Power Plants Near 49329 — Howard City, MI

48 power plants within 50 miles of ZIP 49329 (Howard City, Michigan). Click any plant for capacity, generation, emissions, and generator-level detail.

Centroid: 43.4083, -85.4856 · County: Montcalm

Natural Gas 40%Coal 33%Wind 21%Solar 2%

Distance	Plant	Fuel	Capacity	Operator
1.7 mi	Hazel Solar, Llc Howard City, MI	Solar	2 MW	Hazel Solar, Llc
5.3 mi	Central Generating Pierson, MI	Biomass	4 MW	North American Central - Llc
9.0 mi	Hardy Newaygo, MI	Hydroelectric	32 MW	Consumers Energy Co - (Mi)
9.2 mi	Croton Newaygo, MI	Hydroelectric	9 MW	Consumers Energy Co - (Mi)
14.1 mi	Rogers Big Rapids, MI	Hydroelectric	7 MW	Consumers Energy Co - (Mi)
24.9 mi	Fremont Community Digester, Llc Newaygo, MI	Biomass	6 MW	Generate Fremont Digester, Llc.
25.6 mi	Byrne Solar, Llc Lowell, MI	Solar	5 MW	Byrne Solar, Llc
28.3 mi	Muskegon Solar Muskegon, MI	Solar	—	Consumers Energy Co - (Mi)
28.7 mi	Vestaburg Vestaburg, MI	Natural Gas	24 MW	Wolverine Power Supply Coop
29.9 mi	George Johnson Hersey, MI	Natural Gas	51 MW	Wolverine Power Supply Coop
30.1 mi	Cargill Salt Hersey Hersey, MI	Natural Gas	2 MW	Cargill Salt Hersey
30.2 mi	Bissell Solar And Battery Generator Grand Rapids, MI	Solar	1 MW	Consumers Energy Co - (Mi)
30.8 mi	Ada Cogeneration Lp Ada, MI	Natural Gas	33 MW	Ada Cogeneration Llc
31.0 mi	Fish Creek Solar Park Greenville, MI	Solar	—	Dte Electric Company
31.6 mi	Ada Dam Ada, MI	Hydroelectric	1 MW	Eagle Creek Renewable Energy, Llc
33.4 mi	Kent County Waste To Energy Facility Grand Rapids, MI	Biomass	18 MW	Kent County
33.5 mi	Chatham Lowell, MI	Natural Gas	7 MW	City Of Lowell - (Mi)
33.5 mi	Lowell Lowell, MI	Natural Gas	—	City Of Lowell - (Mi)
34.4 mi	Coopersville Coopersville, MI	Biomass	6 MW	Energy Developments, Inc D/B/A Edl
34.5 mi	Cascade Dam (Mi) Grand Rapids, MI	Hydroelectric	2 MW	Eagle Creek Renewable Energy, Llc
35.3 mi	Gratiot Farms Wind Project Carson City, MI	Wind	150 MW	Consumers Energy Co - (Mi)
35.8 mi	Renaissance Power Plant Carson City, MI	Natural Gas	782 MW	Dte Electric Company
37.6 mi	Central Michigan University Mt. Pleasant, MI	Natural Gas	5 MW	Central Michigan University
37.8 mi	Grand Valley Solar Gardens Allendale, MI	Solar	3 MW	Consumers Energy Co - (Mi)
39.0 mi	Lorin Industries Muskegon, MI	Natural Gas	3 MW	Lorin Industries
39.4 mi	B C Cobb Muskegon, MI	Coal	—	Consumers Energy Co - (Mi)
39.8 mi	Isabella Wind Park Rosebush, MI	Wind	384 MW	Dte Electric Company
39.9 mi	Mission Road Solar Park Rosebush, MI	Solar	—	Dte Electric Company
40.3 mi	Pine River Solar Park Alma, MI	Solar	80 MW	Dte Electric Company
40.4 mi	Pine River Wind Park Shepherd, MI	Wind	161 MW	Dte Electric Company
43.1 mi	Webber Lyons, MI	Hydroelectric	4 MW	Consumers Energy Co - (Mi)
43.6 mi	Macbeth Solar Montague, MI	Solar	20 MW	Macbeth Solar, Llc
43.7 mi	Tupper Lake Wind Clarksville, MI	Wind	—	Tupper Lake
44.3 mi	Bryon Center Byron Center, MI	Biomass	3 MW	Energy Developments, Inc D/B/A Edl
44.4 mi	St Louis St. Louis, MI	Hydroelectric	7 MW	City Of St Louis - (Mi)
44.9 mi	Heartland Farms Middleton, MI	Wind	200 MW	Consumers Energy Co - (Mi)
46.2 mi	Hart Solar Project Hart, MI	Solar	—	Hart Solar Partners, Llc
47.6 mi	Riley Generating Station Zeeland, MI	Natural Gas	10 MW	City Of Zeeland - (Mi)
47.7 mi	Frank Jenkins Portland, MI	Oil	4 MW	City Of Portland - (Mi)
48.1 mi	Zeeland Generating Station Zeeland, MI	Natural Gas	968 MW	Consumers Energy Co - (Mi)
48.2 mi	Surrey Road Clare, MI	Solar	—	Greenbacker Renewable Energy Corporation
48.3 mi	Zeeland Farm Services Zeeland, MI	Biomass	3 MW	Zeeland Farm Services
48.5 mi	Autumn Hills Generating Facility Zeeland, MI	Biomass	4 MW	North American Natural Res
48.6 mi	Hart Hart, MI	Oil	5 MW	City Of Hart Hydro - (Mi)
49.6 mi	Municipal Power Plant Zeeland, MI	Natural Gas	2 MW	City Of Zeeland - (Mi)
49.6 mi	Gratiot Solar Park Breckenridge, MI	Solar	—	Dte Electric Company
49.6 mi	Gratiot Wind Park Breckenridge, MI	Wind	102 MW	Dte Electric Company
49.8 mi	J H Campbell West Olive, MI	Coal	1,561 MW	Consumers Energy Co - (Mi)

Power generation near this area

There are 48 power plants within 50 miles of Howard City, Michigan (ZIP 49329), with a combined 4,671 MW of nameplate capacity. Natural Gas is the most common fuel type in this area with 12 of the 48 nearby plants. The closest plant is Hazel Solar, Llc at 1.7 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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