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EIA plant 10328

East Lansing · Ingham · MI

T B Simon Power Plant

Operated by Michigan State University

Annual generation241,085 MWhSum of represented EIA-923 rows
Fuel codesNGCodes retained from EIA records
Grid contextMidcontinent Independent Transmission System Operator, Inc..Balancing authority or NERC region

Published location

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42.717800, -84.483600

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Capacity is not generation. Nameplate MW describes equipment; annual MWh describes recorded output. Proposed and retired units are not added to operating capacity.

Equipment mix

Operating capacity by technology

TechnologyNatural Gas Steam Turbine85 MW represented
TechnologyNatural Gas Internal Combustion Engine28.2 MW represented
TechnologyNatural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine14.3 MW represented

Grouped from this plant’s represented generator records. Use the MI plant index for regional peers.

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Electricity output across the year

Monthly net generation shows the seasonal shape of this plant's represented output. A negative value is retained when the source reports net consumption.

121,391.54
218,849.43
320,266.03
416,766.14
516,349.67
619,928.69
719,495.73
820,638.66
923,447.08
1024,578.31
1119,193.19
1220,180.77

MWh net generation · 2024 final edition · EIA 923 represented operating rows. 12 of 12 supplied rows shown; 0 missing values omitted. Months with no reported numeric value are omitted, not treated as zero.

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Electricity output across the year — MWh net generation
RecordMWh net generation
121,391.54
218,849.43
320,266.03
416,766.14
516,349.67
619,928.69
719,495.73
820,638.66
923,447.08
1024,578.31
1119,193.19
1220,180.77

2024 monthly net generation

MonthNet generation
121,392 MWh
218,849 MWh
320,266 MWh
416,766 MWh
516,350 MWh
619,929 MWh
719,496 MWh
820,639 MWh
923,447 MWh
1024,578 MWh
1119,193 MWh
1220,181 MWh

Operating generators

IDTechnologyFuelMWStatus
GEN5Natural Gas Steam TurbineNG24OP
GEN4Natural Gas Steam TurbineNG21OP
GEN3Natural Gas Steam TurbineNG15OP
GEN6Natural Gas Fired Combustion TurbineNG14.3OP
GEN1Natural Gas Steam TurbineNG12.5OP
GEN2Natural Gas Steam TurbineNG12.5OP
GEN7Natural Gas Internal Combustion EngineNG9.4OP
GEN8Natural Gas Internal Combustion EngineNG9.4OP
GEN9Natural Gas Internal Combustion EngineNG9.4OP

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Identity, technology and limitations
EIA plant ID
10328
Sector
Commercial CHP
Water source
Ground Water
Data edition
2024-final

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Variation in the published months

Across 12 numeric monthly generation entries, 10 has the highest recorded value (24,578 MWh) and 5 the lowest (16,350 MWh). Their difference is 8,228 MWh. Missing months have not been treated as zero.

Reading the MW column

In the 9 numeric rows displayed in this table, MW ranges from 9.4 (GEN7, GEN8, GEN9) to 24 (GEN5). The difference is 14.6 in the column's stated units. This summary covers the displayed rows and retains the table's period and scope.

Generator capacity in different operating conditions

Generator IDTechnologyNameplate MWSummer MWWinter MWMinimum load MW
GEN1Natural Gas Steam Turbine12.512.512.52.5
GEN2Natural Gas Steam Turbine12.512.512.52.5
GEN3Natural Gas Steam Turbine15.015.015.02.5
GEN4Natural Gas Steam Turbine21.021.021.05.0
GEN5Natural Gas Steam Turbine24.023.823.85.0
GEN6Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine14.312.614.39.0
GEN7Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine9.49.49.46.5
GEN8Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine9.49.49.46.5
GEN9Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine9.49.49.46.5

EIA-860 2024 final source. Ratings describe capacity, not actual generation or availability. Missing ratings are not zero.

Source: US Energy Information Administration Form EIA-860 2024 plant and operable-generator workbooks; archive 2024. US EIA-authored information is generally public domain; cite EIA, preserve third-party exceptions, changes and no-endorsement context. Source-specific derived data.

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