Power Plants Near 49302 — Alto, MI

69 power plants within 50 miles of ZIP 49302 (Alto, Michigan). Click any plant for capacity, generation, emissions, and generator-level detail.

Centroid: 42.8243, -85.4256 · County: Kent

Natural Gas 53%Coal 30%Solar 8%Wind 7%

Distance	Plant	Fuel	Capacity	Operator
7.0 mi	Cascade Dam (Mi) Grand Rapids, MI	Hydroelectric	2 MW	Eagle Creek Renewable Energy, Llc
8.6 mi	Chatham Lowell, MI	Natural Gas	7 MW	City Of Lowell - (Mi)
8.8 mi	Lowell Lowell, MI	Natural Gas	—	City Of Lowell - (Mi)
9.2 mi	Ada Dam Ada, MI	Hydroelectric	1 MW	Eagle Creek Renewable Energy, Llc
10.2 mi	Ada Cogeneration Lp Ada, MI	Natural Gas	33 MW	Ada Cogeneration Llc
12.9 mi	Bryon Center Byron Center, MI	Biomass	3 MW	Energy Developments, Inc D/B/A Edl
14.6 mi	Tupper Lake Wind Clarksville, MI	Wind	—	Tupper Lake
15.3 mi	Byrne Solar, Llc Lowell, MI	Solar	5 MW	Byrne Solar, Llc
16.1 mi	Kent County Waste To Energy Facility Grand Rapids, MI	Biomass	18 MW	Kent County
19.7 mi	Bissell Solar And Battery Generator Grand Rapids, MI	Solar	1 MW	Consumers Energy Co - (Mi)
22.7 mi	Claude Vandyke Dorr, MI	Natural Gas	25 MW	Wolverine Power Supply Coop
25.3 mi	Autumn Hills Generating Facility Zeeland, MI	Biomass	4 MW	North American Natural Res
25.7 mi	Grand Valley Solar Gardens Allendale, MI	Solar	3 MW	Consumers Energy Co - (Mi)
27.0 mi	Frank Jenkins Portland, MI	Oil	4 MW	City Of Portland - (Mi)
27.9 mi	Webber Lyons, MI	Hydroelectric	4 MW	Consumers Energy Co - (Mi)
28.4 mi	Zeeland Farm Services Zeeland, MI	Biomass	3 MW	Zeeland Farm Services
28.5 mi	Otsego Mill Power Plant Otsego, MI	Natural Gas	21 MW	Otsego Paper Inc
29.0 mi	Zeeland Generating Station Zeeland, MI	Natural Gas	968 MW	Consumers Energy Co - (Mi)
29.3 mi	Fish Creek Solar Park Greenville, MI	Solar	—	Dte Electric Company
29.4 mi	Riley Generating Station Zeeland, MI	Natural Gas	10 MW	City Of Zeeland - (Mi)
30.8 mi	Municipal Power Plant Zeeland, MI	Natural Gas	2 MW	City Of Zeeland - (Mi)
30.9 mi	Coopersville Coopersville, MI	Biomass	6 MW	Energy Developments, Inc D/B/A Edl
32.0 mi	Liberty Solar Energy Center Richland, MI	Solar	—	Consumers Energy Co - (Mi)
32.0 mi	Zeeland Zeeland, MI	Natural Gas	22 MW	City Of Zeeland - (Mi)
32.3 mi	Allegan Dam Allegan, MI	Hydroelectric	3 MW	Consumers Energy Co - (Mi)
33.8 mi	491 E 48th Street Holland, MI	Natural Gas	162 MW	City Of Holland
33.9 mi	Holland Energy Park Holland, MI	Natural Gas	149 MW	City Of Holland
34.4 mi	Sixth Street Gas Turbine Holland, MI	Oil	24 MW	City Of Holland
34.9 mi	James De Young Holland, MI	Coal	—	City Of Holland
35.4 mi	Central Generating Pierson, MI	Biomass	4 MW	North American Central - Llc
36.5 mi	Battle Creek Mill Battle Creek, MI	Natural Gas	3 MW	Rocktenn-Battle Creek Mill
37.0 mi	Gratiot Farms Wind Project Carson City, MI	Wind	150 MW	Consumers Energy Co - (Mi)
37.1 mi	Grand River Grand Ledge, MI	Biomass	3 MW	Energy Developments, Inc D/B/A Edl
37.7 mi	Kalamazoo River Generating Station Comstock, MI	Natural Gas	77 MW	Cms Generation Mi Power Llc
37.7 mi	Delta Solar Power Ii Grand Ledge, MI	Solar	16 MW	Delta Solar Power Ii, Llc
