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The Monroe Power Plant is a coal-fired power plant located in Monroe, Michigan, on the western shore of Lake Erie. It is owned by the DTE Energy Electric Company, a subsidiary of DTE Energy. The plant was constructed in the early 1970s and began operating in 1971. The plant has 4 generating units, each with an output of 850 megawatts. With all four generating units operating, the plant's total output is 3,300 megawatts. This makes it the eleventh largest electric plant in the United States.
Read more on WikipediaLocated in Monroe County, Michigan, the Monroe power plant is a hybrid facility primarily fueled by distillate fuel oil (DFO) and conventional steam coal. It is owned by DTE Energy and operated by DTE Electric Company. The plant boasts a total capacity of 3293.1 MW distributed across 9 generators. The Monroe plant began operating in 1969.
The Monroe plant operates within the Midcontinent Independent Transmission System Operator (MISO) balancing authority and the RFC NERC region. It is ranked as the largest power plant in Michigan (1 of 3) and among the largest in the United States (1 of 60). The plant's latest annual generation was 16,375,218 MWh, achieving a capacity factor of 56.8%.
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