Power Plants Near 49117 — New Buffalo, MI

76 power plants within 50 miles of ZIP 49117 (New Buffalo, Michigan). Click any plant for capacity, generation, emissions, and generator-level detail.

Centroid: 41.7927, -86.7460 · County: Berrien

Natural Gas 42%Nuclear 27%Coal 15%Solar 8%Other Fossil 3%Other Fossil 3%Oil 2%

Distance	Plant	Fuel	Capacity	Operator
9.7 mi	Michigan City Michigan City, IN	Coal	540 MW	Northern Indiana Pub Serv Co
12.7 mi	Deercroft I & Ii Lfgte Michigan City, IN	Biomass	6 MW	Wabash Valley Power Assn, Inc
13.2 mi	Champion Solar I New Carlisle, IN	Solar	—	Lightsource Renewable Energy Asset Management, Llc
14.7 mi	Olivepv New Carlisle, IN	Solar	5 MW	Indiana Michigan Power Co
15.2 mi	St Joseph Energy Center New Carlisle, IN	Natural Gas	780 MW	St Joseph Energy Center Llc
15.4 mi	Honeysuckle Solar Farm New Carlisle, IN	Solar	150 MW	Lightsource Renewable Energy Asset Management, Llc
15.7 mi	Donald C Cook Bridgman, MI	Nuclear	2,285 MW	Indiana Michigan Power Co
20.6 mi	Buchanan (Mi) Buchanan, MI	Hydroelectric	4 MW	Indiana Michigan Power Co
21.8 mi	Southeast Berrien Generating Facility Niles, MI	Biomass	5 MW	North American Natural Res
21.9 mi	Bailly Chesterton, IN	Coal	—	Northern Indiana Pub Serv Co
23.0 mi	Arcelormittal Burns Harbor Burns Harbor, IN	Other Fossil	176 MW	Cleveland-Cliffs Burns Harbor Llc
23.9 mi	Berrien Springs Berrien Springs, MI	Hydroelectric	7 MW	Indiana Michigan Power Co
24.7 mi	Portside Energy Portage, IN	Natural Gas	61 MW	Primary Energy Recycling Holdings, Llc
25.1 mi	French Paper Hydro Niles, MI	Hydroelectric	1 MW	French Paper Co
26.5 mi	Portage Solar Valparaiso, IN	Solar	2 MW	Ecos Energy Llc
26.9 mi	Walkerton Walkerton, IN	Solar	1 MW	Indiana Municipal Power Agency
26.9 mi	University Of Notre Dame Notre Dame, IN	Natural Gas	40 MW	University Of Notre Dame
27.0 mi	Notre Dame Hydro South Bend, IN	Hydroelectric	3 MW	University Of Notre Dame
27.4 mi	Indeck Niles Energy Center Niles, MI	Natural Gas	1,174 MW	Indeck Niles, Llc
29.4 mi	Valparaiso Solar, Llc Valparaiso, IN	Solar	1 MW	Aes Distributed Energy
32.3 mi	Gary Works Gary, IN	Other Fossil	161 MW	United States Steel-Gary
32.9 mi	Twin Branch Mishawaka, IN	Hydroelectric	5 MW	Indiana Michigan Power Co
33.0 mi	Twin Branch Pv Mishawaka, IN	Solar	3 MW	Indiana Michigan Power Co
33.1 mi	St. Joseph Solar Granger, IN	Solar	20 MW	Indiana Michigan Power Co
34.3 mi	Hobart Solar, Llc Hobart, IN	Solar	1 MW	Aes Distributed Energy
35.0 mi	Lincoln Solar Merrillville, IN	Solar	2 MW	Ecos Energy Llc
35.5 mi	Merrillville Solar Merrilville, IN	Solar	—	Lightsource Renewable Energy Asset Management, Llc
35.6 mi	Indiana Harbor E 5 Ac Station East Chicago, IN	Other Fossil	90 MW	Northlake Energy
35.6 mi	Heat Recovery Coke Facility East Chicago, IN	Other Fossil	95 MW	Cokenergy Inc
35.7 mi	Watervliet Watervliet, MI	Biomass	4 MW	Energy Developments, Inc D/B/A Edl
35.7 mi	Dean H Mitchell Gary, IN	Coal	—	Northern Indiana Pub Serv Co
35.7 mi	Expander Turbine East Chicago, IN	Other Fossil	20 MW	Cleveland Cliffs
35.9 mi	4 Ac Station East Chicago, IN	Coal	—	Cleveland Cliffs
36.4 mi	Prairie View I & Ii Lfgte Wyatt, IN	Natural Gas	6 MW	Wabash Valley Power Assn, Inc
36.6 mi	Gemstone Solar Llc Jefferson Township, MI	Solar	—	Clenera Devco Llc
37.1 mi	2 Ac Station East Chicago, IN	Natural Gas	—	Cleveland Cliffs
37.5 mi	Indiana Harbor West East Chicago, IN	Natural Gas	152 MW	Cleveland Cliffs
37.7 mi	Bremen Bremen, IN	Solar	7 MW	Indiana Municipal Power Agency
38.2 mi	Watervliet Pv Watervliet, MI	Solar	5 MW	Indiana Michigan Power Co
