Power Plants Near 48656 — Saint Helen, MI

21 power plants within 50 miles of ZIP 48656 (Saint Helen, Michigan). Click any plant for capacity, generation, emissions, and generator-level detail.

Centroid: 44.3665, -84.4247 · County: Roscommon

Natural Gas 60%Biomass 13%Wind 12%Hydroelectric 8%Solar 7%

Distance	Plant	Fuel	Capacity	Operator
21.1 mi	Grayling Generating Station Grayling, MI	Biomass	39 MW	Northstar Clean Energy
22.4 mi	Lightfoot Solar, Llc Luzerne, MI	Solar	10 MW	Lightfoot Solar, Llc
25.0 mi	Mio Mio, MI	Hydroelectric	5 MW	Consumers Energy Co - (Mi)
26.6 mi	Willford Solar, Llc Gladwin, MI	Solar	20 MW	Willford Solar, Llc
32.0 mi	Waste Management Northern Oaks Lfgte Harrison, MI	Biomass	2 MW	Wm Renewable Energy Llc
33.4 mi	Alcona Glennie, MI	Hydroelectric	8 MW	Consumers Energy Co - (Mi)
35.4 mi	Loud Oscoda, MI	Hydroelectric	4 MW	Consumers Energy Co - (Mi)
37.4 mi	Five Channels Oscoda, MI	Hydroelectric	6 MW	Consumers Energy Co - (Mi)
38.6 mi	Surrey Road Clare, MI	Solar	—	Greenbacker Renewable Energy Corporation
39.3 mi	Morey Road Lake City, MI	Solar	2 MW	Greenbacker Renewable Energy Corporation
39.4 mi	Lake City Lake City, MI	Solar	2 MW	Greenbacker Renewable Energy Corporation
39.4 mi	Workman Road Solar Farm, Llc Lake City, MI	Solar	2 MW	Workman Road Solar Farm, Llc
40.0 mi	Pinconning White Feather Pinconning, MI	Biomass	3 MW	Energy Developments, Inc D/B/A Edl
40.9 mi	National Energy Of Mcbain Mcbain, MI	Biomass	20 MW	National Salvage & Service Corporation
42.7 mi	Cooke Oscoda, MI	Hydroelectric	9 MW	Consumers Energy Co - (Mi)
44.3 mi	Kalkaska Ct #1 Kalkaska, MI	Natural Gas	61 MW	Michigan Public Power Agency
44.9 mi	Stoney Corners Wind Farm Mcbain, MI	Wind	60 MW	Dte Sustainable Generation
46.4 mi	Gaylord - Wolverine Gaylord, MI	Natural Gas	70 MW	Wolverine Power Supply Coop
47.9 mi	Gaylord - Consumers Gaylord, MI	Natural Gas	—	Consumers Energy Co - (Mi)
48.3 mi	Livingston Generating Station Gaylord, MI	Natural Gas	170 MW	Cms Generation Mi Power Llc
48.8 mi	Foote Oscoda, MI	Hydroelectric	9 MW	Consumers Energy Co - (Mi)

Power generation near this area

There are 21 power plants within 50 miles of Saint Helen, Michigan (ZIP 48656), with a combined 501 MW of nameplate capacity. Solar is the most common fuel type in this area with 6 of the 21 nearby plants. The closest plant is Grayling Generating Station at 21.1 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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