Power plant · Michigan, United States
River Rouge Power Plant
River Rouge Power Plant is a closed coal power plant in Michigan, United States, with 944 MW of capacity, operated by DTE Electric Company.
Grid connection
It closed in 2024, which freed up a 944 MW grid connection at 120 kV to the grid of ITC Transmission, unless it has been reassigned since.
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 | Closed | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Start year | 1956 | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| End year | 2024 | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | DTE Electric Company | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 944 MW (nameplate of its retired generators) | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Technology | Conventional Steam Coal | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Grid operator | ITC Transmission | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Voltage | 120 kV | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 42.2739, -83.1119 | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
Research on this power plant and its operator.Who owns it up to the parent company, its grid connection and planning status, and an introduction to the operator.
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River Rouge is the 14th-largest of 30 power plants in Michigan and the 353rd-largest of 1,009 in the United States by capacity; its 944 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.
| Within | Rank | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Michigan | 14th of 30 | 28,953 MW | 3.3% |
| United States | 353rd of 1,009 | 917,512 MW | 0.1% |
| All power plants in our data | 540th of 15,799 | 1,918,113 MW | <0.1% |
Timeline
Dated facts about this power plant from its sources, oldest first.
- Started operating
- Retired
Nearby
Within 50 km of this power plant: 7 data centers and 2 mines, measured from the coordinates in the facts above. The table shows the nearest 5, up to 3 per kind.
| Name | Kind | Size | Status | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Salt Mine | Mine | — | Operating | 3.4 km |
| Verizon Wireless data center, Detroit | Data center | — | — | 6.5 km |
| Quicken Loans data center, Detroit | Data center | — | — | 6.8 km |
| Comcast | Data center | — | — | 9.7 km |
| Rockwood Plant | Mine | — | Operating | 25 km |
Operator, grid operator and place
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- J H Campbell1,561 MW
- Dan E Karn1,402 MW
- Fermi1,281 MW
Data on this page
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- Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration (Sep 2026). EIA-860 / 860M / 923, Public domain.
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- Bundesnetzagentur, Marktstammdatenregister. Marktstammdatenregister, DL-DE-BY-2.0.
- MSHA Mines Data Set. MSHA Mines Data Set, Public domain.
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- © OpenStreetMap contributors. OpenStreetMap data centers, ODbL 1.0.
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