Power Plants Near 48862 — North Star, MI

69 power plants within 50 miles of ZIP 48862 (North Star, Michigan). Click any plant for capacity, generation, emissions, and generator-level detail.

Centroid: 43.2484, -84.5433 · County: Gratiot

Natural Gas 42%Coal 26%Wind 23%Solar 7%

Distance	Plant	Fuel	Capacity	Operator
2.3 mi	Beebe 1a Ithaca, MI	Wind	82 MW	Beebe Renewable Energy, Llc
2.3 mi	Beebe 1b Ithaca, MI	Wind	50 MW	Beebe 1b Renewable Energy, Llc
2.4 mi	Polaris Wind Park North Star Township, MI	Wind	169 MW	Dte Electric Company
2.9 mi	Polaris Solar Park Ashley, MI	Solar	100 MW	Dte Electric Company
5.1 mi	Heartland Farms Middleton, MI	Wind	200 MW	Consumers Energy Co - (Mi)
11.0 mi	St Louis St. Louis, MI	Hydroelectric	7 MW	City Of St Louis - (Mi)
11.8 mi	Gratiot County Wind Llc Breckenridge, MI	Wind	110 MW	Invenergy Services Llc
13.0 mi	Gratiot Wind Park Breckenridge, MI	Wind	102 MW	Dte Electric Company
13.2 mi	Gratiot Solar Park Breckenridge, MI	Solar	—	Dte Electric Company
14.5 mi	Pine River Solar Park Alma, MI	Solar	80 MW	Dte Electric Company
15.7 mi	Renaissance Power Plant Carson City, MI	Natural Gas	782 MW	Dte Electric Company
16.4 mi	Bingham Solar, Llc St. Johns, MI	Solar	20 MW	National Grid Renewables
16.8 mi	Eagle Creek Solar Park Llc St Charles, MI	Solar	—	Eagle Creek Solar Park Llc
17.1 mi	Gratiot Farms Wind Project Carson City, MI	Wind	150 MW	Consumers Energy Co - (Mi)
18.0 mi	Meridian Wind Park Merrill, MI	Wind	225 MW	Dte Electric Company
20.6 mi	Pine River Wind Park Shepherd, MI	Wind	161 MW	Dte Electric Company
21.4 mi	Vestaburg Vestaburg, MI	Natural Gas	24 MW	Wolverine Power Supply Coop
24.7 mi	Geddes 2 Solar, Llc Saginaw, MI	Solar	2 MW	Geddes 2 Solar, Llc
24.9 mi	Geddes 1 Solar, Llc Saginaw, MI	Solar	2 MW	Geddes 1 Solar, Llc
25.2 mi	Fish Creek Solar Park Greenville, MI	Solar	—	Dte Electric Company
26.4 mi	Central Michigan University Mt. Pleasant, MI	Natural Gas	5 MW	Central Michigan University
27.3 mi	Midcontinent Solar, Llc Owosso, MI	Solar	20 MW	Midcontinent Solar, Llc
27.3 mi	Webber Lyons, MI	Hydroelectric	4 MW	Consumers Energy Co - (Mi)
28.1 mi	Lyons Road Owosso, MI	Solar	20 MW	Lyons Road Solar, Llc
28.3 mi	Midland Cogeneration Venture Midland, MI	Natural Gas	1,854 MW	Midland Cogeneration Venture
31.7 mi	Frank Jenkins Portland, MI	Oil	4 MW	City Of Portland - (Mi)
32.4 mi	Mission Road Solar Park Rosebush, MI	Solar	—	Dte Electric Company
32.5 mi	Isabella Wind Park Rosebush, MI	Wind	384 MW	Dte Electric Company
32.5 mi	Grand River Grand Ledge, MI	Biomass	3 MW	Energy Developments, Inc D/B/A Edl
32.6 mi	Assembly Solar Ii Llc Lennon, MI	Solar	110 MW	Assembly Solar Ii Llc
32.7 mi	Stoneheart Solar, Llc Saginaw, MI	Solar	2 MW	Stoneheart Solar, Llc
32.9 mi	Wood Road Lansing, MI	Natural Gas	—	Energy Developments, Inc D/B/A Edl
33.9 mi	Lennon Generating Lennon, MI	Biomass	10 MW	North American Natural Res
33.9 mi	Venice Resources Gas Recovery Lennon, MI	Biomass	2 MW	Wm Renewable Energy Llc
33.9 mi	Assembly Solar Project Venice Township, MI	Solar	50 MW	Assembly Solar I, Llc
