Power Plants Near 48657 — Sanford, MI

43 power plants within 50 miles of ZIP 48657 (Sanford, Michigan). Click any plant for capacity, generation, emissions, and generator-level detail.

Centroid: 43.7204, -84.3954 · County: Midland

Natural Gas 37%Wind 32%Coal 27%Solar 3%

Distance	Plant	Fuel	Capacity	Operator
12.6 mi	Midland Cogeneration Venture Midland, MI	Natural Gas	1,854 MW	Midland Cogeneration Venture
18.1 mi	Meridian Wind Park Merrill, MI	Wind	225 MW	Dte Electric Company
19.6 mi	Willford Solar, Llc Gladwin, MI	Solar	20 MW	Willford Solar, Llc
19.6 mi	Mission Road Solar Park Rosebush, MI	Solar	—	Dte Electric Company
19.8 mi	Isabella Wind Park Rosebush, MI	Wind	384 MW	Dte Electric Company
20.0 mi	Surrey Road Clare, MI	Solar	—	Greenbacker Renewable Energy Corporation
20.2 mi	Gratiot Solar Park Breckenridge, MI	Solar	—	Dte Electric Company
20.3 mi	Pine River Wind Park Shepherd, MI	Wind	161 MW	Dte Electric Company
20.4 mi	Gratiot Wind Park Breckenridge, MI	Wind	102 MW	Dte Electric Company
21.2 mi	Central Michigan University Mt. Pleasant, MI	Natural Gas	5 MW	Central Michigan University
21.8 mi	Gratiot County Wind Llc Breckenridge, MI	Wind	110 MW	Invenergy Services Llc
24.2 mi	Geddes 1 Solar, Llc Saginaw, MI	Solar	2 MW	Geddes 1 Solar, Llc
24.3 mi	St Louis St. Louis, MI	Hydroelectric	7 MW	City Of St Louis - (Mi)
24.5 mi	Geddes 2 Solar, Llc Saginaw, MI	Solar	2 MW	Geddes 2 Solar, Llc
24.6 mi	Pine River Solar Park Alma, MI	Solar	80 MW	Dte Electric Company
24.8 mi	Stoneheart Solar, Llc Saginaw, MI	Solar	2 MW	Stoneheart Solar, Llc
25.4 mi	Pinconning White Feather Pinconning, MI	Biomass	3 MW	Energy Developments, Inc D/B/A Edl
26.2 mi	Henry Station Bay City, MI	Oil	15 MW	City Of Bay City - (Mi)
26.7 mi	Water Street Station Bay City, MI	Oil	13 MW	City Of Bay City - (Mi)
27.5 mi	Waste Management Northern Oaks Lfgte Harrison, MI	Biomass	2 MW	Wm Renewable Energy Llc
28.1 mi	J C Weadock Essexville, MI	Coal	—	Consumers Energy Co - (Mi)
28.2 mi	Dan E Karn Essexville, MI	Coal	1,946 MW	Consumers Energy Co - (Mi)
28.2 mi	Karn Solar Energy Center Tbd, MI	Solar	—	Consumers Energy Co - (Mi)
29.8 mi	Eagle Creek Solar Park Llc St Charles, MI	Solar	—	Eagle Creek Solar Park Llc
32.1 mi	Polaris Wind Park North Star Township, MI	Wind	169 MW	Dte Electric Company
32.4 mi	Beebe 1a Ithaca, MI	Wind	82 MW	Beebe Renewable Energy, Llc
32.4 mi	Beebe 1b Ithaca, MI	Wind	50 MW	Beebe 1b Renewable Energy, Llc
34.1 mi	Vestaburg Vestaburg, MI	Natural Gas	24 MW	Wolverine Power Supply Coop
36.1 mi	Polaris Solar Park Ashley, MI	Solar	100 MW	Dte Electric Company
37.0 mi	Heartland Farms Middleton, MI	Wind	200 MW	Consumers Energy Co - (Mi)
39.6 mi	Tuscola Bay Wind Reese, MI	Wind	120 MW	Tuscola Bay Wind Llc
40.4 mi	Peoples Generating Station Ann Arbor, MI	Biomass	3 MW	North American Natural Res
43.2 mi	Renaissance Power Plant Carson City, MI	Natural Gas	782 MW	Dte Electric Company
43.5 mi	Tuscola Wind Ii Llc Reese, MI	Wind	100 MW	Tuscola Wind Ii Llc
44.8 mi	Gratiot Farms Wind Project Carson City, MI	Wind	150 MW	Consumers Energy Co - (Mi)
46.1 mi	Cross Winds Energy Park Unionville, MI	Wind	231 MW	Consumers Energy Co - (Mi)
46.5 mi	Brent Run Generating Station Montrose, MI	Biomass	7 MW	Energy Developments, Inc D/B/A Edl
47.0 mi	Main Street (Mi) Sebewaing, MI	Oil	6 MW	Village Of Sebewaing - (Mi)
47.2 mi	Pine Street Sebewaing, MI	Natural Gas	8 MW	Village Of Sebewaing - (Mi)
47.4 mi	Msc Sebewaing Sebewaing, MI	Coal	3 MW	Michigan Sugar Company
48.2 mi	Pegasus Wind Reese, MI	Wind	178 MW	Pegasus Wind, Llc
48.6 mi	Cargill Salt Hersey Hersey, MI	Natural Gas	2 MW	Cargill Salt Hersey
49.4 mi	Bingham Solar, Llc St. Johns, MI	Solar	20 MW	National Grid Renewables

Power generation near this area

There are 43 power plants within 50 miles of Sanford, Michigan (ZIP 48657), with a combined 7,167 MW of nameplate capacity. Wind is the most common fuel type in this area with 14 of the 43 nearby plants. The closest plant is Midland Cogeneration Venture at 12.6 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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