Power Plants Near 49107 — Buchanan, MI

46 power plants within 50 miles of ZIP 49107 (Buchanan, Michigan). Click any plant for capacity, generation, emissions, and generator-level detail.

Centroid: 41.8327, -86.3708 · County: Berrien

Natural Gas 42%Nuclear 40%Solar 8%Coal 7%Other Fossil 2%

Distance	Plant	Fuel	Capacity	Operator
1.1 mi	Buchanan (Mi) Buchanan, MI	Hydroelectric	4 MW	Indiana Michigan Power Co
2.9 mi	Southeast Berrien Generating Facility Niles, MI	Biomass	5 MW	North American Natural Res
5.8 mi	French Paper Hydro Niles, MI	Hydroelectric	1 MW	French Paper Co
8.0 mi	Indeck Niles Energy Center Niles, MI	Natural Gas	1,174 MW	Indeck Niles, Llc
8.0 mi	Berrien Springs Berrien Springs, MI	Hydroelectric	7 MW	Indiana Michigan Power Co
9.2 mi	Honeysuckle Solar Farm New Carlisle, IN	Solar	150 MW	Lightsource Renewable Energy Asset Management, Llc
10.3 mi	Champion Solar I New Carlisle, IN	Solar	—	Lightsource Renewable Energy Asset Management, Llc
10.8 mi	St Joseph Energy Center New Carlisle, IN	Natural Gas	780 MW	St Joseph Energy Center Llc
11.0 mi	University Of Notre Dame Notre Dame, IN	Natural Gas	40 MW	University Of Notre Dame
11.0 mi	Olivepv New Carlisle, IN	Solar	5 MW	Indiana Michigan Power Co
12.6 mi	Notre Dame Hydro South Bend, IN	Hydroelectric	3 MW	University Of Notre Dame
14.1 mi	Donald C Cook Bridgman, MI	Nuclear	2,285 MW	Indiana Michigan Power Co
15.2 mi	St. Joseph Solar Granger, IN	Solar	20 MW	Indiana Michigan Power Co
16.3 mi	Twin Branch Pv Mishawaka, IN	Solar	3 MW	Indiana Michigan Power Co
16.9 mi	Twin Branch Mishawaka, IN	Hydroelectric	5 MW	Indiana Michigan Power Co
17.1 mi	Gemstone Solar Llc Jefferson Township, MI	Solar	—	Clenera Devco Llc
23.0 mi	Elkhart Elkhart, IN	Hydroelectric	3 MW	Indiana Michigan Power Co
24.2 mi	Watervliet Watervliet, MI	Biomass	4 MW	Energy Developments, Inc D/B/A Edl
25.0 mi	Earthmovers Lfgte Elkhart, IN	Biomass	5 MW	Wabash Valley Power Assn, Inc
25.7 mi	Prairie View I & Ii Lfgte Wyatt, IN	Natural Gas	6 MW	Wabash Valley Power Assn, Inc
25.7 mi	Watervliet Pv Watervliet, MI	Solar	5 MW	Indiana Michigan Power Co
26.8 mi	Walkerton Walkerton, IN	Solar	1 MW	Indiana Municipal Power Agency
27.7 mi	Bremen Bremen, IN	Solar	7 MW	Indiana Municipal Power Agency
28.8 mi	Michigan City Michigan City, IN	Coal	540 MW	Northern Indiana Pub Serv Co
30.2 mi	Deercroft I & Ii Lfgte Michigan City, IN	Biomass	6 MW	Wabash Valley Power Assn, Inc
30.7 mi	Green Cow Power Goshen, IN	Biomass	4 MW	Green Cow Power Llc
32.0 mi	Mottville White Pigeon, MI	Hydroelectric	2 MW	Indiana Michigan Power Co
34.0 mi	Palisades Covert, MI	Nuclear	812 MW	Holtec Palisades, Llc
34.1 mi	New Covert Generating Facility Covert, MI	Natural Gas	1,176 MW	Consumers Energy Co - (Mi)
36.1 mi	Constantine Constantine, MI	Hydroelectric	1 MW	Indiana Michigan Power Co
36.4 mi	Middlebury Solar Middlebury, IN	Solar	2 MW	Ecos Energy Llc
40.9 mi	Bailly Chesterton, IN	Coal	—	Northern Indiana Pub Serv Co
41.6 mi	Zimmerman Energy Argos, IN	Biomass	8 MW	Landfill Energy Systems
41.9 mi	Arcelormittal Burns Harbor Burns Harbor, IN	Other Fossil	176 MW	Cleveland-Cliffs Burns Harbor Llc
42.1 mi	Elkhart County Solar Project Benton Township, IN	Solar	—	Elkhart County Solar Project, Llc
43.6 mi	Portside Energy Portage, IN	Natural Gas	61 MW	Primary Energy Recycling Holdings, Llc
43.9 mi	Hydro Plant Three Rivers, MI	Hydroelectric	2 MW	City Of Sturgis - (Mi)
44.6 mi	Portage Solar Valparaiso, IN	Solar	2 MW	Ecos Energy Llc
45.8 mi	Mammoth North Solar Knox, IN	Solar	400 MW	Mammoth North, Llc
46.3 mi	Pullman Solar, Llc Lee Township, MI	Solar	20 MW	Aes Distributed Energy
46.7 mi	Valparaiso Solar, Llc Valparaiso, IN	Solar	1 MW	Aes Distributed Energy
47.3 mi	Western Michigan Solar Gardens Kalamazoo, MI	Solar	1 MW	Consumers Energy Co - (Mi)
47.3 mi	Parkview Battery Kalamazoo, MI	Other Fossil	1 MW	Consumers Energy Co - (Mi)
47.8 mi	Electric City Solar Sturgis, MI	Solar	15 MW	Greenbacker Renewable Energy Corporation
48.7 mi	Sturgis City Diesel Plant Sturgis, MI	Natural Gas	6 MW	City Of Sturgis - (Mi)
49.9 mi	Western Michigan University Power Plant Kalamazoo, MI	Natural Gas	17 MW	Western Michigan University

Power generation near this area

There are 46 power plants within 50 miles of Buchanan, Michigan (ZIP 49107), with a combined 7,765 MW of nameplate capacity. Solar is the most common fuel type in this area with 17 of the 46 nearby plants. The closest plant is Buchanan (Mi) at 1.1 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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