Power Plants Near 49431 — Ludington, MI

12 power plants within 50 miles of ZIP 49431 (Ludington, Michigan). Click any plant for capacity, generation, emissions, and generator-level detail.

Centroid: 43.9688, -86.4403 · County: Mason

Hydroelectric 85%Natural Gas 7%Wind 4%Coal 3%

Distance	Plant	Fuel	Capacity	Operator
2.3 mi	Michigan Power Lp Ludington, MI	Natural Gas	138 MW	Michigan Power Limited Partnership
5.2 mi	Ludington Ludington, MI	Hydroelectric	1,979 MW	Consumers Energy Co - (Mi)
7.4 mi	Scottville Scottville, MI	Oil	—	Wolverine Power Supply Coop
8.5 mi	Lake Winds Energy Park Ludington, MI	Wind	101 MW	Consumers Energy Co - (Mi)
18.5 mi	Pca, Filer City Mill Filer City, MI	Natural Gas	20 MW	Pca, Filer City Mill
18.7 mi	Hart Hart, MI	Oil	5 MW	City Of Hart Hydro - (Mi)
18.7 mi	Tes Filer City Station Filer City, MI	Coal	70 MW	Tes Filer City Station Lp
20.0 mi	Hart Solar Project Hart, MI	Solar	—	Hart Solar Partners, Llc
31.9 mi	C W Tippy Wellston, MI	Hydroelectric	20 MW	Consumers Energy Co - (Mi)
37.0 mi	Macbeth Solar Montague, MI	Solar	20 MW	Macbeth Solar, Llc
41.1 mi	Hodenpyl Mesick, MI	Hydroelectric	17 MW	Consumers Energy Co - (Mi)
42.1 mi	Fremont Community Digester, Llc Newaygo, MI	Biomass	6 MW	Generate Fremont Digester, Llc.

Power generation near this area

There are 12 power plants within 50 miles of Ludington, Michigan (ZIP 49431), with a combined 2,375 MW of nameplate capacity. Hydroelectric is the most common fuel type in this area with 3 of the 12 nearby plants. The closest plant is Michigan Power Lp at 2.3 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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