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OIL-FIRED POWER PLANTSCaro
Caro is a 9.4 MW operating oil-fired power plant in Tuscola County, Michigan, operated by Thumb Electric Coop of Mich.
Generators
Each generating unit EIA lists at this plant.
| Unit | Technology | Capacity | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Petroleum Liquids | 2.0 MW | |
| 6 | Petroleum Liquids | 2.0 MW | |
| 4 | Petroleum Liquids | 1.5 MW | |
| 1 | Petroleum Liquids | 1.3 MW | |
| 2 | Petroleum Liquids | 1.3 MW | |
| 3 | Petroleum Liquids | 1.3 MW |
Plant details
- Operator
- Thumb Electric Coop of Mich
- Location
- Tuscola County, Michigan
- Balancing authority
- MISO
- Sector
- Electric Utility
- Capacity
- Operating: 9.4 MW
- First unit online
- Aug 1949
- EIA plant ID
- 1874
Location
43.4659, -83.3278
Nearby power plants
- POET Biorefining Caro, LLCGas power plants · 3.8 MW · 4.2 mi
- WilmotOil-fired power plants · 13.5 MW · 7.0 mi
- Pegasus WindWind farms · 178 MW · 9.0 mi
- Tuscola Wind II LLCWind farms · 100 MW · 12.7 mi
- Cross Winds Energy ParkWind farms · 231 MW · 12.7 mi
- Tuscola Bay WindWind farms · 120 MW · 16.7 mi
- Main Street (MI)Oil-fired power plants · 6.0 MW · 19.5 mi
- Pine StreetGas power plants · 7.7 MW · 19.9 mi
- MSC SebewaingCoal power plants · 1.5 MW · 19.9 mi
- Pheasant Run Wind LLCWind farms · 74.8 MW · 20.2 mi
Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Form EIA-860M, September 2026. Planned dates are targets reported by the developer and often change. Report a problem