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TES Filer City Station
Filer City, Michigan
Performance
Produces about 60 MW of electricity and 50,000 pounds of steam per hour
Capacity
Can produce enough electricity to power 73,000 homes
Planet
Coming Soon - Planned conversion to utilize 100% biomass as fuel with carbon capture
Overview
TES Filer City Station is a 72-megawatt (MW) clean coal and biomass power plant located in Filer City, Michigan, near Manistee.
TES Filer City Station generates steam with two non-reheat Foster Wheeler traveling grate spreader stoker boilers. Pollutants are removed from the flue gas stream using two flue gas dry scrubbers and two baghouses. An ABB 72-MW single-flow condensing turbine coupled to an ABB 72-MW synchronous generator converts steam to electricity.
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Process steam is delivered via steam turbine extraction to The Packaging Corporation of America – an adjacent paper mill – where it is used to help produce paper products responsibly and cost effectively.
The facility generates about 510,000 megawatt-hours (MWh) of electricity for Michigan customers. TES Filer City Station’s electric output is sold pursuant to a long-term power purchase agreement to Consumers Energy.
TES Filer City Station began commercial operation in 1990.
