Power Plants Near 49320 — Chippewa Lake, MI

34 power plants within 50 miles of ZIP 49320 (Chippewa Lake, Michigan). Click any plant for capacity, generation, emissions, and generator-level detail.

Centroid: 43.7553, -85.2783 · County: Mecosta

Wind 51%Natural Gas 37%Solar 5%Hydroelectric 4%Biomass 3%

Distance	Plant	Fuel	Capacity	Operator
6.7 mi	Cargill Salt Hersey Hersey, MI	Natural Gas	2 MW	Cargill Salt Hersey
9.4 mi	George Johnson Hersey, MI	Natural Gas	51 MW	Wolverine Power Supply Coop
14.1 mi	Rogers Big Rapids, MI	Hydroelectric	7 MW	Consumers Energy Co - (Mi)
25.0 mi	Isabella Wind Park Rosebush, MI	Wind	384 MW	Dte Electric Company
25.1 mi	Mission Road Solar Park Rosebush, MI	Solar	—	Dte Electric Company
25.6 mi	Hardy Newaygo, MI	Hydroelectric	32 MW	Consumers Energy Co - (Mi)
25.9 mi	Hazel Solar, Llc Howard City, MI	Solar	2 MW	Hazel Solar, Llc
27.3 mi	Surrey Road Clare, MI	Solar	—	Greenbacker Renewable Energy Corporation
27.4 mi	Central Michigan University Mt. Pleasant, MI	Natural Gas	5 MW	Central Michigan University
28.8 mi	Waste Management Northern Oaks Lfgte Harrison, MI	Biomass	2 MW	Wm Renewable Energy Llc
29.3 mi	Croton Newaygo, MI	Hydroelectric	9 MW	Consumers Energy Co - (Mi)
30.1 mi	Stoney Corners Wind Farm Mcbain, MI	Wind	60 MW	Dte Sustainable Generation
30.5 mi	Vestaburg Vestaburg, MI	Natural Gas	24 MW	Wolverine Power Supply Coop
31.1 mi	National Energy Of Mcbain Mcbain, MI	Biomass	20 MW	National Salvage & Service Corporation
31.3 mi	Central Generating Pierson, MI	Biomass	4 MW	North American Central - Llc
33.2 mi	Pine River Wind Park Shepherd, MI	Wind	161 MW	Dte Electric Company
35.8 mi	Cadillac Renewable Energy Cadillac, MI	Biomass	44 MW	Cadillac Renewable Energy Llc
36.0 mi	Morey Road Lake City, MI	Solar	2 MW	Greenbacker Renewable Energy Corporation
36.0 mi	Workman Road Solar Farm, Llc Lake City, MI	Solar	2 MW	Workman Road Solar Farm, Llc
37.1 mi	Lake City Lake City, MI	Solar	2 MW	Greenbacker Renewable Energy Corporation
37.2 mi	Pine River Solar Park Alma, MI	Solar	80 MW	Dte Electric Company
40.4 mi	Fremont Community Digester, Llc Newaygo, MI	Biomass	6 MW	Generate Fremont Digester, Llc.
41.0 mi	Willford Solar, Llc Gladwin, MI	Solar	20 MW	Willford Solar, Llc
41.8 mi	St Louis St. Louis, MI	Hydroelectric	7 MW	City Of St Louis - (Mi)
44.8 mi	Gratiot Solar Park Breckenridge, MI	Solar	—	Dte Electric Company
44.9 mi	Gratiot Wind Park Breckenridge, MI	Wind	102 MW	Dte Electric Company
45.0 mi	Renaissance Power Plant Carson City, MI	Natural Gas	782 MW	Dte Electric Company
45.5 mi	Gratiot Farms Wind Project Carson City, MI	Wind	150 MW	Consumers Energy Co - (Mi)
45.8 mi	Fish Creek Solar Park Greenville, MI	Solar	—	Dte Electric Company
47.4 mi	Gratiot County Wind Llc Breckenridge, MI	Wind	110 MW	Invenergy Services Llc
47.9 mi	C W Tippy Wellston, MI	Hydroelectric	20 MW	Consumers Energy Co - (Mi)
49.4 mi	Byrne Solar, Llc Lowell, MI	Solar	5 MW	Byrne Solar, Llc
49.5 mi	Heartland Farms Middleton, MI	Wind	200 MW	Consumers Energy Co - (Mi)
49.9 mi	Hodenpyl Mesick, MI	Hydroelectric	17 MW	Consumers Energy Co - (Mi)

Power generation near this area

There are 34 power plants within 50 miles of Chippewa Lake, Michigan (ZIP 49320), with a combined 2,311 MW of nameplate capacity. Solar is the most common fuel type in this area with 11 of the 34 nearby plants. The closest plant is Cargill Salt Hersey at 6.7 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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