Power Plants Near 48701 — Akron, MI

62 power plants within 50 miles of ZIP 48701 (Akron, Michigan). Click any plant for capacity, generation, emissions, and generator-level detail.

Centroid: 43.5844, -83.5393 · County: Tuscola

Wind 34%Coal 30%Natural Gas 29%Solar 5%

Distance	Plant	Fuel	Capacity	Operator
3.2 mi	Cross Winds Energy Park Unionville, MI	Wind	231 MW	Consumers Energy Co - (Mi)
4.2 mi	Tuscola Wind Ii Llc Reese, MI	Wind	100 MW	Tuscola Wind Ii Llc
6.9 mi	Tuscola Bay Wind Reese, MI	Wind	120 MW	Tuscola Bay Wind Llc
9.3 mi	Pegasus Wind Reese, MI	Wind	178 MW	Pegasus Wind, Llc
10.0 mi	Poet Biorefining Caro, Llc Caro, MI	Natural Gas	4 MW	Poet Biorefining Caro, Llc
11.1 mi	Main Street (Mi) Sebewaing, MI	Oil	6 MW	Village Of Sebewaing - (Mi)
11.7 mi	Pine Street Sebewaing, MI	Natural Gas	8 MW	Village Of Sebewaing - (Mi)
11.8 mi	Msc Sebewaing Sebewaing, MI	Coal	3 MW	Michigan Sugar Company
13.4 mi	Caro Caro, MI	Oil	9 MW	Thumb Electric Coop Of Mich
15.6 mi	Dan E Karn Essexville, MI	Coal	1,946 MW	Consumers Energy Co - (Mi)
15.6 mi	Karn Solar Energy Center Tbd, MI	Solar	—	Consumers Energy Co - (Mi)
15.8 mi	J C Weadock Essexville, MI	Coal	—	Consumers Energy Co - (Mi)
17.0 mi	Pheasant Run Wind Llc Pigeon, MI	Wind	75 MW	Pheasant Run Wind Llc
17.0 mi	Brookfield Pigeon, MI	Wind	75 MW	Dte Electric Company
17.9 mi	Water Street Station Bay City, MI	Oil	13 MW	City Of Bay City - (Mi)
18.1 mi	Henry Station Bay City, MI	Oil	15 MW	City Of Bay City - (Mi)
19.5 mi	Apple Blossom Wind Farm Pigeon, MI	Wind	100 MW	Apple Blossom Wind, Llc
19.7 mi	Wilmot Kingston Twp, MI	Oil	14 MW	Dte Electric Company
22.5 mi	Oliver Oliver Twp, MI	Oil	14 MW	Dte Electric Company
23.5 mi	Stoneheart Solar, Llc Saginaw, MI	Solar	2 MW	Stoneheart Solar, Llc
23.8 mi	Harvest Elkton, MI	Wind	53 MW	Harvest Windfarm, Llc
24.8 mi	Mckinley Wind Park Pigeon, MI	Wind	14 MW	Dte Electric Company
26.4 mi	Harvest 2 Elkton, MI	Wind	59 MW	Harvest Ii Windfarm, Llc
26.7 mi	Peoples Generating Station Ann Arbor, MI	Biomass	3 MW	North American Natural Res
27.9 mi	Echo Wind Park Elkton, MI	Wind	162 MW	Dte Electric Company
29.8 mi	Pinconning White Feather Pinconning, MI	Biomass	3 MW	Energy Developments, Inc D/B/A Edl
29.9 mi	Thetford Mount Morris, MI	Natural Gas	—	Consumers Energy Co - (Mi)
30.1 mi	Michigan Wind 1 Ubly, MI	Wind	69 MW	Michigan Wind 1, Llc
30.8 mi	Geddes 1 Solar, Llc Saginaw, MI	Solar	2 MW	Geddes 1 Solar, Llc
30.9 mi	Jack Francis Solar, Llc Clio, MI	Solar	2 MW	Jack Francis Solar, Llc
30.9 mi	May Shannon Solar, Llc Clio, MI	Solar	2 MW	May Shannon Solar, Llc
31.0 mi	Geddes 2 Solar, Llc Saginaw, MI	Solar	2 MW	Geddes 2 Solar, Llc
31.5 mi	Ubly Ubly, MI	Oil	12 MW	Thumb Electric Coop Of Mich
