Gratiot Solar Park — Plant Summary
- EIA Plant ID
- 68850
- Capacity
- 50 MW
- Primary Fuel
- Solar
- Technology
- Solar Photovoltaic
- Status
- Under construction
- Location
- Gratiot, MI
- Operating Since
- —
- Generators
- 1
- Operator
- DTE Electric Company
- Parent Company
- DTE Energy
- Balancing Authority
- Midcontinent Independent Transmission System Operator, Inc..
- ISO/RTO
- MISO
- NERC Region
- RFC
Gratiot Solar Park
Under constructionSolarGEM: construction
Ranked #27 of 85 Solar plants in MI#1310 of 7447 nationally
50 MW Solar under construction in Gratiot, MI — Midcontinent Independent Transmission System Operator, Inc..
EIAGEM
50 MW
Nameplate Capacity
1
Generators
unit
Solar Photovoltaic
Technology
—
Operating Since
Location
Coordinates
43.4370, -84.4985
County
Gratiot, MI
Nearby Plants
- Gratiot Wind ParkWind102 MW · 0.4 km
- Old Trail Wind FarmWind213.8 MW · 3.9 km
- Gratiot County Wind LLCWind110.4 MW · 4.3 km
Ownership & Operator
| Field | EIA | GEM | Wikidata |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operator | DTE Electric Company | DTE Electric Company | — |
| Owner(s) | DTE Electric Company | DTE Energy | — |
| Status | Under construction | construction | — |
Ownership Chain
About
Gratiot Solar Park is a 50 MW solar photovoltaic power plant located in Gratiot County, Michigan. The plant, identified by plant ID 68850, is owned by DTE Energy and operated by DTE Electric Company. It utilizes a single generator and fixed-tilt solar tracking technology. The plant's primary fuel source is solar energy.
Gratiot Solar Park operates within the Midcontinent Independent Transmission System Operator (MISO) balancing authority and the ReliabilityFirst Corporation (RFC) NERC region. It is ranked as the 26th largest solar plant in Michigan out of 84, and nationally it is ranked 1171 out of 7108.
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
No generation data available for this plant.
Financial Data
No financial data available for this plant.
Pricing & Market Data
HIGH confidenceMarket Position
ISO/RTO Market
MISO
LMP Node
CONS.GRATIOT2
Pricing Hub
MICHIGAN.HUB
Location Type
Generation Node
Node Source
Curated node match
News & Articles (10)Beta
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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
General
County responds to DTE lawsuit over solar regulations
St. Clair County has filed a response defending its new solar plant regulations against a lawsuit filed by DTE Energy.
Times Herald·7 months ago
Regulatory·state puc
Michigan county uses public health code to restrict solar farms, drawing DTE lawsuit
New St. Clair County rules claim solar farms and grid-scale batteries endanger public health through noise and "visual pollution."
St. Clair County (regulator)DTE (other)
MLive.com·7 months ago
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