Power Plants Near 46517 — Elkhart, IN

45 power plants within 50 miles of ZIP 46517 (Elkhart, Indiana). Click any plant for capacity, generation, emissions, and generator-level detail.

Centroid: 41.6469, -85.9728 · County: Elkhart

Natural Gas 43%Nuclear 41%Solar 8%Coal 7%

Distance	Plant	Fuel	Capacity	Operator
1.7 mi	Earthmovers Lfgte Elkhart, IN	Biomass	5 MW	Wabash Valley Power Assn, Inc
3.2 mi	Elkhart Elkhart, IN	Hydroelectric	3 MW	Indiana Michigan Power Co
8.0 mi	Green Cow Power Goshen, IN	Biomass	4 MW	Green Cow Power Llc
8.2 mi	Twin Branch Pv Mishawaka, IN	Solar	3 MW	Indiana Michigan Power Co
8.3 mi	Twin Branch Mishawaka, IN	Hydroelectric	5 MW	Indiana Michigan Power Co
9.1 mi	St. Joseph Solar Granger, IN	Solar	20 MW	Indiana Michigan Power Co
14.2 mi	Notre Dame Hydro South Bend, IN	Hydroelectric	3 MW	University Of Notre Dame
14.3 mi	University Of Notre Dame Notre Dame, IN	Natural Gas	40 MW	University Of Notre Dame
14.6 mi	Prairie View I & Ii Lfgte Wyatt, IN	Natural Gas	6 MW	Wabash Valley Power Assn, Inc
15.1 mi	Middlebury Solar Middlebury, IN	Solar	2 MW	Ecos Energy Llc
15.9 mi	Mottville White Pigeon, MI	Hydroelectric	2 MW	Indiana Michigan Power Co
16.1 mi	Bremen Bremen, IN	Solar	7 MW	Indiana Municipal Power Agency
17.7 mi	Gemstone Solar Llc Jefferson Township, MI	Solar	—	Clenera Devco Llc
17.9 mi	Elkhart County Solar Project Benton Township, IN	Solar	—	Elkhart County Solar Project, Llc
19.0 mi	French Paper Hydro Niles, MI	Hydroelectric	1 MW	French Paper Co
19.6 mi	Indeck Niles Energy Center Niles, MI	Natural Gas	1,174 MW	Indeck Niles, Llc
20.7 mi	Constantine Constantine, MI	Hydroelectric	1 MW	Indiana Michigan Power Co
21.3 mi	Southeast Berrien Generating Facility Niles, MI	Biomass	5 MW	North American Natural Res
23.6 mi	Buchanan (Mi) Buchanan, MI	Hydroelectric	4 MW	Indiana Michigan Power Co
25.8 mi	Honeysuckle Solar Farm New Carlisle, IN	Solar	150 MW	Lightsource Renewable Energy Asset Management, Llc
26.4 mi	St Joseph Energy Center New Carlisle, IN	Natural Gas	780 MW	St Joseph Energy Center Llc
26.9 mi	Olivepv New Carlisle, IN	Solar	5 MW	Indiana Michigan Power Co
27.5 mi	Berrien Springs Berrien Springs, MI	Hydroelectric	7 MW	Indiana Michigan Power Co
27.9 mi	Electric City Solar Sturgis, MI	Solar	15 MW	Greenbacker Renewable Energy Corporation
28.0 mi	Champion Solar I New Carlisle, IN	Solar	—	Lightsource Renewable Energy Asset Management, Llc
29.7 mi	Walkerton Walkerton, IN	Solar	1 MW	Indiana Municipal Power Agency
30.1 mi	Sturgis City Diesel Plant Sturgis, MI	Natural Gas	6 MW	City Of Sturgis - (Mi)
31.6 mi	Zimmerman Energy Argos, IN	Biomass	8 MW	Landfill Energy Systems
31.7 mi	Hydro Plant Three Rivers, MI	Hydroelectric	2 MW	City Of Sturgis - (Mi)
38.0 mi	Donald C Cook Bridgman, MI	Nuclear	2,285 MW	Indiana Michigan Power Co
39.8 mi	Watervliet Pv Watervliet, MI	Solar	5 MW	Indiana Michigan Power Co
39.8 mi	Watervliet Watervliet, MI	Biomass	4 MW	Energy Developments, Inc D/B/A Edl
40.6 mi	Columbia City Solar Park Columbia City, IN	Solar	4 MW	Indiana Municipal Power Agency
44.5 mi	Aep Churubusco Nas Churubusco, IN	Battery Storage	—	Indiana Michigan Power Co
45.2 mi	Western Michigan Solar Gardens Kalamazoo, MI	Solar	1 MW	Consumers Energy Co - (Mi)
45.5 mi	Parkview Battery Kalamazoo, MI	Other Fossil	1 MW	Consumers Energy Co - (Mi)
46.1 mi	Mammoth North Solar Knox, IN	Solar	400 MW	Mammoth North, Llc
47.6 mi	Western Michigan University Power Plant Kalamazoo, MI	Natural Gas	17 MW	Western Michigan University
48.1 mi	Deercroft I & Ii Lfgte Michigan City, IN	Biomass	6 MW	Wabash Valley Power Assn, Inc
48.3 mi	Greenstone Solar, Llc Coldwater, MI	Solar	20 MW	Greenstone Solar, Llc
48.6 mi	Michigan City Michigan City, IN	Coal	540 MW	Northern Indiana Pub Serv Co
49.2 mi	Branch Solar Project Coldwater, MI	Solar	—	Branch Solar, Llc
49.5 mi	Poet Biorefining - North Manchester, Llc North Manchester, IN	Natural Gas	4 MW	Poet Biorefining - North Manchester, Llc
49.5 mi	New Covert Generating Facility Covert, MI	Natural Gas	1,176 MW	Consumers Energy Co - (Mi)
49.9 mi	Palisades Covert, MI	Nuclear	812 MW	Holtec Palisades, Llc

Power generation near this area

There are 45 power plants within 50 miles of Elkhart, Indiana (ZIP 46517), with a combined 7,534 MW of nameplate capacity. Solar is the most common fuel type in this area with 17 of the 45 nearby plants. The closest plant is Earthmovers Lfgte at 1.7 miles.

Nameplate capacity is the maximum output a plant can produce under ideal conditions — actual generation depends on fuel availability, demand, and maintenance schedules. Capacity factor (shown on individual plant pages) measures how much of that theoretical maximum a plant actually delivers over a year. Nuclear plants typically run above 90%; solar and wind range from 20–45% depending on location and weather.

All data comes from federal EIA and EPA releases. For a printable version of this proximity search, use the report link below. To explore all plants in Indiana, visit the Indiana state page.

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