How big is New Covert Generating Facility?

New Covert Generating Facility has a reported capacity of 1,176 MW. Source: EIA Form 860.

What kind of plant is New Covert Generating Facility?

New Covert Generating Facility is a Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle facility in Van Buren County, MI, participating in the PJM market.

Where is New Covert Generating Facility located?

New Covert Generating Facility is in Van Buren County, MI, inside the PJM balancing area.

Who operates New Covert Generating Facility?

New Covert Generating Facility is operated by Consumers Energy Co - (MI) according to the EIA generator inventory. Reporting membership does not by itself establish ultimate ownership.

How much electricity does New Covert Generating Facility generate?

New Covert Generating Facility reported 7,142.9 GWh over the twelve months to 2026-04. Figures are net generation as filed to EIA-923.

Where does New Covert Generating Facility connect to the grid?

New Covert Generating Facility interconnects at Segreto, on the ITC Interconnection LLC (ITCI) system.

How does New Covert Generating Facility compare to other plants?

By capacity, New Covert Generating Facility ranks #64 of 538 operating plants of the same technology nationally. It ranks #3 of 15 in MI.

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Natural Gas Fired Combined CyclePJM · Van Buren County

New Covert Generating Facility

Van Buren County · PJM

New Covert Generating Facility is a natural gas-fired power facility with 1,176 MW of EIA-reported nameplate capacity in Van Buren County, Michigan, registered as EIA Plant ID 55297. The plant's generating configuration is natural-gas-fired combined-cycle generating facility with six generating units. Consumers Energy Company acquired the project from New Covert Generating Company, LLC in May 2023.

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Overview

Key fields

Reported capacity: 1,176 MW
EIA-reported nameplate capacity; other nameplate and seasonal ratings may differ.
Technology: Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle
Primary generation technology.
Registry anchor: Plant 55297
Van Buren County · PJM
Operating status: Operating
Grid connection: Segreto
345 kV · ITC Interconnection LLC (ITCI)
Project financing: $555M

Infrastructure record

Operator: Consumers Energy Co - (MI)

Profile

Grid role: Controllable, reliable generation intended to supply Michigan electricity needs 24/7 and support additional wind and solar resources.
Grid connection: Segreto · 345 kV · ITC Interconnection LLC (ITCI).
Physical build: The facility is a 1,176-MW natural-gas combined-cycle plant with six operational generating units. The original design comprises three blocks, each using a multi-shaft 1-on-1 configuration. Identified installed equipment includes three Mitsubishi Power M501G gas turbines rated at 245 MW each, three Mitsubishi Power single-reheat axial-flow steam turbines rated at 147 MW each, hydrogen- and air-cooled thyristor-starting electric generators, and Hamon Deltak steam boilers. Counts for the generators and boilers were not stated.
Financing

Structured profile

Reported capacity: 1,176 MW
Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle
Operating status: operating
New Covert Generating Facility is operating.
Interconnection: Segreto
345 kV · ITC Interconnection LLC (ITCI)
Location: Van Buren County
PJM
Asset role

Units and generators

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

Generator	Capacity	Technology	Operation	Status
1	245 MW 362.9 MW summer	Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle Natural Gas · CT	Mar 2004	Operating
1A	147 MW 360.9 MW summer	Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle Natural Gas · CA	Mar 2004	Operating
2	245 MW 365.4 MW summer	Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle Natural Gas · CT	Mar 2004	Operating
2A	147 MW

Performance

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

Peer context

Technology capacity: 1,176 MW
National rank: #64
MI rank: #3

Monthly generation

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Latest 12 months

7.14 TWh

Reported net generation

Latest report

Apr 2026

EIA-923 monthly filing

2025 capacity factor

71.2%

Grid and market context

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Nearby substations

HIFLD infrastructure inventory

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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.

Financing

Financial Close / Refinancing

Jun 29, 2018

Seven-year, $555 million syndicated refinancing for exact 1,176 MW New Covert Generating Facility reached financial close June 29, 2018. Comprised $483.65 million Term Loan A, $16.35 million term-loan tranche, and two letter-of-credit tranches totaling $55 million; scheduled final repayment June 29, 2025.

$555M1,176 MW contracted7 yearsNew Covert Generating Company, LLC · China Merchants Bank Co., Ltd. · Industrial and Commercial Bank of China · ABN AMRO Bank N.V. · Associated Banc-Corp · BNP Paribas S.A. · Commonwealth Bank of Australia · Crédit Agricole Group · E.Sun Financial Holdings · FirstBank Puerto Rico · Investec Bank · MUFG Bank, Ltd. · Société Générale S.A. · Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation · SunTrust Robinson Humphrey Inc.

