# Blue Water Energy Center

MISO asset profile · https://askthegrid.com/assets/facilities/blue-water-energy-center

DTE's two-on-one combined-cycle plant in East China Township

Blue Water Energy Center is DTE's operating 2x1 combined-cycle plant in East China Township, Michigan. Current EIA nameplates total 1,267.4 MW; DTE describes 1,150 MW of nominal/marketed capability.

## Profile

- **Investment and operation:** DTE describes the facility as an approximately $1 billion project that entered commercial operation on June 6, 2022.

## Metrics

- **EIA nameplate:** 1,267.4 MW — Two 394.4 MW combustion turbines plus one 478.6 MW steam unit.
- **DTE capability basis:** 1,150 MW — Owner-described nominal/marketed combined-cycle output.
- **Project investment:** About $1 billion — Owner-reported project investment, not financing close.

## Facts

- **Commercial operation:** June 6, 2022 · confidence: high

## Related parties

- **Owner/operator:** DTE Electric Company — Official DTE operation release and current EIA record ([source](https://www.dteenergy.com/us/en/newsroom/2022/DTE-Energy-s-Blue-Water-Energy-Center-begins-commercial-operation.html))
- **Turbine supplier:** General Electric — Michigan EGLE source-test report ([source](https://www.egle.state.mi.us/aps/downloads/SRN/B2796/B2796_TEST_20230620.pdf))

## Sources

- [Blue Water begins commercial operation](https://www.dteenergy.com/us/en/newsroom/2022/DTE-Energy-s-Blue-Water-Energy-Center-begins-commercial-operation.html) — DTE Energy · official owner record — Official COD, ownership, capacity description, project location, and investment.
- [Blue Water source-test report](https://www.egle.state.mi.us/aps/downloads/SRN/B2796/B2796_TEST_20230620.pdf) — Michigan EGLE · regulator technical record — Exact 2x1 configuration and GE 7HA.02 turbine model.

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