Marquette Energy Center — Plant Summary
- EIA Plant ID
- 60559
- Capacity
- 51.3 MW
- Primary Fuel
- Natural Gas
- Technology
- Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine
- Status
- Operating
- Location
- Marquette, MI
- Operating Since
- 2017
- Generators
- 3
- Operator
- City of Marquette - (MI)
- Parent Company
- —
- Annual Generation
- 162,246.01 MWh
- Capacity Factor
- 36.0%
- Balancing Authority
- Midcontinent Independent Transmission System Operator, Inc..
- ISO/RTO
- MISO
- NERC Region
- RFC
Marquette Energy Center
OperatingNatural Gas
Ranked #32 of 63 Natural Gas plants in MI#1108 of 2009 nationally
51.3 MW Natural Gas operating in Marquette, MI — Midcontinent Independent Transmission System Operator, Inc..
EIAWD
51.3 MW
Nameplate Capacity
3
Generators
units
Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine
Technology
2017
Operating Since
Location
Coordinates
46.5655, -87.4364
County
Marquette, MI
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Ownership & Operator
| Field | EIA | GEM | Wikidata |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operator | City of Marquette - (MI) | — | — |
| Owner(s) | City of Marquette - (MI) | — | — |
| Status | Operating | — | — |
Ownership Chain
No GEM tracker match for this plant — ownership chain unavailable.
About
The Marquette Energy Center is a 51.3 MW natural gas-fired power plant located in Marquette County, Michigan. The plant began operating in 2017 and consists of three natural gas internal combustion engine generators. It is owned and operated by the City of Marquette - (MI). The plant is connected to the Midcontinent Independent Transmission System Operator, Inc. (MISO) balancing authority and resides within the ReliabilityFirst Corporation (RFC) NERC region.
In its most recent year of operation, the Marquette Energy Center generated 162,246 MWh of electricity, achieving a capacity factor of 36.0%. The plant is ranked as the 32nd largest in Michigan out of 62 plants, and nationally it is ranked 1098 out of 1963. The plant has been the subject of 10 news articles, split evenly between regulatory and industry topics.
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
69 kV
Regulatory Status
RE
Entity Type
Municipal
Sector
Electric Utility
Generation
12.2K MWh
Latest Month
162.2K MWh
Annual Generation
36.0%
Capacity Factor
Jan 2022 – Dec 2024
Financial Data
No financial data available for this plant.
Pricing & Market Data
HIGH confidenceMarket Position
ISO/RTO Market
MISO
LMP Node
WEC.MARQ
Pricing Hub
MICHIGAN.HUB
Node Source
EIA-860 direct report
News & Articles (10)Beta
Regulatory·rate case
As data centers loom, ratepayers in Wisconsin still owe $1 billion on shuttered power plants
A concrete pad and open fields mark former site of the We Energies Power Plant on Nov. 13, 2025, in Pleasant Prairie in southeastern...
We Energies (other)
PBS Wisconsin·2 months ago
Regulatory·rate case
U.P. utility’s plan to add steep renewable energy surcharges to power bills rejected
LANSING, MI - Michigan regulators have rejected an Upper Peninsula utility's plan to add escalating charges to electric bills to pay for...
MLive.com·3 months ago
Regulatory·rate case
As energy-hungry data centers loom, Wisconsin ratepayers owe $1 billion on shuttered power plants
Obsolete power plants still cost ratepayers. Now, the push to generate electricity for data centers risks creating another $1 billion in...
Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service·3 months ago
Industry·corporate
We Energies plans $5.5 billion in new energy projects as data center demand grows
We Energies has filed a flurry of applications to spend more than $5.5 billion for new energy projects to meet Wisconsin's rising energy...
We Energies (other)
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel·4 months ago
Last updated 2026-03-14
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