Power Generation
The utility operates eleven fossil-fuel generating plants, as well as the Enrico Fermi Nuclear Generating Station. The company is co-owner, with Consumers Energy, of the Ludington Pumped Storage Power Plant, a hydroelectric pumped storage facility in Ludington, Michigan. Detroit Edison uses fossil fuels (mainly coal) to generate 80-85 percent of its total electrical output, with the bulk of the remainder coming from nuclear power.
At 3,300 megawatts, Detroit Edisons's Monroe Power Plant has the third largest generating capacity of any coal-fired power plant in North America. Only Georgia Power's Plant Bowen located near Atlanta, Georgia and Ontario Power Generation's Nanticoke Generating Station in Canada have more generating capacity.
Detroit Edison operates the coal-fired St. Clair and Belle River Power Plants in East China, Michigan and the Marysville Power Plant near Port Huron, all on the shores of the St. Clair River. Also in St. Clair County lies the Greenwood Energy Center, a natural gas and fuel oil plant. Farther north in Harbor Beach is the Harbor Beach Power Plant.
On the Detroit River, Detroit Edison operates the Conners Creek Power Plant in the city of Detroit, the River Rouge Power Plant and the Trenton Channel Power Plant, which all burn coal.
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