37.7 mi	B E Morrow Comstock, MI	Natural Gas	—	Consumers Energy Co - (Mi)
37.7 mi	Delta Solar Power I Grand Ledge, MI	Solar	8 MW	Delta Solar Power I, Llc
38.6 mi	Renaissance Power Plant Carson City, MI	Natural Gas	782 MW	Dte Electric Company
38.6 mi	Calhoun Solar Battle Creek, MI	Solar	200 MW	Invenergy Services Llc
38.7 mi	Western Michigan University Power Plant Kalamazoo, MI	Natural Gas	17 MW	Western Michigan University
38.7 mi	Grs C&c Marshall, MI	Biomass	6 MW	Gas Recovery Systems Inc
39.4 mi	13 Mile Solar, Llc Battle Creek, MI	Solar	2 MW	13 Mile Solar, Llc
39.7 mi	J H Campbell West Olive, MI	Coal	1,561 MW	Consumers Energy Co - (Mi)
40.0 mi	Hazel Solar, Llc Howard City, MI	Solar	2 MW	Hazel Solar, Llc
40.0 mi	Delta Energy Park Lansing, MI	Natural Gas	263 MW	Lansing Board Of Water And Light
40.0 mi	Erickson Station Lansing, MI	Coal	—	Lansing Board Of Water And Light
40.2 mi	Muskegon Solar Muskegon, MI	Solar	—	Consumers Energy Co - (Mi)
40.6 mi	Parkview Battery Kalamazoo, MI	Other Fossil	1 MW	Consumers Energy Co - (Mi)
41.0 mi	Western Michigan Solar Gardens Kalamazoo, MI	Solar	1 MW	Consumers Energy Co - (Mi)
41.0 mi	Cereal City Solar, Llc Battle Creek, MI	Solar	100 MW	Cereal City Solar, Llc
41.9 mi	Pullman Solar, Llc Lee Township, MI	Solar	20 MW	Aes Distributed Energy
44.0 mi	Spring Creek Agri-Energy Center Tbd, MI	Solar	—	Consumers Energy Co - (Mi)
44.0 mi	Croton Newaygo, MI	Hydroelectric	9 MW	Consumers Energy Co - (Mi)
44.6 mi	Eckert Station Lansing, MI	Coal	—	Lansing Board Of Water And Light
44.9 mi	Lansing Bwl Reo Town Plant Lansing, MI	Natural Gas	98 MW	Lansing Board Of Water And Light
45.3 mi	Sunfish Solar 2 Marshall, MI	Solar	—	Consumers Energy Co - (Mi)
45.5 mi	Marshall (Mi) Marshall, MI	Hydroelectric	10 MW	City Of Marshall - (Mi)
45.9 mi	Wood Road Lansing, MI	Natural Gas	—	Energy Developments, Inc D/B/A Edl
46.9 mi	Hardy Newaygo, MI	Hydroelectric	32 MW	Consumers Energy Co - (Mi)
47.0 mi	Mec South Marshall, MI	Natural Gas	—	Mec South
47.1 mi	Mec North Marshall, MI	Natural Gas	—	Mec North
47.2 mi	Bingham Solar, Llc St. Johns, MI	Solar	20 MW	National Grid Renewables
47.4 mi	Blue Elk Iii Solar, Llc Eaton Rapids, MI	Solar	20 MW	Blue Elk Iii Solar, Llc
47.5 mi	Vestaburg Vestaburg, MI	Natural Gas	24 MW	Wolverine Power Supply Coop
48.2 mi	Lorin Industries Muskegon, MI	Natural Gas	3 MW	Lorin Industries
48.2 mi	Heartland Farms Middleton, MI	Wind	200 MW	Consumers Energy Co - (Mi)
48.3 mi	T B Simon Power Plant East Lansing, MI	Natural Gas	128 MW	Michigan State University
48.4 mi	Spartan Pv 1, Llc East Lansing, MI	Solar	11 MW	Njr Clean Energy Ventures Corporation
49.7 mi	Shipsterns Solar, Llc Albion, MI	Solar	20 MW	Shipsterns Solar, Llc

Power generation near this area

There are 69 power plants within 50 miles of Alto, Michigan (ZIP 49302), with a combined 5,271 MW of nameplate capacity. Natural Gas is the most common fuel type in this area with 24 of the 69 nearby plants. The closest plant is Cascade Dam (Mi) at 7.0 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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