# Wärtsilä gets full notice to proceed on two Michigan gas power plants for UMERC

Wärtsilä received full notice to proceed for delivering engines for two new natural gas power plants in Michigan owned by UMERC, a WEC Energy Group subsidiary. The plants in Negaunee and Baraga townships will have a combined output of 188 MW from ten Wärtsilä 50SG engines.

- Type: Contract
- Announced: 2017-11-13
- Where: Negaunee and Baraga townships, Michigan, United States
- Status: announced
- Capacity: 188 MW combined output
- Products: Wärtsilä 50SG gas engines
- Sectors: [Power Generation Equipment](https://endata.com/sectors/power-generation-equipment.md)

## Companies

- [Wärtsilä](https://endata.com/companies/254.md) (supplier)
- [Upper Michigan Energy Resources Corporation](https://endata.com/companies/2373.md) (customer)
- [WEC Energy Group](https://endata.com/companies/2374.md) (partner)

## Sources

- [wartsila.com](https://www.wartsila.com/media/news/13-11-2017-new-wartsila-supplied-power-plants-will-accommodate-broad-range-of-operating-profiles-for-us-utility), 2017-11-13: "The two power plants, located in the Negaunee and Baraga townships in Michigan, will have a combined output of 188 MW provided by a total of ten Wärtsilä 50SG engines running on natural gas fuel."

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