Power Plants Near 46615 — South Bend, IN

48 power plants within 50 miles of ZIP 46615 (South Bend, Indiana). Click any plant for capacity, generation, emissions, and generator-level detail.

Centroid: 41.6741, -86.2104 · County: St. Joseph

Natural Gas 42%Nuclear 40%Solar 8%Coal 7%Other Fossil 2%

Distance	Plant	Fuel	Capacity	Operator
1.8 mi	Notre Dame Hydro South Bend, IN	Hydroelectric	3 MW	University Of Notre Dame
2.8 mi	University Of Notre Dame Notre Dame, IN	Natural Gas	40 MW	University Of Notre Dame
4.1 mi	Twin Branch Mishawaka, IN	Hydroelectric	5 MW	Indiana Michigan Power Co
4.8 mi	Twin Branch Pv Mishawaka, IN	Solar	3 MW	Indiana Michigan Power Co
6.6 mi	St. Joseph Solar Granger, IN	Solar	20 MW	Indiana Michigan Power Co
10.4 mi	French Paper Hydro Niles, MI	Hydroelectric	1 MW	French Paper Co
11.0 mi	Southeast Berrien Generating Facility Niles, MI	Biomass	5 MW	North American Natural Res
12.6 mi	Earthmovers Lfgte Elkhart, IN	Biomass	5 MW	Wabash Valley Power Assn, Inc
12.7 mi	Prairie View I & Ii Lfgte Wyatt, IN	Natural Gas	6 MW	Wabash Valley Power Assn, Inc
12.7 mi	Elkhart Elkhart, IN	Hydroelectric	3 MW	Indiana Michigan Power Co
13.0 mi	Indeck Niles Energy Center Niles, MI	Natural Gas	1,174 MW	Indeck Niles, Llc
13.4 mi	Honeysuckle Solar Farm New Carlisle, IN	Solar	150 MW	Lightsource Renewable Energy Asset Management, Llc
13.5 mi	Buchanan (Mi) Buchanan, MI	Hydroelectric	4 MW	Indiana Michigan Power Co
14.0 mi	St Joseph Energy Center New Carlisle, IN	Natural Gas	780 MW	St Joseph Energy Center Llc
14.5 mi	Olivepv New Carlisle, IN	Solar	5 MW	Indiana Michigan Power Co
14.8 mi	Bremen Bremen, IN	Solar	7 MW	Indiana Municipal Power Agency
15.7 mi	Champion Solar I New Carlisle, IN	Solar	—	Lightsource Renewable Energy Asset Management, Llc
17.4 mi	Green Cow Power Goshen, IN	Biomass	4 MW	Green Cow Power Llc
17.5 mi	Gemstone Solar Llc Jefferson Township, MI	Solar	—	Clenera Devco Llc
19.6 mi	Berrien Springs Berrien Springs, MI	Hydroelectric	7 MW	Indiana Michigan Power Co
20.8 mi	Walkerton Walkerton, IN	Solar	1 MW	Indiana Municipal Power Agency
25.4 mi	Mottville White Pigeon, MI	Hydroelectric	2 MW	Indiana Michigan Power Co
27.0 mi	Middlebury Solar Middlebury, IN	Solar	2 MW	Ecos Energy Llc
27.7 mi	Donald C Cook Bridgman, MI	Nuclear	2,285 MW	Indiana Michigan Power Co
29.5 mi	Elkhart County Solar Project Benton Township, IN	Solar	—	Elkhart County Solar Project, Llc
30.2 mi	Zimmerman Energy Argos, IN	Biomass	8 MW	Landfill Energy Systems
30.2 mi	Constantine Constantine, MI	Hydroelectric	1 MW	Indiana Michigan Power Co
34.9 mi	Watervliet Watervliet, MI	Biomass	4 MW	Energy Developments, Inc D/B/A Edl
35.7 mi	Watervliet Pv Watervliet, MI	Solar	5 MW	Indiana Michigan Power Co
35.8 mi	Deercroft I & Ii Lfgte Michigan City, IN	Biomass	6 MW	Wabash Valley Power Assn, Inc
36.2 mi	Michigan City Michigan City, IN	Coal	540 MW	Northern Indiana Pub Serv Co
39.5 mi	Mammoth North Solar Knox, IN	Solar	400 MW	Mammoth North, Llc
39.6 mi	Electric City Solar Sturgis, MI	Solar	15 MW	Greenbacker Renewable Energy Corporation
40.2 mi	Hydro Plant Three Rivers, MI	Hydroelectric	2 MW	City Of Sturgis - (Mi)
41.4 mi	Sturgis City Diesel Plant Sturgis, MI	Natural Gas	6 MW	City Of Sturgis - (Mi)
45.0 mi	New Covert Generating Facility Covert, MI	Natural Gas	1,176 MW	Consumers Energy Co - (Mi)
45.2 mi	Palisades Covert, MI	Nuclear	812 MW	Holtec Palisades, Llc
46.8 mi	Impa Winamac Solar Park Winamac, IN	Solar	—	Indiana Municipal Power Agency
47.1 mi	Bailly Chesterton, IN	Coal	—	Northern Indiana Pub Serv Co
47.1 mi	Mammoth South Solar Project Pulaski, IN	Solar	—	Mammoth South Llc
47.5 mi	Mammoth Central Ii Solar Facility Winamac, IN	Solar	—	Mammoth Central Ii Llc
48.0 mi	Mammoth Central Solar Project Pulaski, IN	Solar	—	Mammoth Central Llc
48.0 mi	Arcelormittal Burns Harbor Burns Harbor, IN	Other Fossil	176 MW	Cleveland-Cliffs Burns Harbor Llc
49.3 mi	Dunns Bridge Ii Solar San Pierre, IN	Solar	—	Dunns Bridge Ii Solar And Storage Generation Llc
49.4 mi	Portage Solar Valparaiso, IN	Solar	2 MW	Ecos Energy Llc
49.5 mi	Western Michigan Solar Gardens Kalamazoo, MI	Solar	1 MW	Consumers Energy Co - (Mi)
49.7 mi	Parkview Battery Kalamazoo, MI	Other Fossil	1 MW	Consumers Energy Co - (Mi)
49.8 mi	Portside Energy Portage, IN	Natural Gas	61 MW	Primary Energy Recycling Holdings, Llc

Power generation near this area

There are 48 power plants within 50 miles of South Bend, Indiana (ZIP 46615), with a combined 7,727 MW of nameplate capacity. Solar is the most common fuel type in this area with 20 of the 48 nearby plants. The closest plant is Notre Dame Hydro at 1.8 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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