MCV is the largest natural gas-fired combined electrical energy and steam energy generating plant in the United States of America. MCV is a major wholesale supplier of electrical energy to customers in Michigan and the midcontinent, and a supplier of bulk process steam energy to proximity chemical production companies. Using combined-cycle heat and power (CHP) technology, MCV is an integral part of the efficient energy economy, efficiently converting the energy contained in natural gas to produce electricity and process steam. Located in Midland, Michigan, the facility is capable of continuously producing 1,633 Megawatts of electrical power, and in parallel, producing process steam at a rate of 1.5 million pounds per hour. This is enough electrical energy output to supply a city the size of over one million households, and at the same time, constantly supply major-sized industrial facilities with all of their process steam.
bjvokal@midcogen.com