Power plant · Michigan, United States

Presque Isle Power Plant

Presque Isle Power Plant is a closed coal power plant in Michigan, United States, with 625 MW of capacity, operated by Wisconsin Electric Power Co.

Grid connection

It closed in 2019, which freed up a 625 MW grid connection at 138 kV to the grid of American Transmission Co, unless it has been reassigned since.

Retiring power plants in the United States

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.

FactValueSource
LocationMichiganEIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026
StatusClosedEIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026
Start year1955EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026
End year2019EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026
OperatorWisconsin Electric Power CoEIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026
Capacity625 MW (nameplate of its retired generators)EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026
TechnologyConventional Steam CoalEIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026
Grid operatorAmerican Transmission CoEIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026
Voltage138 kVEIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026
Coordinates46.5789, -87.3950EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026

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How it compares

Presque Isle is the 20th-largest of 30 power plants in Michigan and the 607th-largest of 1,009 in the United States by capacity; its 625 MW is <0.1% of the 917,512 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.

WithinRankTotalShare
Michigan20th of 3028,953 MW2.2%
United States607th of 1,009917,512 MW<0.1%
All power plants in our data964th of 15,7991,918,113 MW<0.1%

Timeline

Dated facts about this power plant from its sources, oldest first.

  1. Started operating
  2. Retired

Nearby

Within 50 km of this power plant: 3 mines, measured from the coordinates in the facts above.

NameKindSizeStatusDistance
Tilden MineMine—Operating28 km
Humboldt MillMine—Operating39 km
Eagle MineMine—Operating41 km

Operator, grid operator and place

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