Power plant · Michigan, United States
New Covert Generating Facility
New Covert Generating Facility is a power plant in Michigan, United States, with 1,176 MW of capacity, owned by Consumers Energy Co - (MI).
Facts
Every value links to its source, and to the source's own record where it has one. Licences and last-checked dates are per row.
| Fact | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Location | Michigan | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Status | Operating | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Start year | 2004 | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Owner | Consumers Energy Co - (MI) | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | Consumers Energy Co - (MI) | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 1,176 MW | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Technology | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 42.3224, -86.2937 | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
Research on this power plant and its owner.Who owns it up to the parent company, its grid connection and planning status, and an introduction to the owner.
Request researchHow it compares
New Covert Generating Facility is the 10th-largest of 17 power plants in Michigan and the 235th-largest of 800 in the United States by capacity; its 1,176 MW is 0.14% of the 839,036 MW we hold for the United States. Ranks and totals cover the power plants in our data that report their capacity, not every one in existence. Power plants planned, permitted or under construction are ranked apart.
| Within | Rank | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Michigan | 10th of 17 | 23,610 MW | 5% |
| United States | 235th of 800 | 839,036 MW | 0.14% |
| All power plants in our data | 261st of 12,032 | 1,190,447 MW | <0.1% |
Nearby
Within 50 km of this power plant: 1 data center, measured from the coordinates in the facts above.
| Name | Kind | Size | Status | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Data center, Cass County (OSM way 1545590995) | Data center | — | — | 40 km |
Owner, operator and place
More from Consumers Energy Co - (MI)
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- Dan E Karn1,402 MW
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- Jackson Generating Station649 MW
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Other power plants in Michigan
- Monroe (MI)3,293 MW
- Donald C Cook2,285 MW
- Ludington1,979 MW
- Midland Cogeneration Venture1,854 MW
- Belle River1,664 MW
- J H Campbell1,561 MW
- Dan E Karn1,402 MW
- Fermi1,281 MW
Data on this page
- Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD), Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration (Sep 2026). EIA-860 / 860M / 923, Public domain.
- JRC Open Power Plants Database (JRC-PPDB-OPEN), European Commission, Joint Research Centre. JRC Open Power Plants Database (JRC-PPDB-OPEN), CC BY 4.0.
- Bundesnetzagentur, Marktstammdatenregister. Marktstammdatenregister, DL-DE-BY-2.0.
- Dutch power station owners' and operators' pages. Dutch power station owners' and operators' pages, Facts only, each linked to its page.
- © OpenStreetMap contributors. OpenStreetMap data centers, ODbL 1.0.
- Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Planning Inspectorate: National Infrastructure Projects, Open Government Licence v3.0.
- RVO SDE(+)(+) projecten in beheer and SDE viewer. RVO SDE(+)(+) projecten in beheer and SDE viewer, Free reuse, no attribution required.