Power Plants Near 48617 — Clare, MI

44 power plants within 50 miles of ZIP 48617 (Clare, Michigan). Click any plant for capacity, generation, emissions, and generator-level detail.

Centroid: 43.8223, -84.7635 · County: Clare

Natural Gas 40%Coal 29%Wind 25%Solar 3%

Distance	Plant	Fuel	Capacity	Operator
2.6 mi	Surrey Road Clare, MI	Solar	—	Greenbacker Renewable Energy Corporation
9.6 mi	Isabella Wind Park Rosebush, MI	Wind	384 MW	Dte Electric Company
9.6 mi	Mission Road Solar Park Rosebush, MI	Solar	—	Dte Electric Company
11.8 mi	Waste Management Northern Oaks Lfgte Harrison, MI	Biomass	2 MW	Wm Renewable Energy Llc
16.0 mi	Central Michigan University Mt. Pleasant, MI	Natural Gas	5 MW	Central Michigan University
16.6 mi	Willford Solar, Llc Gladwin, MI	Solar	20 MW	Willford Solar, Llc
20.9 mi	Pine River Wind Park Shepherd, MI	Wind	161 MW	Dte Electric Company
27.3 mi	Pine River Solar Park Alma, MI	Solar	80 MW	Dte Electric Company
29.5 mi	Cargill Salt Hersey Hersey, MI	Natural Gas	2 MW	Cargill Salt Hersey
29.7 mi	Gratiot Solar Park Breckenridge, MI	Solar	—	Dte Electric Company
30.0 mi	Gratiot Wind Park Breckenridge, MI	Wind	102 MW	Dte Electric Company
30.0 mi	Vestaburg Vestaburg, MI	Natural Gas	24 MW	Wolverine Power Supply Coop
30.2 mi	St Louis St. Louis, MI	Hydroelectric	7 MW	City Of St Louis - (Mi)
31.5 mi	Midland Cogeneration Venture Midland, MI	Natural Gas	1,854 MW	Midland Cogeneration Venture
32.3 mi	Gratiot County Wind Llc Breckenridge, MI	Wind	110 MW	Invenergy Services Llc
32.7 mi	Meridian Wind Park Merrill, MI	Wind	225 MW	Dte Electric Company
33.0 mi	George Johnson Hersey, MI	Natural Gas	51 MW	Wolverine Power Supply Coop
34.8 mi	National Energy Of Mcbain Mcbain, MI	Biomass	20 MW	National Salvage & Service Corporation
36.8 mi	Stoney Corners Wind Farm Mcbain, MI	Wind	60 MW	Dte Sustainable Generation
38.2 mi	Morey Road Lake City, MI	Solar	2 MW	Greenbacker Renewable Energy Corporation
38.3 mi	Workman Road Solar Farm, Llc Lake City, MI	Solar	2 MW	Workman Road Solar Farm, Llc
38.6 mi	Rogers Big Rapids, MI	Hydroelectric	7 MW	Consumers Energy Co - (Mi)
39.3 mi	Lake City Lake City, MI	Solar	2 MW	Greenbacker Renewable Energy Corporation
40.9 mi	Polaris Wind Park North Star Township, MI	Wind	169 MW	Dte Electric Company
40.9 mi	Pinconning White Feather Pinconning, MI	Biomass	3 MW	Energy Developments, Inc D/B/A Edl
41.2 mi	Beebe 1a Ithaca, MI	Wind	82 MW	Beebe Renewable Energy, Llc
41.2 mi	Beebe 1b Ithaca, MI	Wind	50 MW	Beebe 1b Renewable Energy, Llc
42.0 mi	Geddes 1 Solar, Llc Saginaw, MI	Solar	2 MW	Geddes 1 Solar, Llc
42.2 mi	Geddes 2 Solar, Llc Saginaw, MI	Solar	2 MW	Geddes 2 Solar, Llc
42.5 mi	Heartland Farms Middleton, MI	Wind	200 MW	Consumers Energy Co - (Mi)
44.1 mi	Polaris Solar Park Ashley, MI	Solar	100 MW	Dte Electric Company
44.1 mi	Stoneheart Solar, Llc Saginaw, MI	Solar	2 MW	Stoneheart Solar, Llc
44.1 mi	Renaissance Power Plant Carson City, MI	Natural Gas	782 MW	Dte Electric Company
44.8 mi	Eagle Creek Solar Park Llc St Charles, MI	Solar	—	Eagle Creek Solar Park Llc
45.1 mi	Hazel Solar, Llc Howard City, MI	Solar	2 MW	Hazel Solar, Llc
45.1 mi	Cadillac Renewable Energy Cadillac, MI	Biomass	44 MW	Cadillac Renewable Energy Llc
45.4 mi	Gratiot Farms Wind Project Carson City, MI	Wind	150 MW	Consumers Energy Co - (Mi)
45.9 mi	Henry Station Bay City, MI	Oil	15 MW	City Of Bay City - (Mi)
46.4 mi	Water Street Station Bay City, MI	Oil	13 MW	City Of Bay City - (Mi)
47.6 mi	J C Weadock Essexville, MI	Coal	—	Consumers Energy Co - (Mi)
47.7 mi	Dan E Karn Essexville, MI	Coal	1,946 MW	Consumers Energy Co - (Mi)
47.7 mi	Karn Solar Energy Center Tbd, MI	Solar	—	Consumers Energy Co - (Mi)
49.1 mi	Hardy Newaygo, MI	Hydroelectric	32 MW	Consumers Energy Co - (Mi)
50.0 mi	Fish Creek Solar Park Greenville, MI	Solar	—	Dte Electric Company

Power generation near this area

There are 44 power plants within 50 miles of Clare, Michigan (ZIP 48617), with a combined 6,713 MW of nameplate capacity. Solar is the most common fuel type in this area with 16 of the 44 nearby plants. The closest plant is Surrey Road at 2.6 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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