Power Plants Near 49045 — Decatur, MI

55 power plants within 50 miles of ZIP 49045 (Decatur, Michigan). Click any plant for capacity, generation, emissions, and generator-level detail.

Centroid: 42.1012, -86.0338 · County: Van Buren

Natural Gas 56%Nuclear 38%Solar 5%

Distance	Plant	Fuel	Capacity	Operator
11.8 mi	Watervliet Pv Watervliet, MI	Solar	5 MW	Indiana Michigan Power Co
13.6 mi	Watervliet Watervliet, MI	Biomass	4 MW	Energy Developments, Inc D/B/A Edl
14.1 mi	Gemstone Solar Llc Jefferson Township, MI	Solar	—	Clenera Devco Llc
18.6 mi	Berrien Springs Berrien Springs, MI	Hydroelectric	7 MW	Indiana Michigan Power Co
19.1 mi	Indeck Niles Energy Center Niles, MI	Natural Gas	1,174 MW	Indeck Niles, Llc
20.3 mi	New Covert Generating Facility Covert, MI	Natural Gas	1,176 MW	Consumers Energy Co - (Mi)
21.0 mi	Palisades Covert, MI	Nuclear	812 MW	Holtec Palisades, Llc
22.5 mi	Parkview Battery Kalamazoo, MI	Other Fossil	1 MW	Consumers Energy Co - (Mi)
22.6 mi	Western Michigan Solar Gardens Kalamazoo, MI	Solar	1 MW	Consumers Energy Co - (Mi)
22.6 mi	French Paper Hydro Niles, MI	Hydroelectric	1 MW	French Paper Co
24.3 mi	Buchanan (Mi) Buchanan, MI	Hydroelectric	4 MW	Indiana Michigan Power Co
25.1 mi	Mottville White Pigeon, MI	Hydroelectric	2 MW	Indiana Michigan Power Co
25.1 mi	Southeast Berrien Generating Facility Niles, MI	Biomass	5 MW	North American Natural Res
25.1 mi	Western Michigan University Power Plant Kalamazoo, MI	Natural Gas	17 MW	Western Michigan University
25.8 mi	Pullman Solar, Llc Lee Township, MI	Solar	20 MW	Aes Distributed Energy
25.8 mi	Constantine Constantine, MI	Hydroelectric	1 MW	Indiana Michigan Power Co
25.9 mi	St. Joseph Solar Granger, IN	Solar	20 MW	Indiana Michigan Power Co
27.0 mi	Hydro Plant Three Rivers, MI	Hydroelectric	2 MW	City Of Sturgis - (Mi)
28.4 mi	Elkhart Elkhart, IN	Hydroelectric	3 MW	Indiana Michigan Power Co
28.6 mi	Donald C Cook Bridgman, MI	Nuclear	2,285 MW	Indiana Michigan Power Co
28.8 mi	Twin Branch Pv Mishawaka, IN	Solar	3 MW	Indiana Michigan Power Co
29.0 mi	University Of Notre Dame Notre Dame, IN	Natural Gas	40 MW	University Of Notre Dame
30.3 mi	Kalamazoo River Generating Station Comstock, MI	Natural Gas	77 MW	Cms Generation Mi Power Llc
30.3 mi	B E Morrow Comstock, MI	Natural Gas	—	Consumers Energy Co - (Mi)
30.4 mi	Otsego Mill Power Plant Otsego, MI	Natural Gas	21 MW	Otsego Paper Inc
30.6 mi	Twin Branch Mishawaka, IN	Hydroelectric	5 MW	Indiana Michigan Power Co
31.3 mi	Notre Dame Hydro South Bend, IN	Hydroelectric	3 MW	University Of Notre Dame
32.2 mi	Allegan Dam Allegan, MI	Hydroelectric	3 MW	Consumers Energy Co - (Mi)
33.1 mi	Middlebury Solar Middlebury, IN	Solar	2 MW	Ecos Energy Llc
33.2 mi	Earthmovers Lfgte Elkhart, IN	Biomass	5 MW	Wabash Valley Power Assn, Inc
33.9 mi	Liberty Solar Energy Center Richland, MI	Solar	—	Consumers Energy Co - (Mi)
34.4 mi	Honeysuckle Solar Farm New Carlisle, IN	Solar	150 MW	Lightsource Renewable Energy Asset Management, Llc
35.7 mi	Champion Solar I New Carlisle, IN	Solar	—	Lightsource Renewable Energy Asset Management, Llc
36.0 mi	St Joseph Energy Center New Carlisle, IN	Natural Gas	780 MW	St Joseph Energy Center Llc
36.3 mi	Olivepv New Carlisle, IN	Solar	5 MW	Indiana Michigan Power Co
37.6 mi	Sturgis City Diesel Plant Sturgis, MI	Natural Gas	6 MW	City Of Sturgis - (Mi)
38.6 mi	Electric City Solar Sturgis, MI	Solar	15 MW	Greenbacker Renewable Energy Corporation
39.4 mi	Green Cow Power Goshen, IN	Biomass	4 MW	Green Cow Power Llc
41.4 mi	Spring Creek Agri-Energy Center Tbd, MI	Solar	—	Consumers Energy Co - (Mi)
42.5 mi	Prairie View I & Ii Lfgte Wyatt, IN	Natural Gas	6 MW	Wabash Valley Power Assn, Inc
44.5 mi	Claude Vandyke Dorr, MI	Natural Gas	25 MW	Wolverine Power Supply Coop
44.6 mi	Bremen Bremen, IN	Solar	7 MW	Indiana Municipal Power Agency
45.1 mi	Battle Creek Mill Battle Creek, MI	Natural Gas	3 MW	Rocktenn-Battle Creek Mill
45.3 mi	491 E 48th Street Holland, MI	Natural Gas	162 MW	City Of Holland
45.3 mi	Elkhart County Solar Project Benton Township, IN	Solar	—	Elkhart County Solar Project, Llc
47.5 mi	Autumn Hills Generating Facility Zeeland, MI	Biomass	4 MW	North American Natural Res
47.8 mi	Sauk Solar Park Union City, MI	Solar	150 MW	Dte Electric Company
47.9 mi	Holland Energy Park Holland, MI	Natural Gas	149 MW	City Of Holland
47.9 mi	Sixth Street Gas Turbine Holland, MI	Oil	24 MW	City Of Holland
48.1 mi	Greenstone Solar, Llc Coldwater, MI	Solar	20 MW	Greenstone Solar, Llc
48.1 mi	James De Young Holland, MI	Coal	—	City Of Holland
48.8 mi	Zeeland Zeeland, MI	Natural Gas	22 MW	City Of Zeeland - (Mi)
49.2 mi	Municipal Power Plant Zeeland, MI	Natural Gas	2 MW	City Of Zeeland - (Mi)
49.2 mi	Zeeland Farm Services Zeeland, MI	Biomass	3 MW	Zeeland Farm Services
49.7 mi	Zeeland Generating Station Zeeland, MI	Natural Gas	968 MW	Consumers Energy Co - (Mi)

Power generation near this area

There are 55 power plants within 50 miles of Decatur, Michigan (ZIP 49045), with a combined 8,204 MW of nameplate capacity. Solar is the most common fuel type in this area with 17 of the 55 nearby plants. The closest plant is Watervliet Pv at 11.8 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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