# Monroe (MI)

MISO asset profile · https://askthegrid.com/assets/facilities/monroe-mi

Four supercritical coal units on an approved phased retirement schedule

Monroe is DTE Electric's four-unit coal station in Michigan. Current EIA plant nameplate is 3,293.1 MW, including 3,279.6 MW of coal generation and 13.5 MW of small petroleum units.

## Profile

- **Retirement schedule:** Michigan regulators approved retirement of Units 3 and 4 by the end of 2028 and Units 1 and 2 by the end of 2032.

## Metrics

- **EIA plant nameplate:** 3,293.1 MW — 3,279.6 MW coal plus 13.5 MW petroleum internal combustion.
- **Coal units:** 4 — Entered service from 1971 through 1974.
- **First retirement tranche:** Units 3-4 by 2028 — Approved schedule in MPSC Case U-21193.

## Facts

- **Owner/operator:** DTE Electric Company · confidence: high
- **Boilers:** Four Babcock & Wilcox supercritical wall-fired units · confidence: high

## Sources

- [MPSC approves DTE integrated resource plan](https://www.michigan.gov/mpsc/commission/news-releases/2023/07/26/commission-approves-settlement-agreement-on-dte-electric-co-integrated-resource-plan) — Michigan Public Service Commission · regulator order summary — Approved unit-specific retirement schedule.
- [Monroe source-test report](https://www.egle.state.mi.us/aps/downloads/srn/B2816/B2816_TEST_20211214.pdf) — Michigan EGLE · regulator technical record — Exact boiler, turbine-generator, and control-equipment descriptions.

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Website: [DTE Electric Company](https://www.dteenergy.com)

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