34.1 mi	Assembly Solar Iii Lennon, MI	Solar	79 MW	Assembly Solar Iii, Llc
34.2 mi	Peoples Generating Station Ann Arbor, MI	Biomass	3 MW	North American Natural Res
35.4 mi	Brent Run Generating Station Montrose, MI	Biomass	7 MW	Energy Developments, Inc D/B/A Edl
36.5 mi	Lansing Bwl Reo Town Plant Lansing, MI	Natural Gas	98 MW	Lansing Board Of Water And Light
36.6 mi	Eckert Station Lansing, MI	Coal	—	Lansing Board Of Water And Light
36.8 mi	T B Simon Power Plant East Lansing, MI	Natural Gas	128 MW	Michigan State University
37.0 mi	Spartan Pv 1, Llc East Lansing, MI	Solar	11 MW	Njr Clean Energy Ventures Corporation
38.2 mi	Delta Solar Power Ii Grand Ledge, MI	Solar	16 MW	Delta Solar Power Ii, Llc
38.7 mi	Delta Solar Power I Grand Ledge, MI	Solar	8 MW	Delta Solar Power I, Llc
38.9 mi	Erickson Station Lansing, MI	Coal	—	Lansing Board Of Water And Light
39.0 mi	Delta Energy Park Lansing, MI	Natural Gas	263 MW	Lansing Board Of Water And Light
39.7 mi	Captain Solar, Llc Mt. Morris, MI	Solar	2 MW	Captain Solar, Llc
39.8 mi	Water Street Station Bay City, MI	Oil	13 MW	City Of Bay City - (Mi)
40.1 mi	Coldwater Solar, Llc Flint, MI	Solar	2 MW	Coldwater Solar, Llc
40.2 mi	Henry Station Bay City, MI	Oil	15 MW	City Of Bay City - (Mi)
40.2 mi	Interchange Solar, Llc Mt. Morris, MI	Solar	2 MW	Interchange Solar, Llc
41.7 mi	Tupper Lake Wind Clarksville, MI	Wind	—	Tupper Lake
43.4 mi	Surrey Road Clare, MI	Solar	—	Greenbacker Renewable Energy Corporation
43.5 mi	May Shannon Solar, Llc Clio, MI	Solar	2 MW	May Shannon Solar, Llc
44.1 mi	Jack Francis Solar, Llc Clio, MI	Solar	2 MW	Jack Francis Solar, Llc
44.3 mi	J C Weadock Essexville, MI	Coal	—	Consumers Energy Co - (Mi)
44.7 mi	Dan E Karn Essexville, MI	Coal	1,946 MW	Consumers Energy Co - (Mi)
44.7 mi	Karn Solar Energy Center Tbd, MI	Solar	—	Consumers Energy Co - (Mi)
45.0 mi	Byrne Solar, Llc Lowell, MI	Solar	5 MW	Byrne Solar, Llc
45.5 mi	Genesee Power Station Lp Flint, MI	Biomass	40 MW	Northstar Clean Energy
45.6 mi	Lowell Lowell, MI	Natural Gas	—	City Of Lowell - (Mi)
45.6 mi	Genesee Solar Project Flint, MI	Solar	—	Genesee Solar Energy, Llc
46.0 mi	Chatham Lowell, MI	Natural Gas	7 MW	City Of Lowell - (Mi)
46.5 mi	Thetford Mount Morris, MI	Natural Gas	—	Consumers Energy Co - (Mi)
46.6 mi	Colfax Fowlerville, MI	Oil	14 MW	Dte Electric Company
47.0 mi	Hazel Solar, Llc Howard City, MI	Solar	2 MW	Hazel Solar, Llc
47.5 mi	Grand Blanc Generating Station Grand Blanc, MI	Biomass	7 MW	Energy Developments, Inc D/B/A Edl
48.8 mi	Tuscola Bay Wind Reese, MI	Wind	120 MW	Tuscola Bay Wind Llc
48.8 mi	Central Generating Pierson, MI	Biomass	4 MW	North American Central - Llc

Power generation near this area

There are 69 power plants within 50 miles of North Star, Michigan (ZIP 48862), with a combined 7,528 MW of nameplate capacity. Solar is the most common fuel type in this area with 28 of the 69 nearby plants. The closest plant is Beebe 1a at 2.3 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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