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PowerPlantFactsEvidence report · prepared 19 October 2026https://powerplantfacts.com/entity/62192
EIA plant 62192
East China · St Clair · MI
Blue Water Energy Center
Operated by DTE Electric Company
Published location
Where is Blue Water Energy Center?
This locator uses the coordinates in the approved source record. It shows geographic context, not a site boundary, safety zone or property-risk area.
42.773716, -82.479331
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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
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.
2722,266
3544,168
4134,022
5835,460
6789,429
7795,756
8830,853
9695,444
10446,820
11814,365
12831,458
MWh net generation · 2024 final edition · EIA 923 represented operating rows. 11 of 11 supplied rows shown; 0 missing values omitted. Months with no reported numeric value are omitted, not treated as zero.
Read the chart as a table
| Record | MWh net generation |
|---|---|
| 2 | 722,266 |
| 3 | 544,168 |
| 4 | 134,022 |
| 5 | 835,460 |
| 6 | 789,429 |
| 7 | 795,756 |
| 8 | 830,853 |
| 9 | 695,444 |
| 10 | 446,820 |
| 11 | 814,365 |
| 12 | 831,458 |
2024 monthly net generation
| Month | Net generation |
|---|---|
| 2 | 722,266 MWh |
| 3 | 544,168 MWh |
| 4 | 134,022 MWh |
| 5 | 835,460 MWh |
| 6 | 789,429 MWh |
| 7 | 795,756 MWh |
| 8 | 830,853 MWh |
| 9 | 695,444 MWh |
| 10 | 446,820 MWh |
| 11 | 814,365 MWh |
| 12 | 831,458 MWh |
Operating generators
| ID | Technology | Fuel | MW | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1S | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | NG | 478.6 | OP |
| 11 | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | NG | 394.4 | OP |
| 12 | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | NG | 394.4 | OP |
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Identity, technology and limitations
EIA plant ID
62192
Sector
Electric Utility
Water source
St. Clair River
Data edition
2024-final
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A closer look at Blue Water Energy Center
Variation in the published months
Across 11 numeric monthly generation entries, 5 has the highest recorded value (835,460 MWh) and 4 the lowest (134,022 MWh). Their difference is 701,438 MWh. Missing months have not been treated as zero.
Reading the MW column
In the 3 numeric rows displayed in this table, MW ranges from 394.4 (11, 12) to 478.6 (1S). The difference is 84.2 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 ID | Technology | Nameplate MW | Summer MW | Winter MW | Minimum load MW |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | 394.4 | 359.0 | 375.6 | 150.0 |
| 12 | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | 394.4 | 359.0 | 375.6 | 150.0 |
| 1S | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | 478.6 | 428.0 | 417.8 | 80.0 |
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.