Consumers Energy
Plant River Power ( MW )
Alcona Dam Au Sable 8
Allegan Hydro Kalamazoo 3
Cooke Dam Au Sable 9
Croton Dam Muskegon 9
Five Channels Dam Au Sable 6
Foote Dam Au Sable 9
Hardy Dam Muskegon 30
Hodenpyl Hydro Manistee 18
Loud Hydro Au Sable 4
Mio Hydro Au Sable 5
Rogers Hydro Muskegon 7
Tippy Dam Manistee 20
Webber Hydro Grand 4
Generating portfolio -- Hydroelectric
Consumers Energy owns 13 hydroelectric facilities or dams along five rivers in Michigan . [ 27 ] Built between 1906 and 1935 , the hydros have a combined generating capacity of about 130 megawatts , enough to serve about 70,000 people . Near the hydros are campgrounds , boat launches and nature trails that are popular spots for canoeing , fishing and bird watching . The facilities are located on the Au Sable River ( Mio Hydro , Alcona Hydro , Loud Hydro , Five Channels Hydro , Cooke Hydro , Foote Hydro ) , Grand River ( Webber Hydro ) , Kalamazoo River ( Allegan Hydro ) , Manistee River ( Hodenpyl Hydro , Tippy Hydro ) and Muskegon River ( Rogers Hydro , Hardy Hydro , Croton Hydro ) . [ 28 ] Operating since 1907 , the Webber Hydro on the Grand River is the company ’ s oldest operating hydroelectric facility . The Croton Hydro on the Muskegon River was listed in the National Register of Historic Places on August 16 , 1979 . [ 29 ] Following is a complete , sortable list of Consumers Energy 's hydroelectric generating facilities :
Consumers Energy is a public utility that provides natural gas and electricity to 6.7 million of Michigan's 10 million residents. It serves customers in all 68 of the states Lower Peninsula counties. It is the primary subsidiary of CMS Energy. The company was founded in 1886 and is currently headquartered in Jackson, Michigan.