38.6 mi	Whiting Clean Energy Whiting, IN	Natural Gas	577 MW	Bp Alternative Energy
38.8 mi	Whiting Refinery Whiting, IN	Other Fossil	84 MW	Bp Plc
38.9 mi	East Chicago East Chicago, IN	Solar	2 MW	Altus Power America Management, Llc
40.3 mi	Griffith Griffith, IN	Solar	2 MW	Altus Power America Management, Llc
40.8 mi	Dunns Bridge Ii Solar San Pierre, IN	Solar	—	Dunns Bridge Ii Solar And Storage Generation Llc
40.9 mi	Elkhart Elkhart, IN	Hydroelectric	3 MW	Indiana Michigan Power Co
41.4 mi	Mammoth North Solar Knox, IN	Solar	400 MW	Mammoth North, Llc
41.4 mi	Calumet Chicago, IL	Natural Gas	—	Midwest Generations Eme Llc
41.5 mi	Earthmovers Lfgte Elkhart, IN	Biomass	5 MW	Wabash Valley Power Assn, Inc
41.5 mi	Southeast Chicago Energy Project Chicago, IL	Natural Gas	407 MW	Constellation Power, Inc
42.4 mi	R M Schahfer Wheatfield, IN	Coal	1,105 MW	Northern Indiana Pub Serv Co
42.5 mi	Calumet Energy Team Llc Chicago, IL	Natural Gas	313 MW	Ipa Operations Inc - Calumet
42.8 mi	Palisades Covert, MI	Nuclear	812 MW	Holtec Palisades, Llc
43.1 mi	Museum Of Science And Industry Chicago, IL	Natural Gas	2 MW	Museum Of Science And Industry
43.3 mi	New Covert Generating Facility Covert, MI	Natural Gas	1,176 MW	Consumers Energy Co - (Mi)
43.5 mi	Munster Landfill Gas-To-Energy Munster, IN	Biomass	1 MW	Town Of Munster
43.9 mi	Cid Gas Recovery Calumet City, IL	Biomass	3 MW	Wm Illinois Renewable Energy Llc
44.9 mi	Dunns Bridge I Solar Wheatfield, IN	Solar	265 MW	Dunns Bridge Solar Center Llc
45.1 mi	Mpea Energy Center Chicago, IL	Oil	6 MW	Metropolitan Pier And Exposition Auth
45.5 mi	Thornridge High School Dolton, IL	Natural Gas	1 MW	Thorton Township School Dist
45.5 mi	Itt Cogen Facility Chicago, IL	Natural Gas	7 MW	Itt Energy Tech Partners, Llc
45.8 mi	Green Cow Power Goshen, IN	Biomass	4 MW	Green Cow Power Llc
46.2 mi	Zimmerman Energy Argos, IN	Biomass	8 MW	Landfill Energy Systems
46.6 mi	Thornwood High School South Holland, IL	Natural Gas	1 MW	Thorton Township School Dist
46.6 mi	Gooseberry Solar, Llc Ford Heights, IL	Solar	2 MW	Reactivate
46.8 mi	Torrence Ave Solar 1 Llc Chicago Heights, IL	Solar	2 MW	Reactivate
46.9 mi	Fisk Street Chicago, IL	Oil	260 MW	Midwest Generations Eme Llc
47.0 mi	University Of Illinois Cogen Facility Chicago, IL	Natural Gas	60 MW	University Of Illinois
47.4 mi	Exelon Solar Chicago Chicago, IL	Solar	9 MW	Luminace Solar Chicago, Llc
47.7 mi	Esil-Pfchicago 3, Llc Chicago, IL	Solar	1 MW	Madison Energy Holdings Llc
47.8 mi	North Cottage Grove Solar 1, Llc Chicago Heights, IL	Solar	2 MW	Reactivate
48.3 mi	Mammoth South Solar Project Pulaski, IN	Solar	—	Mammoth South Llc
48.3 mi	Chicago West Side Energy Center Chicago, IL	Natural Gas	4 MW	Energy Systems Group Llc
48.4 mi	Il Chicago 2635 S Western Ave. (West) Chicago, IL	Solar	—	Catalyze Chicago S Western Avenue 2 Microgrid, Llc
48.5 mi	Mammoth Central Solar Project Pulaski, IN	Solar	—	Mammoth Central Llc
48.6 mi	Mammoth Central Ii Solar Facility Winamac, IN	Solar	—	Mammoth Central Ii Llc
48.8 mi	Presence Saint Mary Of Nazareth Hospital Chicago, IL	Oil	4 MW	Presence Health

Power generation near this area

There are 76 power plants within 50 miles of New Buffalo, Michigan (ZIP 49117), with a combined 11,339 MW of nameplate capacity. Solar is the most common fuel type in this area with 28 of the 76 nearby plants. The closest plant is Michigan City at 9.7 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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