Belle River
DTE Electric CompanySt Clair County
Aerial photograph of Belle River Power Plant.
Source: Michigan Public Power AgencyBelle River is a 1,664.4 MW generating plant at 4505 King Road in China Township, St. Clair County, Michigan, comprising 10 generators. The facility includes two 697.5 MW conventional steam-coal units (ST1 and ST2), three natural-gas-fired simple-cycle combustion turbines (CTG 12-1, CTG 12-2, and CTG 13-1 at 85.3 MW each), and five petroleum-liquids internal-combustion generators (IC1 through IC5 at 2.7 MW each). The plant began operating in November 1981. DTE Electric Company owns and operates the facility; Detroit Edison Company, now a business name of DTE, constructed and initially operated the coal units. The plant is undergoing conversion from coal-fired baseload generation to natural-gas-fired peaking operation. Unit 1 ceased coal combustion and entered gas-system commissioning in December 2025; Unit 2 is scheduled to cease coal burning by the end of 2026. The converted gas peaking resource is planned for retirement by 2040.
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EIA plant 6034 · Inventory for Aug 2026.
| Generator | Technology | Status | Power (MW) | Energy (MWh) |
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| 12-1 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Operating | 85.3 | Unknown |
| 12-2 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Operating | 85.3 | Unknown |
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Operating generator records and technology attributes reported through EIA-860.
| Generator | Capacity | Technology | Operation | Status |
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| 12-1 | 85.3 MW 75 MW summer | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine Natural Gas · GT | Sep 1999 | Operating |
| 12-2 | 85.3 MW 75 MW summer | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine Natural Gas · GT | Sep 1999 | Operating |
| 13-1 | 85.3 MW 74 MW summer | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine Natural Gas · GT | Sep 1999 | Operating |
| 3 | 2.7 MW 3 MW summer | Petroleum Liquids Disillate Fuel Oil · IC | Nov 1981 | Operating |
| 4 | 2.7 MW | |||
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EIA-860 lists generator 3, generator 4, generator 5, generator IC1, generator IC2 with this operating date.
| 13-1 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Operating | 85.3 | Unknown |
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| 3 | Petroleum Liquids | Operating | 2.7 | Unknown |
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| 4 | Petroleum Liquids | Operating | 2.7 | Unknown |
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| 5 | Petroleum Liquids | Operating | 2.7 | Unknown |
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| IC1 | Petroleum Liquids | Operating | 2.7 | Unknown |
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| IC2 | Petroleum Liquids | Operating | 2.7 | Unknown |
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| ST1 | Conventional Steam Coal | Operating | 697.5 | Unknown |
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| ST2 | Conventional Steam Coal | Operating | 697.5 | Unknown |
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Monthly generation is reported through EIA-923. Capacity factor uses the current EIA nameplate capacity and is shown only for complete calendar years.
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|---|---|---|---|
| Monroe (MI) | 3,293.1 MW | MI | |
| Belle RiverCurrent | 1,664.4 MW | MI | |
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| Greenwood (MI) | 1,071.3 MW | MI | |
| Renaissance Power Plant | 782 MW | MI | |
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Portfolio membership follows the latest EIA-860 reporting entity. It does not imply ultimate ownership.
View full reporting portfolioEIA-860 lists generator ST1 with this operating date.
EIA-860 lists generator ST2 with this operating date.
EIA-860 lists generator 12-1, generator 12-2, generator 13-1 with this operating date.
DTE released its 2022 CleanVision Integrated Resource Plan, which proposed converting Belle River from a coal-fired baseload plant to a natural-gas-fired peaking resource, moving coal retirement from 2028 to 2026.
EIA-860 lists a planned retirement for generator ST1, generator ST2.
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Belle River reports 255.9 MW natural gas + 13.5 MW petroleum + 1,395 MW coal of operating nameplate capacity. These technology ratings do not establish a common export limit. Source: EIA Aug 2026.
Belle River is a Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine, Petroleum Liquids, Conventional Steam Coal facility in St Clair County, MI, participating in the MISO market.
Belle River is in St Clair County, MI, inside the MISO balancing area.
Belle River is operated by DTE Electric Company according to the EIA generator inventory. Reporting membership does not by itself establish ultimate ownership.
Belle River reported 6,029.6 GWh over the twelve months to 2026-07. Figures are net generation as filed to EIA-923.
By capacity, Belle River ranks #48 of 205 operating plants of the same technology nationally. It ranks #3 of 5 in MI.
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