River Rouge
A 944 MW coal power plant in Wayne, Michigan, owned by DTE Electric Company, commissioned in 1956, retired in 2024.
Facility nameplate · EIA Plant ID 1740Retired 2024Coal
Nameplate capacity
944 MW
Primary fuel
Coal
Commissioned
1956
Owner
DTE Electric Company
Location
Wayne, Michigan
Coordinates
Generation (2024)
0 GWh
Other fuels
Gas, Oil
Status
Retired
Retired
2024
Technology
Conventional Steam Coal
Units
7
Reported annual generation
| Year | GWh | |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 1,806 | |
| 2016 | 1,002.9 | |
| 2017 | 920 | |
| 2018 | 785.3 | |
| 2019 | 624.2 | |
| 2020 | 198.1 | |
| 2021 | 22.1 | |
| 2022 | -0.3 | |
| 2023 | 0 | |
| 2024 | 0 |
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| Plant | Fuel | Capacity | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Delray | Natural Gas | 142.2 MW | ~2 km |
| Dearborn Industrial Generation | Natural Gas | 747.9 MW | ~5 km |
| Wyandotte | Natural Gas | 48.9 MW | ~8 km |
| Corewell Health Dearborn Campus | Oil | 4.5 MW | ~8 km |
| Dearborn Energy Center | Natural Gas | 35 MW | ~10 km |
| O'Shea Solar Farm | Solar | 2 MW | ~14 km |