Pine River Solar Park — Plant Summary
- EIA Plant ID
- 67941
- Capacity
- 80 MW
- Primary Fuel
- Solar
- Technology
- Solar Photovoltaic
- Status
- Operating
- Location
- Gratiot, MI
- Operating Since
- 2025
- Generators
- 1
- Operator
- DTE Electric Company
- Parent Company
- DTE Energy
- Annual Generation
- 78,143 MWh
- Capacity Factor
- 19.0%
- Balancing Authority
- Midcontinent Independent Transmission System Operator, Inc..
- ISO/RTO
- MISO
- NERC Region
- RFC
Pine River Solar Park
OperatingSolar
Ranked #23 of 85 Solar plants in MI#903 of 7447 nationally
80 MW Solar operating in Gratiot, MI — Midcontinent Independent Transmission System Operator, Inc..
EIAGEM
80 MW
Nameplate Capacity
1
Generators
unit
Solar Photovoltaic
Technology
2025
Operating Since
Location
Coordinates
43.4312, -84.6836
County
Gratiot, MI
Nearby Plants
- Pine River Wind ParkWind161.3 MW · 6.0 km
- St LouisDistillate Oil5.6 MW · 7.4 km
- Gratiot Solar ParkSolar50 MW · 15.0 km
Ownership & Operator
| Field | EIA | GEM | Wikidata |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operator | DTE Electric Company | DTE Electric Company | — |
| Owner(s) | DTE Electric Company | DTE Energy | — |
| Status | Operating | operating | — |
Ownership Chain
About
Pine River Solar Park is an 80 MW solar photovoltaic power plant located in Gratiot County, Michigan. The plant, which began operating in 2025, is owned by DTE Energy and operated by DTE Electric Company. It consists of a single generator utilizing fixed-tilt solar tracking technology. Pine River Solar Park ranks as the 24th largest solar facility in Michigan out of 84, and 689th nationally out of 7108.
The plant operates within the Midcontinent Independent Transmission System Operator (MISO) balancing authority and the ReliabilityFirst Corporation (RFC) NERC region. In its latest year of operation, Pine River Solar Park generated 78,143 MWh of electricity, achieving a capacity factor of 19.0%.
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
138 kV
Regulatory Status
RE
Entity Type
Investor-Owned Utility
Sector
Electric Utility
Generation
4.2K MWh
Latest Month
78.1K MWh
Annual Generation
19.0%
Capacity Factor
Financial Data
No financial data available for this plant.
Pricing & Market Data
HIGH confidenceMarket Position
ISO/RTO Market
MISO
LMP Node
CONS.PNRVR.SOL
Pricing Hub
MICHIGAN.HUB
Location Type
Generation Node
Node Source
Curated node match
News & Articles (10)Beta
General
US Roundup: solar-plus-storage projects advance across the country
Updates on solar-plus-storage projects from Google and DTE Energy, Sunraycer, Invenergy and SRP, Idemitsu Renewables, and Clēnera.
Energy-Storage.News·6 days ago
General
US Roundup: solar-plus-storage projects advance across the country
Updates on solar-plus-storage projects from Google and DTE Energy, Sunraycer, Invenergy and SRP, Idemitsu Renewables, and Clēnera.
Energy-Storage.News·6 days ago
Deals·ppa
DTE Energy to supply 3GW electricity to Big Tech data centres
Detroit-based utility DTE Energy is in discussions to deliver more than 3GW of electricity to support the expansion of Big Tech's data...
DTE Energy (seller)Big Tech (buyer)
Yahoo Finance·7 months ago
Industry·corporate
DTE Energy in Detroit on Pace to Invest $4.4B in Electric and Natural Gas Systems
DTE Energy in Detroit has invested more than $1.8 billion into its utilities during the first half of 2025, and is on pace to invest $4.4...
DTE Energy (operator)
DBusiness Magazine·7 months ago
Last updated 2026-03-26
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