Power Plants Near 48865 — Orleans, MI

59 power plants within 50 miles of ZIP 48865 (Orleans, Michigan). Click any plant for capacity, generation, emissions, and generator-level detail.

Centroid: 43.0895, -85.1165 · County: Ionia

Natural Gas 53%Wind 37%Solar 7%

Distance	Plant	Fuel	Capacity	Operator
5.7 mi	Fish Creek Solar Park Greenville, MI	Solar	—	Dte Electric Company
13.8 mi	Gratiot Farms Wind Project Carson City, MI	Wind	150 MW	Consumers Energy Co - (Mi)
14.2 mi	Byrne Solar, Llc Lowell, MI	Solar	5 MW	Byrne Solar, Llc
14.4 mi	Webber Lyons, MI	Hydroelectric	4 MW	Consumers Energy Co - (Mi)
15.3 mi	Renaissance Power Plant Carson City, MI	Natural Gas	782 MW	Dte Electric Company
15.5 mi	Lowell Lowell, MI	Natural Gas	—	City Of Lowell - (Mi)
15.8 mi	Chatham Lowell, MI	Natural Gas	7 MW	City Of Lowell - (Mi)
18.0 mi	Tupper Lake Wind Clarksville, MI	Wind	—	Tupper Lake
18.9 mi	Frank Jenkins Portland, MI	Oil	4 MW	City Of Portland - (Mi)
21.0 mi	Ada Dam Ada, MI	Hydroelectric	1 MW	Eagle Creek Renewable Energy, Llc
21.0 mi	Ada Cogeneration Lp Ada, MI	Natural Gas	33 MW	Ada Cogeneration Llc
23.0 mi	Cascade Dam (Mi) Grand Rapids, MI	Hydroelectric	2 MW	Eagle Creek Renewable Energy, Llc
23.8 mi	Vestaburg Vestaburg, MI	Natural Gas	24 MW	Wolverine Power Supply Coop
25.8 mi	Heartland Farms Middleton, MI	Wind	200 MW	Consumers Energy Co - (Mi)
25.9 mi	Central Generating Pierson, MI	Biomass	4 MW	North American Central - Llc
27.5 mi	Hazel Solar, Llc Howard City, MI	Solar	2 MW	Hazel Solar, Llc
29.6 mi	Grand River Grand Ledge, MI	Biomass	3 MW	Energy Developments, Inc D/B/A Edl
30.2 mi	Bingham Solar, Llc St. Johns, MI	Solar	20 MW	National Grid Renewables
30.7 mi	Kent County Waste To Energy Facility Grand Rapids, MI	Biomass	18 MW	Kent County
30.7 mi	Polaris Solar Park Ashley, MI	Solar	100 MW	Dte Electric Company
31.2 mi	Bissell Solar And Battery Generator Grand Rapids, MI	Solar	1 MW	Consumers Energy Co - (Mi)
32.1 mi	Pine River Solar Park Alma, MI	Solar	80 MW	Dte Electric Company
33.2 mi	Beebe 1a Ithaca, MI	Wind	82 MW	Beebe Renewable Energy, Llc
33.2 mi	Beebe 1b Ithaca, MI	Wind	50 MW	Beebe 1b Renewable Energy, Llc
33.3 mi	Polaris Wind Park North Star Township, MI	Wind	169 MW	Dte Electric Company
33.7 mi	St Louis St. Louis, MI	Hydroelectric	7 MW	City Of St Louis - (Mi)
33.8 mi	Delta Solar Power Ii Grand Ledge, MI	Solar	16 MW	Delta Solar Power Ii, Llc
34.2 mi	Delta Solar Power I Grand Ledge, MI	Solar	8 MW	Delta Solar Power I, Llc
35.3 mi	Bryon Center Byron Center, MI	Biomass	3 MW	Energy Developments, Inc D/B/A Edl
36.0 mi	Erickson Station Lansing, MI	Coal	—	Lansing Board Of Water And Light
36.0 mi	Delta Energy Park Lansing, MI	Natural Gas	263 MW	Lansing Board Of Water And Light
