Power Plants Near 49449 — Pentwater, MI

19 power plants within 50 miles of ZIP 49449 (Pentwater, Michigan). Click any plant for capacity, generation, emissions, and generator-level detail.

Centroid: 43.8237, -86.3868 · County: Oceana

Hydroelectric 83%Natural Gas 9%Wind 4%Coal 3%

Distance	Plant	Fuel	Capacity	Operator
4.2 mi	Lake Winds Energy Park Ludington, MI	Wind	101 MW	Consumers Energy Co - (Mi)
5.7 mi	Ludington Ludington, MI	Hydroelectric	1,979 MW	Consumers Energy Co - (Mi)
8.1 mi	Michigan Power Lp Ludington, MI	Natural Gas	138 MW	Michigan Power Limited Partnership
8.3 mi	Hart Hart, MI	Oil	5 MW	City Of Hart Hydro - (Mi)
9.6 mi	Hart Solar Project Hart, MI	Solar	—	Hart Solar Partners, Llc
10.2 mi	Scottville Scottville, MI	Oil	—	Wolverine Power Supply Coop
26.8 mi	Macbeth Solar Montague, MI	Solar	20 MW	Macbeth Solar, Llc
27.4 mi	Pca, Filer City Mill Filer City, MI	Natural Gas	20 MW	Pca, Filer City Mill
27.6 mi	Tes Filer City Station Filer City, MI	Coal	70 MW	Tes Filer City Station Lp
32.5 mi	Fremont Community Digester, Llc Newaygo, MI	Biomass	6 MW	Generate Fremont Digester, Llc.
37.4 mi	C W Tippy Wellston, MI	Hydroelectric	20 MW	Consumers Energy Co - (Mi)
39.7 mi	B C Cobb Muskegon, MI	Coal	—	Consumers Energy Co - (Mi)
42.8 mi	Lorin Industries Muskegon, MI	Natural Gas	3 MW	Lorin Industries
44.4 mi	Hardy Newaygo, MI	Hydroelectric	32 MW	Consumers Energy Co - (Mi)
44.9 mi	Croton Newaygo, MI	Hydroelectric	9 MW	Consumers Energy Co - (Mi)
45.3 mi	Muskegon Solar Muskegon, MI	Solar	—	Consumers Energy Co - (Mi)
46.7 mi	Hodenpyl Mesick, MI	Hydroelectric	17 MW	Consumers Energy Co - (Mi)
47.6 mi	Rogers Big Rapids, MI	Hydroelectric	7 MW	Consumers Energy Co - (Mi)
47.9 mi	George Johnson Hersey, MI	Natural Gas	51 MW	Wolverine Power Supply Coop

Power generation near this area

There are 19 power plants within 50 miles of Pentwater, Michigan (ZIP 49449), with a combined 2,477 MW of nameplate capacity. Hydroelectric is the most common fuel type in this area with 6 of the 19 nearby plants. The closest plant is Lake Winds Energy Park at 4.2 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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