Power Plants Near 48661 — West Branch, MI

23 power plants within 50 miles of ZIP 48661 (West Branch, Michigan). Click any plant for capacity, generation, emissions, and generator-level detail.

Centroid: 44.2790, -84.2286 · County: Ogemaw

Coal 45%Natural Gas 43%Wind 9%

Distance	Plant	Fuel	Capacity	Operator
24.8 mi	Willford Solar, Llc Gladwin, MI	Solar	20 MW	Willford Solar, Llc
24.9 mi	Lightfoot Solar, Llc Luzerne, MI	Solar	10 MW	Lightfoot Solar, Llc
26.8 mi	Mio Mio, MI	Hydroelectric	5 MW	Consumers Energy Co - (Mi)
28.1 mi	Loud Oscoda, MI	Hydroelectric	4 MW	Consumers Energy Co - (Mi)
28.6 mi	Alcona Glennie, MI	Hydroelectric	8 MW	Consumers Energy Co - (Mi)
29.7 mi	Pinconning White Feather Pinconning, MI	Biomass	3 MW	Energy Developments, Inc D/B/A Edl
29.9 mi	Five Channels Oscoda, MI	Hydroelectric	6 MW	Consumers Energy Co - (Mi)
32.0 mi	Grayling Generating Station Grayling, MI	Biomass	39 MW	Northstar Clean Energy
34.7 mi	Waste Management Northern Oaks Lfgte Harrison, MI	Biomass	2 MW	Wm Renewable Energy Llc
35.1 mi	Cooke Oscoda, MI	Hydroelectric	9 MW	Consumers Energy Co - (Mi)
38.9 mi	Surrey Road Clare, MI	Solar	—	Greenbacker Renewable Energy Corporation
40.4 mi	Foote Oscoda, MI	Hydroelectric	9 MW	Consumers Energy Co - (Mi)
47.9 mi	Midland Cogeneration Venture Midland, MI	Natural Gas	1,854 MW	Midland Cogeneration Venture
47.9 mi	Dan E Karn Essexville, MI	Coal	1,946 MW	Consumers Energy Co - (Mi)
47.9 mi	Karn Solar Energy Center Tbd, MI	Solar	—	Consumers Energy Co - (Mi)
48.1 mi	J C Weadock Essexville, MI	Coal	—	Consumers Energy Co - (Mi)
48.5 mi	Morey Road Lake City, MI	Solar	2 MW	Greenbacker Renewable Energy Corporation
48.7 mi	Workman Road Solar Farm, Llc Lake City, MI	Solar	2 MW	Workman Road Solar Farm, Llc
48.7 mi	National Energy Of Lincoln Lincoln, MI	Biomass	20 MW	National Salvage & Service Corporation
48.8 mi	Lake City Lake City, MI	Solar	2 MW	Greenbacker Renewable Energy Corporation
49.4 mi	National Energy Of Mcbain Mcbain, MI	Biomass	20 MW	National Salvage & Service Corporation
49.6 mi	Mission Road Solar Park Rosebush, MI	Solar	—	Dte Electric Company
49.6 mi	Isabella Wind Park Rosebush, MI	Wind	384 MW	Dte Electric Company

Power generation near this area

There are 23 power plants within 50 miles of West Branch, Michigan (ZIP 48661), with a combined 4,344 MW of nameplate capacity. Solar is the most common fuel type in this area with 8 of the 23 nearby plants. The closest plant is Willford Solar, Llc at 24.8 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 Michigan, visit the Michigan state page.

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