Placid 12 — Plant Summary
- EIA Plant ID
- 1737
- Capacity
- 13.5 MW
- Primary Fuel
- Oil
- Technology
- Petroleum Liquids
- Status
- Operating
- Location
- Oakland, MI
- Operating Since
- 1970
- Generators
- 5
- Operator
- DTE Electric Company
- Parent Company
- DTE Energy
- Annual Generation
- 0 MWh
- Capacity Factor
- 0.0%
- Balancing Authority
- Midcontinent Independent Transmission System Operator, Inc..
- ISO/RTO
- MISO
- NERC Region
- RFC
Placid 12
OperatingDistillate Oil
Ranked #7 of 22 Distillate Oil plants in MI#223 of 827 nationally
13.5 MW Distillate Oil operating in Oakland, MI — Midcontinent Independent Transmission System Operator, Inc..
EIAWD
13.5 MW
Nameplate Capacity
5
Generators
units
Petroleum Liquids
Technology
1970
Operating Since
Location
Coordinates
42.7100, -83.4555
County
Oakland, MI
Nearby Plants
- Putnam (MI)Distillate Oil13.5 MW · 0.1 km
- Eagle Valley (MI)Landfill Gas3.2 MW · 15.8 km
- HancockNatural Gas121.6 MW · 17.9 km
Ownership & Operator
| Field | EIA | GEM | Wikidata |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operator | DTE Electric Company | DTE Electric | — |
| Owner(s) | DTE Electric Company | DTE Energy | — |
| Status | Operating | — | — |
Ownership Chain
About
Placid 12 is a 13.5 MW peaking power plant located in Oakland County, Michigan. The plant began operating in 1970 and is owned and operated by DTE Electric Company, a subsidiary of DTE Energy. The facility consists of 5 generators utilizing petroleum liquids, specifically distillate fuel oil (DFO), as its primary fuel source. Placid 12 operates within the Midcontinent Independent Transmission System Operator (MISO) balancing authority and the RFC NERC region.
The plant's installed cost was $145.15 per kilowatt, according to FERC data. Placid 12 is ranked as the 12th largest petroleum liquids plant in Michigan out of 26 such plants, and nationally it is ranked 269th out of 886 similar plants.
Generated from EIA, GEM, and public data sources
Engineering & Generators
Grid Context
NERC Region
RFC
Balancing Authority
Midcontinent Independent Transmission System Operator, Inc..
Grid Voltage
40 kV
Regulatory Status
RE
Entity Type
Investor-Owned Utility
Sector
Electric Utility
Generation
0 MWh
Latest Month
0 MWh
Annual Generation
0.0%
Capacity Factor
Jan 2022 – Dec 2024
Financial DataBeta
Source: FERC Form 1HIGH
$137/kW
Installed Cost
$-350.2/MWh
Operating Cost
DTE Electric Company
Reporting Utility
Annual Capital & Operating Expenses
Cumulative Installed Cost
Per-Unit Cost Trends
Pricing & Market Data
HIGH confidencePoint of Interconnection
Nearest Substation
Placid Substation · 345 kV
Substation Distance
0 km
Operator
ITC
Coord Source
OSM spatial
Market Position
ISO/RTO Market
MISO
LMP Node
DECO.PLACDP12
Pricing Hub
MICHIGAN.HUB
Location Type
Generation Node
Node Source
Curated node match
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