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131: 468: 482: 25: 327:. The plant was constructed in the early 1970s and began operating in 1971. The plant has 4 generating units, each with an output of 850 megawatts. With all four generating units operating, the plant's total output is 3,300 megawatts (3,400 MW total, with 100 MW required for the plant machinery to run). This makes it the eleventh largest electric plant in the United States. 349:
In its 2022 Integrated Resource Plan, DTE sped up the timeline for retirement from the previous date of 2040. The plant is scheduled to close two of its units in 2028. The remaining two units are planned to close by 2032, moved up from 2035 in 2023. No plans are in place as of yet to replace the
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The Monroe Power Plant did significant upgrades and maintenance at the facility in late 2007 and 2008.
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The Monroe Power Plant connects to the power grid by numerous 120,000- and 345,000-volt
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to water and nitrogen. Currently all of the generating units use SCRs.
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Coal-fired power station located in Monroe, Michigan
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