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18 MW Muni. Waste operating in Kent, MI — Midcontinent Independent Transmission System Operator, Inc..
18 MW
Nameplate Capacity
1
Generators
unit
Municipal Solid Waste
Technology
1989
Operating Since
Coordinates
42.9491, -85.6932
County
Kent, MI
Nearby Plants
Owner data does not fully agree across sources.
EIA typically reports the operating utility, while GEM resolves to the financial owner or parent corporation. Both can be correct.
| Field | EIA | GEM | Wikidata |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operator | Kent County - (MI) | County of Kent (Michigan) | — |
| Owner(s) | Kent County | County of Kent (Michigan) | — |
| Status | Operating | operating | — |
The Kent County Waste to Energy Facility is a municipal solid waste (MSW) power plant located in Kent County, Michigan. It has a total capacity of 18 MW and began operating in 1989. The plant is owned and operated by the County of Kent (Michigan). It is the only waste-to-energy plant in the state and ranks 40th out of 56 such facilities nationally.
The facility consists of a single generator utilizing municipal solid waste as its primary fuel source. In the most recent year of data, the plant generated 99,528 MWh of electricity, achieving a capacity factor of 63.1%. The Kent County Waste to Energy Facility operates within the Midcontinent Independent Transmission System Operator (MISO) balancing authority and the ReliabilityFirst Corporation (RFC) NERC region.
Generated from EIA, GEM, and public data sources
ISO/RTO
MISO
Market
ISO/RTO Member
NERC Region
RFC
Balancing Authority
Midcontinent Independent Transmission System Operator, Inc.. (MISO)
Grid Voltage
46.0 kV
Regulatory Status
NR — Non-Regulated
Entity Type
Municipal
Sector
Commercial Non-CHP
9.2K MWh
Latest Month
99.5K MWh
Annual Generation
63.1%
Capacity Factor
CO₂ Intensity
2314 lb/MWh
NOx
6 lb/MWh
SO₂
3 lb/MWh
CH₄
1 lb/MWh
N₂O
0.195 lb/MWh
Capacity Factor
59.2%
Annual Net Gen
93 GWh
CO₂eq
2407 lb/MWh
Subregion
RFC Michigan
2013
$3,495/kW
Est. Construction Cost
Total estimated cost: $62.9M
Market Position
ISO/RTO Market
MISO
LMP Node
CONS.KENCNTY1
Pricing Hub
MICHIGAN.HUB
Location Type
Generation Node
Node Source
Curated node match
Last updated 2026-04-06
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