# Polaris Wind Park

MISO asset profile · https://askthegrid.com/assets/facilities/polaris-wind-park

## Current generation inventory

EIA plant 62290 · Inventory reporting month: 2026-08.

- wind: 168.6 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: 2026-10-10T22:49:53.020309+00:00
- Filed coordinate (longitude, latitude): -84.49984, 43.262611
- OSM extract: 2026-10-09T20:21:04Z
- OSM mapped edit: 2023-10-17 21:03:56+00:00
- Map prepared: 2026-10-10T23:05:26.730740+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

Polaris Wind Park is a DTE Energy wind park in Gratiot County, mid-Michigan. DTE announced it operational on April 23, 2020, with 68 turbines generating 168 megawatts, which made it the largest operating wind park in Michigan and the first of four new DTE wind parks commissioned that year. The park supplies enough clean energy to power more than 64,000 homes and is expected to offset more than 355,000 metric tons of CO2e annually.

## Reviewed metrics

- **Nameplate capacity:** 168.6 MW — Canonical EIA plant baseline.
- **Registry anchor:** Plant 62290 — plant-62290

## Facts

- **Technology:** Onshore Wind Turbine
- **Operator:** DTE Electric Company

## Related parties

- **Owner:** DTE Energy — owner ([source](https://www.dteenergy.com))

## Sources

- [dteenergy.com](https://dteenergy.com/us/en/newsroom/2020/DTE-Energy-turns-on-its-largest-wind-park,-first-of-four-new-wind-parks-coming-online-in-2020.html) — dteenergy.com · public_source — Source retained for exact-record publication review.

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Canonical page: https://askthegrid.com/assets/facilities/polaris-wind-park
Website: [DTE Energy](https://www.dteenergy.com)

Source: Ask the Grid — https://askthegrid.com/