Power Plants Near 49446 — New Era, MI

23 power plants within 50 miles of ZIP 49446 (New Era, Michigan). Click any plant for capacity, generation, emissions, and generator-level detail.

Centroid: 43.5556, -86.3448 · County: Oceana

Hydroelectric 50%Coal 41%Natural Gas 5%Wind 3%

Distance	Plant	Fuel	Capacity	Operator
8.2 mi	Macbeth Solar Montague, MI	Solar	20 MW	Macbeth Solar, Llc
9.6 mi	Hart Solar Project Hart, MI	Solar	—	Hart Solar Partners, Llc
10.3 mi	Hart Hart, MI	Oil	5 MW	City Of Hart Hydro - (Mi)
19.6 mi	Fremont Community Digester, Llc Newaygo, MI	Biomass	6 MW	Generate Fremont Digester, Llc.
21.1 mi	B C Cobb Muskegon, MI	Coal	—	Consumers Energy Co - (Mi)
21.9 mi	Lake Winds Energy Park Ludington, MI	Wind	101 MW	Consumers Energy Co - (Mi)
23.9 mi	Ludington Ludington, MI	Hydroelectric	1,979 MW	Consumers Energy Co - (Mi)
24.3 mi	Lorin Industries Muskegon, MI	Natural Gas	3 MW	Lorin Industries
26.7 mi	Michigan Power Lp Ludington, MI	Natural Gas	138 MW	Michigan Power Limited Partnership
27.7 mi	Scottville Scottville, MI	Oil	—	Wolverine Power Supply Coop
28.4 mi	Muskegon Solar Muskegon, MI	Solar	—	Consumers Energy Co - (Mi)
35.1 mi	Croton Newaygo, MI	Hydroelectric	9 MW	Consumers Energy Co - (Mi)
36.1 mi	Hardy Newaygo, MI	Hydroelectric	32 MW	Consumers Energy Co - (Mi)
40.2 mi	Coopersville Coopersville, MI	Biomass	6 MW	Energy Developments, Inc D/B/A Edl
43.5 mi	Rogers Big Rapids, MI	Hydroelectric	7 MW	Consumers Energy Co - (Mi)
44.8 mi	Central Generating Pierson, MI	Biomass	4 MW	North American Central - Llc
45.2 mi	J H Campbell West Olive, MI	Coal	1,561 MW	Consumers Energy Co - (Mi)
45.5 mi	Pca, Filer City Mill Filer City, MI	Natural Gas	20 MW	Pca, Filer City Mill
45.8 mi	Tes Filer City Station Filer City, MI	Coal	70 MW	Tes Filer City Station Lp
45.9 mi	Hazel Solar, Llc Howard City, MI	Solar	2 MW	Hazel Solar, Llc
47.2 mi	Grand Valley Solar Gardens Allendale, MI	Solar	3 MW	Consumers Energy Co - (Mi)
49.1 mi	Bissell Solar And Battery Generator Grand Rapids, MI	Solar	1 MW	Consumers Energy Co - (Mi)
49.9 mi	George Johnson Hersey, MI	Natural Gas	51 MW	Wolverine Power Supply Coop

Power generation near this area

There are 23 power plants within 50 miles of New Era, Michigan (ZIP 49446), with a combined 4,017 MW of nameplate capacity. Solar is the most common fuel type in this area with 6 of the 23 nearby plants. The closest plant is Macbeth Solar at 8.2 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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