United States

Big Rock Point Nuclear Power Plant — 72 MW Nuclear

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Big Rock Point Nuclear Power Plant is a 72 MW nuclear power plant located in United States of America. View location, capacity, and technical details.

Capacity
72 MW

Installed

Commissioned
1970

Year online

Owner
Consumers Energy

Operator

Location
45.36, -85.20

Coordinates

Insights

#2,563
largest in %s
#415
largest %s worldwide
#11,616
largest worldwide
1970
%d yrs older than avg
1
operated by %s
12
plants within 100 km

Technical Details

Fuel Type
Nuclear
Capacity
72 MW
Commissioned
1970
Status
Operational
Owner
Consumers Energy
Country
United States
Coordinates
45.359, -85.197
Wikipedia
Link

Estimated Carbon Footprint

Annual CO₂
6,433 t

tonnes / year

Lifetime CO₂
321,667 t

over ~%d yrs

Intensity
12 g

gCO₂ per kWh

Annual emissions equal to

1,399
cars / year
858
homes / year
292,425
trees to offset

Indicative estimate from standard life-cycle emission and capacity factors — not a measured figure. Open calculator

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About this plant

Big Rock Point Nuclear Power Plant is a 72 MW nuclear facility in the United States, operated by Consumers Energy since its commissioning.

Ranked #118 of 137 nuclear plants in the United States, it contributes 0.04% to the country’s total nuclear capacity of 205,513 MW. The largest nuclear plant in the United States is Palo Verde at 4,210 MW, making Big Rock Point 58.5 times smaller.

Nearby plants include Alpine Power Plant (453.8 MW, Gas) and Beaver Island (3.3 MW, Oil). The facility is located in Michigan, approximately 400 km northwest of Detroit.

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