32.2 mi	Brent Run Generating Station Montrose, MI	Biomass	7 MW	Energy Developments, Inc D/B/A Edl
34.3 mi	Midland Cogeneration Venture Midland, MI	Natural Gas	1,854 MW	Midland Cogeneration Venture
34.4 mi	Blue Elk Vii Solar, Llc Flint, MI	Solar	13 MW	Blue Elk Vii Solar, Llc
35.0 mi	Genesee Solar Project Flint, MI	Solar	—	Genesee Solar Energy, Llc
35.1 mi	Genesee Power Station Lp Flint, MI	Biomass	40 MW	Northstar Clean Energy
35.4 mi	Interchange Solar, Llc Mt. Morris, MI	Solar	2 MW	Interchange Solar, Llc
35.6 mi	Captain Solar, Llc Mt. Morris, MI	Solar	2 MW	Captain Solar, Llc
36.0 mi	Coldwater Solar, Llc Flint, MI	Solar	2 MW	Coldwater Solar, Llc
39.0 mi	Demille Solar Farm Lapeer, MI	Solar	28 MW	Dte Electric Company
39.1 mi	Eagle Creek Solar Park Llc St Charles, MI	Solar	—	Eagle Creek Solar Park Llc
39.5 mi	Minden Wind Park Minden City, MI	Wind	32 MW	Dte Electric Company
39.7 mi	Turrill Solar Farm Lapeer, MI	Solar	20 MW	Dte Electric Company
40.0 mi	Michigan Wind 2 Minden City, MI	Wind	90 MW	Michigan Wind 2, Llc
40.4 mi	Deerfield Wind Energy, Llc Kinde, MI	Wind	149 MW	Deerfield Wind Energy, Llc
40.9 mi	Deerfield Wind Energy 2 Port Hope, MI	Wind	112 MW	Deerfield Wind Energy 2, Llc
41.0 mi	Meridian Wind Park Merrill, MI	Wind	225 MW	Dte Electric Company
42.0 mi	Sigel Wind Park Harbor Beach, MI	Wind	64 MW	Dte Electric Company
42.0 mi	Big Turtle Wind Farm, Llc Harbor Beach, MI	Wind	20 MW	Dte Sustainable Generation
42.9 mi	Assembly Solar Ii Llc Lennon, MI	Solar	110 MW	Assembly Solar Ii Llc
43.8 mi	Assembly Solar Iii Lennon, MI	Solar	79 MW	Assembly Solar Iii, Llc
43.8 mi	Big Turtle Wind Farm 2 Harbor Beach, MI	Wind	29 MW	Dte Electric Company
43.9 mi	Assembly Solar Project Venice Township, MI	Solar	50 MW	Assembly Solar I, Llc
46.9 mi	Venice Resources Gas Recovery Lennon, MI	Biomass	2 MW	Wm Renewable Energy Llc
47.2 mi	Lennon Generating Lennon, MI	Biomass	10 MW	North American Natural Res
47.6 mi	Grand Blanc Generating Station Grand Blanc, MI	Biomass	7 MW	Energy Developments, Inc D/B/A Edl
47.8 mi	Gratiot County Wind Llc Breckenridge, MI	Wind	110 MW	Invenergy Services Llc
48.4 mi	Harbor Beach Harbor Beach, MI	Coal	—	Dte Electric Company
49.1 mi	Gratiot Wind Park Breckenridge, MI	Wind	102 MW	Dte Electric Company
49.1 mi	Gratiot Solar Park Breckenridge, MI	Solar	—	Dte Electric Company

Power generation near this area

There are 62 power plants within 50 miles of Akron, Michigan (ZIP 48701), with a combined 6,454 MW of nameplate capacity. Wind is the most common fuel type in this area with 22 of the 62 nearby plants. The closest plant is Cross Winds Energy Park at 3.2 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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