# Ludington Pumped Storage Plant

MISO asset profile · https://askthegrid.com/assets/facilities/ludington-pumped-storage-plant

Consumers Energy Company - Mason County - MISO

Ludington is an operating six-unit pumped-storage plant on Lake Michigan. EIA lists 1,978.8 MW of nameplate capacity, while Consumers Energy describes the upgraded facility as 2,292 MW. Consumers Energy operates the plant and owns 51%; DTE owns 49%. Its current federal license runs through June 2069.

## Metrics

- **Nameplate capacity:** 1978.8 MW — Canonical EIA plant baseline.
- **Registry anchor:** Plant 1713 — plant-1713

## Facts

- **Technology:** Hydroelectric Pumped Storage
- **Operator:** Consumers Energy Company

## Sources

- [consumersenergy.com](https://www.consumersenergy.com/about-us/sustainability/our-hometown-stories/ludington-pumped-storage-plant) — consumersenergy.com · public_source — Source retained for exact-record publication review.

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

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