Power Plants Near 49436 — Mears, MI

17 power plants within 50 miles of ZIP 49436 (Mears, Michigan). Click any plant for capacity, generation, emissions, and generator-level detail.

Centroid: 43.6825, -86.4533 · County: Oceana

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

Distance	Plant	Fuel	Capacity	Operator
4.6 mi	Hart Hart, MI	Oil	5 MW	City Of Hart Hydro - (Mi)
6.7 mi	Hart Solar Project Hart, MI	Solar	—	Hart Solar Partners, Llc
14.4 mi	Lake Winds Energy Park Ludington, MI	Wind	101 MW	Consumers Energy Co - (Mi)
14.6 mi	Ludington Ludington, MI	Hydroelectric	1,979 MW	Consumers Energy Co - (Mi)
17.7 mi	Michigan Power Lp Ludington, MI	Natural Gas	138 MW	Michigan Power Limited Partnership
17.7 mi	Macbeth Solar Montague, MI	Solar	20 MW	Macbeth Solar, Llc
20.4 mi	Scottville Scottville, MI	Oil	—	Wolverine Power Supply Coop
28.4 mi	Fremont Community Digester, Llc Newaygo, MI	Biomass	6 MW	Generate Fremont Digester, Llc.
31.1 mi	B C Cobb Muskegon, MI	Coal	—	Consumers Energy Co - (Mi)
34.3 mi	Lorin Industries Muskegon, MI	Natural Gas	3 MW	Lorin Industries
37.6 mi	Pca, Filer City Mill Filer City, MI	Natural Gas	20 MW	Pca, Filer City Mill
37.8 mi	Tes Filer City Station Filer City, MI	Coal	70 MW	Tes Filer City Station Lp
38.7 mi	Muskegon Solar Muskegon, MI	Solar	—	Consumers Energy Co - (Mi)
43.0 mi	Croton Newaygo, MI	Hydroelectric	9 MW	Consumers Energy Co - (Mi)
43.4 mi	Hardy Newaygo, MI	Hydroelectric	32 MW	Consumers Energy Co - (Mi)
47.3 mi	C W Tippy Wellston, MI	Hydroelectric	20 MW	Consumers Energy Co - (Mi)
48.9 mi	Rogers Big Rapids, MI	Hydroelectric	7 MW	Consumers Energy Co - (Mi)

Power generation near this area

There are 17 power plants within 50 miles of Mears, Michigan (ZIP 49436), with a combined 2,409 MW of nameplate capacity. Hydroelectric is the most common fuel type in this area with 5 of the 17 nearby plants. The closest plant is Hart at 4.6 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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