Power plants planned and retiring in Michigan
Michigan plans 5,108 MW, 15% of its 34,150 MW in service (27th of 51). 3,438 MW is being built or tested; solar leads at 3,473 MW.
Michigan: planned against running
Michigan planned, by fuel
- Solar 3,473 MW (68%)
- Storage 420 MW (8%)
- Wind 198 MW (4%)
- Natural gas 1,015 MW (20%)
- Other 2 MW (0%)
Michigan operating, by fuel
- Solar 3,084 MW (9%)
- Storage 2,295 MW (7%)
- Wind 3,774 MW (11%)
- Natural gas 13,751 MW (40%)
- Coal 5,732 MW (17%)
- Nuclear 4,086 MW (12%)
- Hydro 264 MW (1%)
- Oil 433 MW (1%)
- Other 730 MW (2%)
When Michigan capacity arrives and leaves
MW due online and retiring in Michigan, 2026 to 2034: 6 rows
| Year | Michigan planned MW | Michigan retiring MW |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1355 | 1330 |
| 2027 | 1313 | No data |
| 2028 | 1242 | 2805 |
| 2029 | 198 | No data |
| 2032 | No data | 1535 |
| 2034 | 1000 | No data |
6 rows from EIA-860M.
CSVMichigan projects dated after 2035 or without a year: 0 MW.
Where the Michigan projects are
Michigan: 25 counties shaded, darker for more planned MW.
Filter Michigan planned projects
Filter the 34 planned project lines in Michigan.
5,108 MW across 34 project lines, 15% of the 34,150 MW operating in Michigan.
- MEC North, Calhoun: 500 MW natural gas, online 2034
- MEC South, Calhoun: 500 MW natural gas, online 2034
- Sunfish Solar 2, Calhoun: 360 MW solar, online 2026
- Liberty Solar Energy Center, Kalamazoo: 220 MW solar, online 2027
- Trenton Channel Energy Center, Wayne: 220 MW storage, online 2026
What the Michigan numbers say
Michigan runs 34,150 MW today. The planned list would add 5,108 MW (15%) while 5,702 MW (17%) of operating units carry a retirement date. Through 2035, Michigan has 5,108 MW due online and 5,670 MW due to retire there.
Michigan planned mix: 80% solar, storage and wind, 20% natural gas. Michigan stages: 3,438 MW under construction or in testing, 652 MW permits received, not started, 818 MW permits pending, 200 MW early planning, no approvals started. Michigan retired 2,712 MW from 2021 to 2026 and has 401 MW on the canceled or postponed list.
Michigan capacity by fuel and status
| Michigan fuel | Operating MW | Planned MW | Retiring MW | Retired MW | Canceled in Michigan, MW |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Solar | 3,084 | 3,473 | – | – | 20 |
| Storage | 2,295 | 420 | – | – | – |
| Wind | 3,774 | 198 | – | 2 | 153 |
| Natural gas | 13,751 | 1,015 | 34 | 67 | 228 |
| Coal | 5,732 | – | 5,666 | 2,536 | – |
| Nuclear | 4,086 | – | – | – | – |
| Hydro | 264 | – | 1 | – | 0 |
| Oil | 433 | – | – | 78 | – |
| Other | 730 | 2 | – | 30 | – |
| All fuels | 34,150 | 5,108 | 5,702 | 2,712 | 401 |
Michigan counties with the most planned capacity
| Michigan county | Planned, MW | Generators | Largest fuel |
|---|---|---|---|
| Calhoun County | 1,500 | 4 | Natural gas |
| Sanilac County | 539 | 3 | Solar |
| Montcalm County | 300 | 2 | Solar |
| Wayne County | 237 | 3 | Storage |
| Jackson County | 225 | 2 | Solar |
| Kalamazoo County | 220 | 1 | Solar |
| Huron County | 200 | 1 | Solar |
| Ionia County | 198 | 1 | Wind |
| Arenac County | 175 | 1 | Solar |
| Cass County | 150 | 1 | Solar |
Largest planned projects in Michigan
| Michigan plant | County | Fuel | Stage | Due | MW |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MEC North | Calhoun | Natural gas | Permits received, not started | 2034 | 500 |
| MEC South | Calhoun | Natural gas | Permits pending | 2034 | 500 |
| Sunfish Solar 2 | Calhoun | Solar | Under construction or in testing | 2026 | 360 |
| Liberty Solar Energy Center | Kalamazoo | Solar | Under construction or in testing | 2027 | 220 |
| Trenton Channel Energy Center | Wayne | Storage | Under construction or in testing | 2026 | 220 |
| Deckerville Solar Park | Sanilac | Solar | Under construction or in testing | 2028 | 200 |
| Freshwater Solar, LLC | Montcalm | Solar | Under construction or in testing | 2027 | 200 |
| Silver Creek Solar Park | Huron | Solar | Under construction or in testing | 2028 | 200 |
| Tupper Lake Wind | Ionia | Wind | Permits pending | 2029 | 198 |
| Peatville Solar Park | Sanilac | Solar | Under construction or in testing | 2028 | 185 |
Michigan against its neighbors
Michigan: planned MW equal 15% of operating. Bordering states: Indiana plans 17% of what it runs (2 points above Michigan); Ohio plans 10% of what it runs (5 points below Michigan); Wisconsin plans 26% of what it runs (11 points above Michigan).
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Sources
EIA-860M inventory for Michigan: 787 operating generators, 34 planned lines, edition August 2026, retrieved 5 Oct 2026. Sources for {e(sn)}.
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Questions
Michigan: how much new power plant capacity is planned?
5,108 MW, 15% of the 34,150 MW Michigan runs. 3,438 MW is being built or tested in Michigan.
Michigan: what kind of power plants are planned?
Solar leads Michigan with 3,473 of 5,108 planned MW.
Michigan: which power plants are retiring?
5,702 MW of Michigan units have a retirement date, of which 5,666 MW is coal and 34 MW natural gas.
Will Michigan get all the planned plants?
Not necessarily. Michigan has 401 MW canceled or postponed, and 2,712 MW (coal the largest group) retired from 2021 to 2026.