# Dearborn Industrial Generation

MISO asset profile · https://askthegrid.com/assets/facilities/dearborn-industrial-generation

## Current generation inventory

EIA plant 55088 · Inventory reporting month: 2026-08.

- natural gas: 509.90000000000003 MW operating nameplate
- other: 238 MW operating nameplate
- Capacity basis: operating_generator_nameplate_mw
- Source inventory: [EIA-860M workbook (preliminary)](https://www.eia.gov/electricity/data/eia860m/xls/august_generator2026.xlsx)
- Inventory retrieved: 2026-10-10T02:12:40.665346+00:00
- Filed coordinate (longitude, latitude): -83.154, 42.3026
- OSM extract: 2026-10-08T20:21:06Z
- OSM mapped edit: 2023-02-13 04:34:43+00:00
- Map prepared: 2026-10-10T02:28:21.447766+00:00

Battery power (MW) and stored energy (MWh) are separate measures. Shared physical-site membership does not establish electrical connectivity, settlement or a common export limit.

## Reviewed overview

Dearborn Industrial Generation is a 747.9 MW natural gas fired combustion turbine, other gases, natural gas fired combined cycle plant in Wayne County. Its first phase, a 160 MW simple-cycle peaker, was completed in July 1999, and two combined-cycle units followed in 2001. It supplies steam to Ford, AK Steel and U.S. Steel, recycles blast furnace gas from the neighboring mill, and sells electricity into MISO.

## Reviewed metrics

- **Nameplate capacity:** 747.9000000000001 MW — Canonical EIA plant baseline.
- **Registry anchor:** Plant 55088 — plant-55088

## Facts

- **Technology:** Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine, Other Gases, Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle
- **Operator:** CMS Enterprises
- **Operating status:** Operating

## Related parties

- **Offtaker:** Ford Motor Company — offtaker ([source](https://www.ford.com))

## Sources

- [northstarcleanenergy.com](https://northstarcleanenergy.com/project/dearborn-industrial-generation/) — northstarcleanenergy.com · public_source — Source retained for exact-record publication review.

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Canonical page: https://askthegrid.com/assets/facilities/dearborn-industrial-generation
Website: [CMS Enterprises](https://www.cmsenergy.com)

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