Michigan Generating Unit Types and their Energy Sources
Unofficial Inventory of Michigan's Generating Sources Connected to Utility Grids (Nuclear not included)
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Source Type |
Site MWe | ST | IC | GT | HY | CT | CA | WT | PS | CS | |
| Power MWe | 36,343.5 | 23,689.9 | 867.1 | 4,236.8 | 352.3 | 3,169.3 | 2,000.0 | 1.8 | 1,978.8 | 23.0 | |
| Count | 220.0 | 130.0 | 311.0 | 102.0 | 191.0 | 34.0 | 15.0 | 1.0 | 6.0 | 1.0 | |
| Type Average MWe | 165.2 | 182.2 | 2.8 | 41.5 | 1.8 | 93.2 | 133.3 | 1.8 | 329.8 | 23.0 | |
| US Extrapolated Count | 6,600.0 | 3,900.0 | 9,330.0 | 3,060.0 | 5,730.0 | 1,020.0 | 450.0 | 30.0 | 180.0 | 30.0 |
Notice the large number of diesels (IC, @ 2.8) and hydros (HY, @ 1.8).
Unit
Type Abbreviations:
CA =
Combined Cycle Steam Plant;
CC =
Combined Cycle Total Unit (use only for plants/generators that are in planning
stage, for which specific generator details cannot be provided);
CE = Compressed Air Energy Storage;
CS = Combined Cycle Single Shaft (combustion turbine and steam
turbine share a single generator);
CT = Combined Cycle Combustion Turbine Part (type of coal must
be reported as energy source for integrated coal);
FC = Fuel Cell;
GT = Combustion (Gas) Turbine (includes jet engine design);
HY = Hydraulic Turbine (includes turbines associated with
delivery of water by pipeline);
IC = Internal Combustion (diesel, piston) Engine;
NA = Unknown at this time (use only for plants/generators that
are in planning stage, for which specific generator details cannot be
provided.);
OT = Other;
PS = Hydraulic Turbine - Reversible (pumped storage);
PV = Photovoltaic;
ST = Steam Turbine, including nuclear, geothermal and solar
steam (does not include combined cycle);
WT = Wind Turbine;
Energy Source Abbreviations:
AB = Agriculture Crop Byproducts/Straw/Energy Crops;
BFG = Blast-Furnace Gas;
BIT = (Anthracite Coal, Bituminous Coal);
BLQ = Black Liquor;
DFO = Distillate Fuel Oil (includes all Diesel and No. 1, No.
2, and No. 4 Fuel Oils);
GEO = Geothermal;
JF = Jet Fuel;
KER = Kerosene;
LFG = Landfill Gas;
LIG = Lignite Coal;
MSW = Municipal Solid Waste;
NA = Not Available;
NG = Natural Gas;
NUC = Nuclear (Uranium, Plutonium, Thorium);
OBG = Other Biomass Gases (Digester Gas, Methane, and other
biomass gases);
OBL = Other Biomass Liquids (Ethanol, Fish Oil, Liquid
Acetonitrile Waste, Medical Waste, Tall Oil, Waste Alcohol, and other biomass
liquids not specified);
OBS = Other Biomass Solids (Animal Manure and Waste, Solid
Byproducts, and other solid biomass not specified);
OG = Other Gas (Butane, Coal Processes, Coke-Oven, Refinery,
and other processes);
OTH = Other (Batteries, Chemicals, Coke Breeze, Hydrogen,
Pitch, Sulfur, Tar Coal, and miscellaneous technologies);
PC = Petroleum Coke;
PG = Propane;
PUR = Purchased Steam;
RFO = Residual Fuel Oil (includes No. 5 and No. 6 Fuel Oils and
Bunker C Fuel Oil);
SC = Coal-based Synfuel and include briquettes, pellets, or
extrusions, which are formed by binding materials and processes that recycle
material;
SLW = Sludge Waste;
SUB = Subbituminous Coal;
SUN = Solar (Photovoltaic, Thermal);
TDF = Tires;
WAT = Water (Conventional, Pumped Storage);
WC = Waste/Other Coal (Anthracite Culm, Bituminous Gob, Fine
Coal, Lignite Waste, Waste Coal);
WDL = Wood Waste Liquids (Red Liquor, Sludge Wood, Spent
Sulfite Liquor, and other wood related liquids not specified);
WDS = Wood/Wood Waste Solids (Paper Pellets, Railroad Ties,
Utility Poles, Wood Chips, and other wood solids);
WH = Waste Heat (Reject Heat);
WND = Wind;
WO = Waste Oil-Other and Waste Oil (Butane (Liquid), Crude Oil,
Liquid Byproducts, Oil Waste, Propane (Liquid), Re-Refined Motor Oil, Sludge
Oil, Tar Oil).