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21.3 MW Distillate Oil operating in Cheboygan, MI — Midcontinent Independent Transmission System Operator, Inc..
21.3 MW
Nameplate Capacity
1
Generators
unit
Petroleum Liquids
Technology
1971
Operating Since
| Field | EIA | GEM | Wikidata |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operator | Wolverine Power Supply Coop | — | — |
| Owner(s) | Wolverine Power Supply Coop | — | — |
| Status | Operating | — | — |
The Tower power plant, located in Cheboygan County, Michigan, has a total capacity of 21.3 MW. The plant began operating in 1971 and is fueled by distillate fuel oil (DFO). It consists of a single generator utilizing petroleum liquid technology. Wolverine Power Supply Coop is the plant's operator. Tower is ranked 8th out of 26 similar plants in Michigan and 187th out of 886 nationally.
The plant operates within the Midcontinent Independent Transmission System Operator, Inc. (MISO) balancing authority and the ReliabilityFirst Corporation (RFC) NERC region. Financial data indicates an installed cost of $168.79 per kW. The plant's latest annual generation was 62 MWh, resulting in a capacity factor of 0.0%.
Generated from EIA, GEM, and public data sources
ISO/RTO
MISO
Market
ISO/RTO Member
NERC Region
RFC
Balancing Authority
4 MWh
Latest Month
62 MWh
Annual Generation
0.0%
Capacity Factor
CO₂ Intensity
1268 lb/MWh
Low-utilization plant — per-MWh rate is dominated by startup/standby emissions; not directly comparable to baseload averages.
NOx
7 lb/MWh
SO₂
Gas turbine · Wolverine Power Supply Cooperative, Inc. · Data from 2015–2018
$112/kW
Installed Cost
$-6/kW
Annual CapEx
$2463.4/MWh
Operating Cost
Annual Capital & Operating Expenses
Cumulative Installed Cost
Per-Unit Cost Trends
Point of Interconnection
Nearest Substation
Tower Substation · 69 kV
Substation Distance
< 10 km
Operator
Wolverine Power Supply Cooperative
Coord Source
OSM spatial
Market Position
ISO/RTO Market
MISO
LMP Node
—
Pricing Hub
MICHIGAN.HUB
Node Source
OSM spatial match
Substation identified. Node ID not yet resolved against ISO roster.
Last updated 2026-04-09
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Grid Voltage
69.0 kV
Regulatory Status
RE — Regulated
Entity Type
Cooperative
Sector
Electric Utility
4 lb/MWh
CH₄
0.051 lb/MWh
N₂O
0.010 lb/MWh
Capacity Factor
0.1%
Annual Net Gen
0 GWh
CO₂eq
1272 lb/MWh
Subregion
RFC Michigan