How big is French Landing Dam?

French Landing Dam has a reported capacity of 1.6 MW. Source: EIA Form 860M.

What kind of plant is French Landing Dam?

French Landing Dam is a Conventional Hydroelectric facility in Wayne County, MI, participating in the MISO market.

Where is French Landing Dam located?

French Landing Dam is in Wayne County, MI, inside the MISO balancing area.

Who operates French Landing Dam?

French Landing Dam is operated by Eagle Creek Renewable Energy, LLC according to the EIA generator inventory. Reporting membership does not by itself establish ultimate ownership.

How much electricity does French Landing Dam generate?

French Landing Dam reported 8.5 GWh over the twelve months to 2024-12. Figures are net generation as filed to EIA-923.

How does French Landing Dam compare to other plants?

By capacity, French Landing Dam ranks #1,150 of 1,349 operating plants of the same technology nationally. It ranks #40 of 52 in MI.

French Landing Dam — 2 MW hydro plant, Wayne County, MI

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Overview

Nameplate capacity: 1.6 MW
Canonical EIA plant baseline.
Registry anchor: Plant 50437
plant-50437

Structured profile

Technology: Conventional Hydroelectric
Operator: STS Hydropower, LLC

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Units and generators

Operating generator records and technology attributes reported through EIA-860.

Generator	Capacity	Technology	Operation	Status
FRL1	1.6 MW 1.6 MW summer	Conventional Hydroelectric Water · HY	Dec 1988	Operating

Performance

Monthly EIA generation history and recent market-resource behavior where linked telemetry is available.

Peer context

Technology capacity: 1.6 MW; Conventional Hydroelectric
National rank: #1,150; of 1,349 operating peers
MI rank: #40; of 52 operating peers

Monthly generation

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Latest 12 months

8.5 GWh

Reported net generation

Latest report

Dec 2024

EIA-923 monthly filing

2024 capacity factor

60.3%

Using current reported nameplate capacity

Grid and market context

Deterministic links to ERCOT market resources, price records, outage disclosures, queue records, and nearby infrastructure. Candidate joins remain labeled until corroborated.

Nearby substations

HIFLD infrastructure inventory

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0.1 km

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Commercial, land, and environmental record

Source-backed project transactions, agreements, land records, permits, and environmental disclosures. Portfolio and adjacent-project facts remain explicitly scoped.

Transactions and agreements

Regulatory Approval

1987

The original Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) license was issued on May 5, 1987 (effective May 1, 1987) for FERC Project No. 9951. The license term runs through April 30, 2027.

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

eaglecreekre.com

License Transfer Application

Feb 15, 1995

A license transfer application was filed with FERC to transfer the French Landing license from Township of Van Buren and STS French Landing, Ltd. to Van Buren and STS Hydropower, Ltd.

Township of Van Buren · STS French Landing, Ltd. · STS Hydropower, Ltd.

govinfo.gov

License Transfer Application

May 19, 2017

STS Hydropower Ltd. (transferor) and STS Hydropower, LLC (transferee) filed an application with FERC to transfer the French Landing license (Project No. 9951-054).

STS Hydropower Ltd. · STS Hydropower, LLC

public-inspection.federalregister.gov

Regulatory Application

Apr 29, 2025

STS Hydropower, LLC and Van Buren Charter Township filed an application with FERC for a new major license for the French Landing Hydroelectric Project. The application states that this is an existing project and no new construction is planned in association with relicensing.

STS Hydropower, LLC · Van Buren Charter Township · Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

public-inspection.federalregister.gov

Related parties and identifiers

Parties, market resources, and identifiers tied to this asset, with owner, operator, developer, EPC, compliance provider, and interconnecting entity roles kept separate.

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AssetOwner / operator

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Timeline and sources

Project milestones and public references behind the asset profile.

Project timeline

1972
1972
Voter-approved transfer of dam ownership to Van Buren Townshipvbtmi.gov
Van Buren Township voters formally approved the proposal to accept ownership of the dam and related properties. Ownership was transferred to Van Buren Township (per township official history). Note: The 2025 license application states the dam was 'donated' in 1981; the records do not reconcile this discrepancy.
1987
1987

Reporting portfolio

EIA reporting entity

Eagle Creek Renewable Energy, LLC

Entity 57280

Operating portfolio

65 plants

19 states

Reported capacity

663.2 MW

Conventional Hydroelectric

Largest reported plants in this portfolio
Largest reported plants	Capacity	State
Narrows (NC)	108.8 MW	NC
Lake Lynn Hydro Station	51.2 MW	PA
Racine	47.4 MW	OH
Tuckertown Hydro	42 MW	NC
High Rock Hydro	33 MW	NC
Glen Park Hydroelectric Project	32.6 MW	NY
Falls Hydro	31.4 MW	NC
Anson Abenaki Hydros	29 MW	ME

Portfolio membership follows the latest EIA-860 reporting entity. It does not imply ultimate ownership.

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French Landing Dam