# Jackson Generating Station

MISO asset profile · https://askthegrid.com/assets/facilities/jackson-generating-station

## Current generation inventory

EIA plant 55270 · Inventory reporting month: 2026-08.

- natural gas: 649 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): -84.3767, 42.2488
- OSM extract: 2026-10-08T20:21:06Z
- OSM mapped edit: 2024-03-27 02:47:57+00:00
- Map prepared: 2026-10-10T02:28:19.521552+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

Jackson Generating Station is a 540 MW natural gas combined-cycle plant in Jackson, Michigan, owned by Consumers Energy. It began operating in 2002 as the DPC Juniper plant, and Consumers announced in January 2014 that it would buy it for $155 million instead of building a planned 700 MW plant, with closing scheduled for January 2016. The purchase replaced capacity lost with the April 2016 retirement of seven older coal-fired plants.

## Reviewed metrics

- **Nameplate capacity:** 649 MW — Canonical EIA plant baseline.
- **Registry anchor:** Plant 55270 — plant-55270

## Facts

- **Technology:** Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle
- **Operator:** Consumers Energy
- **Operating status:** Operating

## Related parties

- **Owner / operator / acquirer:** Consumers Energy — owner ([source](https://www.consumersenergy.com))
- **Former owner / seller:** DPC Juniper — former_owner

## Sources

- [energyonline.com](https://energyonline.com/Industry/News.aspx?Consumers_Energy_to_Acquire_Combined_Cycle_Plant_in_Michigan=&NewsID=7703) — energyonline.com · public_source — Source retained for exact-record publication review.
- [consumersenergy.com](https://www.consumersenergy.com/about-us/electric-generation/natural-gas) — consumersenergy.com · public_source — Source retained for exact-record publication review.

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Website: [Consumers Energy](https://www.consumersenergy.com)

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