ICBC contributes $45.28 million USD to the $483.65 million USD Term Loan A tranche of a $555 million USD syndicated loan for the 1,176 MW New Covert Generating Facility 2018 Refinancing Project (Linked to Record ID#105397) | AidData Project

Transactions and agreements

PJM Capacity Auction Clearing

May 2013

New Covert cleared capacity in PJM Reliability Pricing Model auction in May 2013. Source does not disclose cleared MW, price, or agreement duration.

New Covert Generating Company, LLC · PJM Interconnection, LLC

Covert, Michigan, Power Plant Plans Interconnection to PJM Market | Tenaska Capital

PJM Capacity Auction Clearing

May 2014

New Covert cleared capacity in PJM Reliability Pricing Model auction in May 2014. Source does not disclose cleared MW, price, or agreement duration.

New Covert Generating Company, LLC · PJM Interconnection, LLC

Covert, Michigan, Power Plant Plans Interconnection to PJM Market | Tenaska Capital

Gas Supply Agreement

Jun 1, 2018

Base Contract for Sale and Purchase of Natural Gas between New Covert Generating Company, LLC and Sequent Energy Management, L. P., dated June 1, 2018. Related transaction confirmation dated June 27, 2018, and amended and restated transaction confirmation dated May 31, 2023.

New Covert Generating Company, LLC · Sequent Energy Management, L.P.

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Land and environmental record

Air Compliance Violation

Jul 15, 2024

Units 1 and 3 exceeded permitted PM10/PM2.5 rate during July 15–16, 2024 stack tests; Unit 1 at 18.1 lb/hour, Unit 3 at 11.3 lb/hour against permitted limit 10.7 lb/hour

EGLE reported Unit 1 emissions 18.1 pounds per hour and Unit 3 emissions 11.3 pounds per hour against permitted limit 10.7 pounds per hour for PM10 and PM2.5.

EGLE Letterhead Kalamazoo

Air Permit Modification

May 8, 2026

2026 air Permit to Install application package PKG-0000208; EGLE approved on May 8, 2026 with typographical changes to permit conditions

EGLE final-decision notice identifies Covert Generating Station application package PKG-0000208 as air Permit to Install for N6767.

New Source Review Permits Final Decisions

Air Permit To Install

Sep 21, 2020

MI-PTI-N6767-2020a

EGLE ROP identifies associated Permit to Install.

ROP Template for Template Shell NEW

County Tax Appraisal Land Value

$1,342,800

Michigan Tax Tribunal opinion states that assessor's land value was accepted as $1,342,800; this is a land-value figure, not acreage or total facility value.

New Covert Generating Company LLC, MICHIGAN TAX TRIBUNAL Petitioner, v MAHS Docket No. 16-001888 Covert Township, Presiding Judge Respondent, David

Environmental Compliance Milestone

Feb 6, 2023

2023 annual ROP certification reported compliance except for deviations identified in excess-emissions deviation report

EGLE FCE summary identifies facility as major source and states official certification of compliance except for reported deviations.

EGLE

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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Timeline and sources

Project milestones and public references behind the asset profile.

Project timeline

2003
2003
Predecessor development and construction contextTenaska acq...
MACH Gen LLC was created to own, manage, and finish four power plants developed by Pacific Gas & Electric’s National Energy Group; the Covert facility was operated through MACH Gen subsidiary New Covert Generating Company.
Mar 2004

Reporting portfolio

EIA reporting entity

Consumers Energy Co - (MI)

Entity 4254

Operating portfolio

29 plants

1 states

Reported capacity

8,955.2 MW

Batteries · Conventional Hydroelectric · Conventional Steam Coal

Largest reported plants in this portfolio
Largest reported plants	Capacity	State
Ludington	1,978.8 MW	MI
J H Campbell	1,560.8 MW	MI
Dan E Karn	1,402.3 MW	MI
New Covert Generating FacilityCurrent	1,176 MW	MI
Zeeland Generating Station	968.2 MW	MI
Jackson Generating Station	649 MW	MI
Muskegon Solar	250 MW	MI
Cross Winds Energy Park	230.9 MW	MI

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

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Land and environmental record

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Parties and identifiers

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