990 |
| 2002 | 0.3 | 0.3% | 13,687 |
| 2003 | 0.2 | 0.1% | 9,912 |
| 2004 | 0.2 | 0.2% | 16,601 |
| 2005 | 1.1 | 1.0% | 15,611 |
| 2006 | 0.7 | 0.6% | 9,938 |
| 2007 | 1.1 | 1.0% | 10,242 |
| 2008 | 0.4 | 0.4% | 10,703 |
| 2009 | 0.1 | 0.1% | 10,544 |
| 2010 | 0.7 | 0.6% | 11,054 |
| 2011 | 0.8 | 0.8% | 10,667 |
| 2012 | 0.8 | 0.7% | 10,873 |
| 2013 | 0.6 | 0.5% | 10,515 |
| 2014 | 0.1 | 0.1% | — |
| 2015 | 0.2 | 0.1% | 10,747 |
| 2016 | 0.8 | 0.7% | 10,389 |
| 2017 | 0.7 | 0.7% | 10,376 |
| 2018 | 0.8 | 0.7% | 9,898 |
| 2019 | 0.7 | 0.7% | 9,956 |
| 2020 | 0.4 | 0.3% | 10,153 |
| 2021 | 0.9 | 0.9% | 9,942 |
| 2022 | 1.3 | 1.2% | 11,177 |
| 2023 | 0.2 | 0.2% | 9,966 |
| 2024 | 0.2 | 0.2% | 10,318 |
| 2025 | 1 | 1.0% | 10,153 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GEN1 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | IC | 5.7 | 5.5 | Aug 1980 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| GEN2 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | IC | 6.9 | 6.7 | Oct 1984 | Operating | — | coming soon |
Owner / operator
Operator: City of Bay City - (MI). Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
| City of Bay City - (MI) | 100.0% | 13 MW |
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