Power Plants Near 48762 — Spruce, MI

14 power plants within 50 miles of ZIP 48762 (Spruce, Michigan). Click any plant for capacity, generation, emissions, and generator-level detail.

Centroid: 44.8224, -83.5044 · County: Alcona

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

Distance	Plant	Fuel	Capacity	Operator
10.7 mi	National Energy Of Lincoln Lincoln, MI	Biomass	20 MW	National Salvage & Service Corporation
17.1 mi	Decorative Panels Intl Alpena, MI	Natural Gas	8 MW	Decorative Panels International, Inc.
17.5 mi	Ninth Street Hydropower Project Alpena, MI	Hydroelectric	1 MW	Eagle Creek Renewable Energy, Llc
17.7 mi	Alpena Cement Plant Alpena, MI	Oil	47 MW	Lafarge Corp
18.7 mi	Four Mile Hydropower Project Alpena, MI	Hydroelectric	2 MW	Eagle Creek Renewable Energy, Llc
19.4 mi	Norway Point Hydropower Project Alpena, MI	Hydroelectric	4 MW	Eagle Creek Renewable Energy, Llc
23.3 mi	Alcona Glennie, MI	Hydroelectric	8 MW	Consumers Energy Co - (Mi)
24.4 mi	Cooke Oscoda, MI	Hydroelectric	9 MW	Consumers Energy Co - (Mi)
26.7 mi	Five Channels Oscoda, MI	Hydroelectric	6 MW	Consumers Energy Co - (Mi)
26.9 mi	Foote Oscoda, MI	Hydroelectric	9 MW	Consumers Energy Co - (Mi)
27.0 mi	Loud Oscoda, MI	Hydroelectric	4 MW	Consumers Energy Co - (Mi)
32.7 mi	Mio Mio, MI	Hydroelectric	5 MW	Consumers Energy Co - (Mi)
35.2 mi	Lightfoot Solar, Llc Luzerne, MI	Solar	10 MW	Lightfoot Solar, Llc
37.3 mi	Little Trout Solar Rogers City, MI	Solar	—	Dte Electric Company

Power generation near this area

There are 14 power plants within 50 miles of Spruce, Michigan (ZIP 48762), 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 10.7 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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