Power Plants Near 48436 — Gaines, MI

70 power plants within 50 miles of ZIP 48436 (Gaines, Michigan). Click any plant for capacity, generation, emissions, and generator-level detail.

Centroid: 42.8813, -83.8855 · County: Genesee

Wind 47%Natural Gas 24%Solar 20%Oil 5%Biomass 4%

Distance	Plant	Fuel	Capacity	Operator
8.3 mi	Grand Blanc Generating Station Grand Blanc, MI	Biomass	7 MW	Energy Developments, Inc D/B/A Edl
8.4 mi	Lennon Generating Lennon, MI	Biomass	10 MW	North American Natural Res
8.5 mi	Venice Resources Gas Recovery Lennon, MI	Biomass	2 MW	Wm Renewable Energy Llc
10.2 mi	Assembly Solar Iii Lennon, MI	Solar	79 MW	Assembly Solar Iii, Llc
10.2 mi	Assembly Solar Project Venice Township, MI	Solar	50 MW	Assembly Solar I, Llc
11.8 mi	Assembly Solar Ii Llc Lennon, MI	Solar	110 MW	Assembly Solar Ii Llc
14.3 mi	Lyons Road Owosso, MI	Solar	20 MW	Lyons Road Solar, Llc
15.1 mi	Midcontinent Solar, Llc Owosso, MI	Solar	20 MW	Midcontinent Solar, Llc
15.6 mi	Coldwater Solar, Llc Flint, MI	Solar	2 MW	Coldwater Solar, Llc
16.0 mi	Captain Solar, Llc Mt. Morris, MI	Solar	2 MW	Captain Solar, Llc
16.2 mi	Interchange Solar, Llc Mt. Morris, MI	Solar	2 MW	Interchange Solar, Llc
17.8 mi	Genesee Power Station Lp Flint, MI	Biomass	40 MW	Northstar Clean Energy
18.0 mi	Genesee Solar Project Flint, MI	Solar	—	Genesee Solar Energy, Llc
18.7 mi	Colfax Fowlerville, MI	Oil	14 MW	Dte Electric Company
20.5 mi	Brent Run Generating Station Montrose, MI	Biomass	7 MW	Energy Developments, Inc D/B/A Edl
21.1 mi	May Shannon Solar, Llc Clio, MI	Solar	2 MW	May Shannon Solar, Llc
21.2 mi	Jack Francis Solar, Llc Clio, MI	Solar	2 MW	Jack Francis Solar, Llc
21.5 mi	Blue Elk Vii Solar, Llc Flint, MI	Solar	13 MW	Blue Elk Vii Solar, Llc
23.0 mi	Thetford Mount Morris, MI	Natural Gas	—	Consumers Energy Co - (Mi)
24.7 mi	Placid 12 Clarkston, MI	Oil	14 MW	Dte Electric Company
24.8 mi	Putnam (Mi) Mayville, MI	Oil	14 MW	Dte Electric Company
27.5 mi	Peoples Generating Station Ann Arbor, MI	Biomass	3 MW	North American Natural Res
30.0 mi	Demille Solar Farm Lapeer, MI	Solar	28 MW	Dte Electric Company
31.0 mi	Turrill Solar Farm Lapeer, MI	Solar	20 MW	Dte Electric Company
32.1 mi	Hancock Commerce Twp, MI	Natural Gas	122 MW	Dte Electric Company
32.4 mi	T B Simon Power Plant East Lansing, MI	Natural Gas	128 MW	Michigan State University
32.4 mi	Spartan Pv 1, Llc East Lansing, MI	Solar	11 MW	Njr Clean Energy Ventures Corporation
33.2 mi	Wood Road Lansing, MI	Natural Gas	—	Energy Developments, Inc D/B/A Edl
33.4 mi	Eagle Valley (Mi) Orion, MI	Biomass	3 MW	Wm Renewable Energy Llc
33.7 mi	Bingham Solar, Llc St. Johns, MI	Solar	20 MW	National Grid Renewables
34.0 mi	Eagle Creek Solar Park Llc St Charles, MI	Solar	—	Eagle Creek Solar Park Llc
35.6 mi	Lansing Bwl Reo Town Plant Lansing, MI	Natural Gas	98 MW	Lansing Board Of Water And Light
35.9 mi	Eckert Station Lansing, MI	Coal	—	Lansing Board Of Water And Light
37.5 mi	Grs Arbor Hills Northville, MI	Biomass	30 MW	Gas Recovery Systems Inc
39.6 mi	Polaris Solar Park Ashley, MI	Solar	100 MW	Dte Electric Company
39.6 mi	Geddes 2 Solar, Llc Saginaw, MI	Solar	2 MW	Geddes 2 Solar, Llc
