Power Plants Near 48721 — Black River, MI

14 power plants within 50 miles of ZIP 48721 (Black River, Michigan). Click any plant for capacity, generation, emissions, and generator-level detail.

Centroid: 44.8138, -83.3407 · County: Alcona

Hydroelectric 36%Oil 36%Biomass 15%Solar 8%Natural Gas 6%

Distance	Plant	Fuel	Capacity	Operator
10.0 mi	National Energy Of Lincoln Lincoln, MI	Biomass	20 MW	National Salvage & Service Corporation
17.7 mi	Decorative Panels Intl Alpena, MI	Natural Gas	8 MW	Decorative Panels International, Inc.
18.0 mi	Alpena Cement Plant Alpena, MI	Oil	47 MW	Lafarge Corp
18.4 mi	Ninth Street Hydropower Project Alpena, MI	Hydroelectric	1 MW	Eagle Creek Renewable Energy, Llc
20.9 mi	Four Mile Hydropower Project Alpena, MI	Hydroelectric	2 MW	Eagle Creek Renewable Energy, Llc
21.8 mi	Norway Point Hydropower Project Alpena, MI	Hydroelectric	4 MW	Eagle Creek Renewable Energy, Llc
26.2 mi	Cooke Oscoda, MI	Hydroelectric	9 MW	Consumers Energy Co - (Mi)
26.6 mi	Foote Oscoda, MI	Hydroelectric	9 MW	Consumers Energy Co - (Mi)
28.7 mi	Alcona Glennie, MI	Hydroelectric	8 MW	Consumers Energy Co - (Mi)
29.7 mi	Five Channels Oscoda, MI	Hydroelectric	6 MW	Consumers Energy Co - (Mi)
30.6 mi	Loud Oscoda, MI	Hydroelectric	4 MW	Consumers Energy Co - (Mi)
40.2 mi	Mio Mio, MI	Hydroelectric	5 MW	Consumers Energy Co - (Mi)
41.1 mi	Little Trout Solar Rogers City, MI	Solar	—	Dte Electric Company
42.6 mi	Lightfoot Solar, Llc Luzerne, MI	Solar	10 MW	Lightfoot Solar, Llc

Power generation near this area

There are 14 power plants within 50 miles of Black River, Michigan (ZIP 48721), with a combined 133 MW of nameplate capacity. Hydroelectric is the most common fuel type in this area with 9 of the 14 nearby plants. The closest plant is National Energy Of Lincoln at 10.0 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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