36.6 mi	Croton Newaygo, MI	Hydroelectric	9 MW	Consumers Energy Co - (Mi)
36.7 mi	Pine River Wind Park Shepherd, MI	Wind	161 MW	Dte Electric Company
37.1 mi	Wood Road Lansing, MI	Natural Gas	—	Energy Developments, Inc D/B/A Edl
37.7 mi	Hardy Newaygo, MI	Hydroelectric	32 MW	Consumers Energy Co - (Mi)
38.2 mi	Eckert Station Lansing, MI	Coal	—	Lansing Board Of Water And Light
38.3 mi	Lansing Bwl Reo Town Plant Lansing, MI	Natural Gas	98 MW	Lansing Board Of Water And Light
38.5 mi	Central Michigan University Mt. Pleasant, MI	Natural Gas	5 MW	Central Michigan University
39.2 mi	Gratiot Wind Park Breckenridge, MI	Wind	102 MW	Dte Electric Company
39.3 mi	Gratiot Solar Park Breckenridge, MI	Solar	—	Dte Electric Company
39.6 mi	Gratiot County Wind Llc Breckenridge, MI	Wind	110 MW	Invenergy Services Llc
40.5 mi	Rogers Big Rapids, MI	Hydroelectric	7 MW	Consumers Energy Co - (Mi)
40.7 mi	Grand Valley Solar Gardens Allendale, MI	Solar	3 MW	Consumers Energy Co - (Mi)
41.1 mi	T B Simon Power Plant East Lansing, MI	Natural Gas	128 MW	Michigan State University
41.2 mi	Spartan Pv 1, Llc East Lansing, MI	Solar	11 MW	Njr Clean Energy Ventures Corporation
42.5 mi	Coopersville Coopersville, MI	Biomass	6 MW	Energy Developments, Inc D/B/A Edl
44.3 mi	Isabella Wind Park Rosebush, MI	Wind	384 MW	Dte Electric Company
44.3 mi	Mission Road Solar Park Rosebush, MI	Solar	—	Dte Electric Company
44.8 mi	Claude Vandyke Dorr, MI	Natural Gas	25 MW	Wolverine Power Supply Coop
45.3 mi	Muskegon Solar Muskegon, MI	Solar	—	Consumers Energy Co - (Mi)
45.9 mi	Autumn Hills Generating Facility Zeeland, MI	Biomass	4 MW	North American Natural Res
46.8 mi	Meridian Wind Park Merrill, MI	Wind	225 MW	Dte Electric Company
47.7 mi	Eagle Creek Solar Park Llc St Charles, MI	Solar	—	Eagle Creek Solar Park Llc
47.7 mi	Blue Elk Iii Solar, Llc Eaton Rapids, MI	Solar	20 MW	Blue Elk Iii Solar, Llc
47.9 mi	Zeeland Farm Services Zeeland, MI	Biomass	3 MW	Zeeland Farm Services
48.3 mi	Zeeland Generating Station Zeeland, MI	Natural Gas	968 MW	Consumers Energy Co - (Mi)
48.3 mi	Riley Generating Station Zeeland, MI	Natural Gas	10 MW	City Of Zeeland - (Mi)
49.1 mi	Midcontinent Solar, Llc Owosso, MI	Solar	20 MW	Midcontinent Solar, Llc
49.9 mi	Lyons Road Owosso, MI	Solar	20 MW	Lyons Road Solar, Llc

Power generation near this area

There are 59 power plants within 50 miles of Orleans, Michigan (ZIP 48865), with a combined 4,388 MW of nameplate capacity. Solar is the most common fuel type in this area with 18 of the 59 nearby plants. The closest plant is Fish Creek Solar Park at 5.7 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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