39.7 mi	Blue Elk Ii Solar, Llc Mason, MI	Solar	20 MW	Blue Elk Ii Solar, Llc
39.9 mi	Domino Farms Solar Ann Arbor, MI	Solar	1 MW	Dte Electric Company
39.9 mi	Geddes 1 Solar, Llc Saginaw, MI	Solar	2 MW	Geddes 1 Solar, Llc
40.4 mi	Beebe 1a Ithaca, MI	Wind	82 MW	Beebe Renewable Energy, Llc
40.4 mi	Beebe 1b Ithaca, MI	Wind	50 MW	Beebe 1b Renewable Energy, Llc
40.7 mi	Polaris Wind Park North Star Township, MI	Wind	169 MW	Dte Electric Company
41.2 mi	Warner Lambert Ann Arbor, MI	Natural Gas	12 MW	University Of Michigan Ncampus Research
41.3 mi	Erickson Station Lansing, MI	Coal	—	Lansing Board Of Water And Light
41.3 mi	Delta Energy Park Lansing, MI	Natural Gas	263 MW	Lansing Board Of Water And Light
41.5 mi	Grand River Grand Ledge, MI	Biomass	3 MW	Energy Developments, Inc D/B/A Edl
42.2 mi	University Of Michigan Ann Arbor, MI	Natural Gas	60 MW	University Of Michigan
43.0 mi	Delta Solar Power Ii Grand Ledge, MI	Solar	16 MW	Delta Solar Power Ii, Llc
43.2 mi	Delta Solar Power I Grand Ledge, MI	Solar	8 MW	Delta Solar Power I, Llc
43.6 mi	Stoneheart Solar, Llc Saginaw, MI	Solar	2 MW	Stoneheart Solar, Llc
43.8 mi	Pegasus Wind Reese, MI	Wind	178 MW	Pegasus Wind, Llc
43.8 mi	Letts Creek Solar, Llc Grass Lake, MI	Solar	15 MW	Aes Distributed Energy
43.9 mi	Blue Elk Iii Solar, Llc Eaton Rapids, MI	Solar	20 MW	Blue Elk Iii Solar, Llc
44.2 mi	Heartland Farms Middleton, MI	Wind	200 MW	Consumers Energy Co - (Mi)
44.4 mi	Superior Superior Twp, MI	Oil	64 MW	Dte Electric Company
45.0 mi	Ikea Canton Rooftop Pv System Canton, MI	Solar	1 MW	Ikea Property Inc
45.6 mi	East. Michigan Univ. Heating Plant Ypsilanti, MI	Natural Gas	8 MW	East. Michigan Univ. Heating Plant
45.9 mi	Surbrook Solar, Llc Rives Junction, MI	Solar	10 MW	Surbrook Solar, Llc
46.0 mi	Tuscola Bay Wind Reese, MI	Wind	120 MW	Tuscola Bay Wind Llc
46.2 mi	Meridian Wind Park Merrill, MI	Wind	225 MW	Dte Electric Company
46.5 mi	Wheeler Center Solar Park Carpenter, MI	Solar	—	Dte Electric Company
46.6 mi	Gratiot County Wind Llc Breckenridge, MI	Wind	110 MW	Invenergy Services Llc
47.3 mi	Poet Biorefining Caro, Llc Caro, MI	Natural Gas	4 MW	Poet Biorefining Caro, Llc
47.4 mi	Tuscola Wind Ii Llc Reese, MI	Wind	100 MW	Tuscola Wind Ii Llc
48.5 mi	Water Street Station Bay City, MI	Oil	13 MW	City Of Bay City - (Mi)
49.1 mi	Gratiot Wind Park Breckenridge, MI	Wind	102 MW	Dte Electric Company
49.2 mi	Caro Caro, MI	Oil	9 MW	Thumb Electric Coop Of Mich
49.2 mi	O'shea Solar Farm Detroit, MI	Solar	2 MW	Dte Electric Company
49.3 mi	Gratiot Solar Park Breckenridge, MI	Solar	—	Dte Electric Company
49.3 mi	Henry Station Bay City, MI	Oil	15 MW	City Of Bay City - (Mi)

Power generation near this area

There are 70 power plants within 50 miles of Gaines, Michigan (ZIP 48436), with a combined 2,856 MW of nameplate capacity. Solar is the most common fuel type in this area with 32 of the 70 nearby plants. The closest plant is Grand Blanc Generating Station at 8.3 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 Michigan, visit the Michigan state page.

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