Power Plants Near 48870 — Palo, MI

56 power plants within 50 miles of ZIP 48870 (Palo, Michigan). Click any plant for capacity, generation, emissions, and generator-level detail.

Centroid: 43.1125, -84.9856 · County: Ionia

Wind 48%Natural Gas 39%Solar 10%

Distance	Plant	Fuel	Capacity	Operator
1.5 mi	Fish Creek Solar Park Greenville, MI	Solar	—	Dte Electric Company
7.2 mi	Gratiot Farms Wind Project Carson City, MI	Wind	150 MW	Consumers Energy Co - (Mi)
8.8 mi	Renaissance Power Plant Carson City, MI	Natural Gas	782 MW	Dte Electric Company
11.8 mi	Webber Lyons, MI	Hydroelectric	4 MW	Consumers Energy Co - (Mi)
17.5 mi	Frank Jenkins Portland, MI	Oil	4 MW	City Of Portland - (Mi)
19.1 mi	Heartland Farms Middleton, MI	Wind	200 MW	Consumers Energy Co - (Mi)
20.3 mi	Vestaburg Vestaburg, MI	Natural Gas	24 MW	Wolverine Power Supply Coop
21.0 mi	Byrne Solar, Llc Lowell, MI	Solar	5 MW	Byrne Solar, Llc
21.0 mi	Tupper Lake Wind Clarksville, MI	Wind	—	Tupper Lake
21.6 mi	Lowell Lowell, MI	Natural Gas	—	City Of Lowell - (Mi)
22.0 mi	Chatham Lowell, MI	Natural Gas	7 MW	City Of Lowell - (Mi)
23.9 mi	Polaris Solar Park Ashley, MI	Solar	100 MW	Dte Electric Company
24.1 mi	Bingham Solar, Llc St. Johns, MI	Solar	20 MW	National Grid Renewables
26.4 mi	Beebe 1a Ithaca, MI	Wind	82 MW	Beebe Renewable Energy, Llc
26.4 mi	Beebe 1b Ithaca, MI	Wind	50 MW	Beebe 1b Renewable Energy, Llc
26.6 mi	Polaris Wind Park North Star Township, MI	Wind	169 MW	Dte Electric Company
26.6 mi	Grand River Grand Ledge, MI	Biomass	3 MW	Energy Developments, Inc D/B/A Edl
26.8 mi	Pine River Solar Park Alma, MI	Solar	80 MW	Dte Electric Company
27.6 mi	Ada Dam Ada, MI	Hydroelectric	1 MW	Eagle Creek Renewable Energy, Llc
27.7 mi	Ada Cogeneration Lp Ada, MI	Natural Gas	33 MW	Ada Cogeneration Llc
27.8 mi	St Louis St. Louis, MI	Hydroelectric	7 MW	City Of St Louis - (Mi)
29.5 mi	Cascade Dam (Mi) Grand Rapids, MI	Hydroelectric	2 MW	Eagle Creek Renewable Energy, Llc
30.3 mi	Central Generating Pierson, MI	Biomass	4 MW	North American Central - Llc
30.9 mi	Hazel Solar, Llc Howard City, MI	Solar	2 MW	Hazel Solar, Llc
31.5 mi	Delta Solar Power Ii Grand Ledge, MI	Solar	16 MW	Delta Solar Power Ii, Llc
31.9 mi	Delta Solar Power I Grand Ledge, MI	Solar	8 MW	Delta Solar Power I, Llc
31.9 mi	Pine River Wind Park Shepherd, MI	Wind	161 MW	Dte Electric Company
33.1 mi	Gratiot Wind Park Breckenridge, MI	Wind	102 MW	Dte Electric Company
33.1 mi	Wood Road Lansing, MI	Natural Gas	—	Energy Developments, Inc D/B/A Edl
33.2 mi	Gratiot Solar Park Breckenridge, MI	Solar	—	Dte Electric Company
33.3 mi	Gratiot County Wind Llc Breckenridge, MI	Wind	110 MW	Invenergy Services Llc
33.5 mi	Erickson Station Lansing, MI	Coal	—	Lansing Board Of Water And Light
33.5 mi	Delta Energy Park Lansing, MI	Natural Gas	263 MW	Lansing Board Of Water And Light
34.6 mi	Central Michigan University Mt. Pleasant, MI	Natural Gas	5 MW	Central Michigan University
34.8 mi	Eckert Station Lansing, MI	Coal	—	Lansing Board Of Water And Light
34.9 mi	Lansing Bwl Reo Town Plant Lansing, MI	Natural Gas	98 MW	Lansing Board Of Water And Light
37.3 mi	T B Simon Power Plant East Lansing, MI	Natural Gas	128 MW	Michigan State University
37.4 mi	Spartan Pv 1, Llc East Lansing, MI	Solar	11 MW	Njr Clean Energy Ventures Corporation
37.5 mi	Kent County Waste To Energy Facility Grand Rapids, MI	Biomass	18 MW	Kent County
38.0 mi	Bissell Solar And Battery Generator Grand Rapids, MI	Solar	1 MW	Consumers Energy Co - (Mi)
40.5 mi	Meridian Wind Park Merrill, MI	Wind	225 MW	Dte Electric Company
40.7 mi	Isabella Wind Park Rosebush, MI	Wind	384 MW	Dte Electric Company
40.7 mi	Mission Road Solar Park Rosebush, MI	Solar	—	Dte Electric Company
40.9 mi	Croton Newaygo, MI	Hydroelectric	9 MW	Consumers Energy Co - (Mi)
40.9 mi	Eagle Creek Solar Park Llc St Charles, MI	Solar	—	Eagle Creek Solar Park Llc
41.4 mi	Hardy Newaygo, MI	Hydroelectric	32 MW	Consumers Energy Co - (Mi)
41.6 mi	Bryon Center Byron Center, MI	Biomass	3 MW	Energy Developments, Inc D/B/A Edl
42.6 mi	Rogers Big Rapids, MI	Hydroelectric	7 MW	Consumers Energy Co - (Mi)
42.9 mi	Midcontinent Solar, Llc Owosso, MI	Solar	20 MW	Midcontinent Solar, Llc
43.7 mi	Lyons Road Owosso, MI	Solar	20 MW	Lyons Road Solar, Llc
45.8 mi	Blue Elk Iii Solar, Llc Eaton Rapids, MI	Solar	20 MW	Blue Elk Iii Solar, Llc
47.5 mi	Grand Valley Solar Gardens Allendale, MI	Solar	3 MW	Consumers Energy Co - (Mi)
48.7 mi	Geddes 2 Solar, Llc Saginaw, MI	Solar	2 MW	Geddes 2 Solar, Llc
48.9 mi	Geddes 1 Solar, Llc Saginaw, MI	Solar	2 MW	Geddes 1 Solar, Llc
49.2 mi	Coopersville Coopersville, MI	Biomass	6 MW	Energy Developments, Inc D/B/A Edl
49.3 mi	Blue Elk Ii Solar, Llc Mason, MI	Solar	20 MW	Blue Elk Ii Solar, Llc

Power generation near this area

There are 56 power plants within 50 miles of Palo, Michigan (ZIP 48870), with a combined 3,402 MW of nameplate capacity. Solar is the most common fuel type in this area with 20 of the 56 nearby plants. The closest plant is Fish Creek Solar Park at 1.5 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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