Power Plants Near 49518 — Grand Rapids, MI

48 power plants within 50 miles of ZIP 49518 (Grand Rapids, Michigan). Click any plant for capacity, generation, emissions, and generator-level detail.

Centroid: 43.0314, -85.5503 · County: Kent

Natural Gas 51%Coal 36%Wind 8%

Distance	Plant	Fuel	Capacity	Operator
5.5 mi	Ada Cogeneration Lp Ada, MI	Natural Gas	33 MW	Ada Cogeneration Llc
6.5 mi	Ada Dam Ada, MI	Hydroelectric	1 MW	Eagle Creek Renewable Energy, Llc
8.1 mi	Byrne Solar, Llc Lowell, MI	Solar	5 MW	Byrne Solar, Llc
8.8 mi	Cascade Dam (Mi) Grand Rapids, MI	Hydroelectric	2 MW	Eagle Creek Renewable Energy, Llc
8.9 mi	Bissell Solar And Battery Generator Grand Rapids, MI	Solar	1 MW	Consumers Energy Co - (Mi)
9.2 mi	Kent County Waste To Energy Facility Grand Rapids, MI	Biomass	18 MW	Kent County
12.2 mi	Chatham Lowell, MI	Natural Gas	7 MW	City Of Lowell - (Mi)
12.6 mi	Lowell Lowell, MI	Natural Gas	—	City Of Lowell - (Mi)
18.4 mi	Bryon Center Byron Center, MI	Biomass	3 MW	Energy Developments, Inc D/B/A Edl
18.5 mi	Grand Valley Solar Gardens Allendale, MI	Solar	3 MW	Consumers Energy Co - (Mi)
20.5 mi	Coopersville Coopersville, MI	Biomass	6 MW	Energy Developments, Inc D/B/A Edl
21.0 mi	Central Generating Pierson, MI	Biomass	4 MW	North American Central - Llc
25.1 mi	Tupper Lake Wind Clarksville, MI	Wind	—	Tupper Lake
25.5 mi	Autumn Hills Generating Facility Zeeland, MI	Biomass	4 MW	North American Natural Res
25.9 mi	Claude Vandyke Dorr, MI	Natural Gas	25 MW	Wolverine Power Supply Coop
26.1 mi	Hazel Solar, Llc Howard City, MI	Solar	2 MW	Hazel Solar, Llc
26.3 mi	Muskegon Solar Muskegon, MI	Solar	—	Consumers Energy Co - (Mi)
26.7 mi	Zeeland Farm Services Zeeland, MI	Biomass	3 MW	Zeeland Farm Services
26.8 mi	Riley Generating Station Zeeland, MI	Natural Gas	10 MW	City Of Zeeland - (Mi)
26.9 mi	Zeeland Generating Station Zeeland, MI	Natural Gas	968 MW	Consumers Energy Co - (Mi)
27.9 mi	Fish Creek Solar Park Greenville, MI	Solar	—	Dte Electric Company
28.6 mi	Croton Newaygo, MI	Hydroelectric	9 MW	Consumers Energy Co - (Mi)
28.7 mi	Municipal Power Plant Zeeland, MI	Natural Gas	2 MW	City Of Zeeland - (Mi)
29.9 mi	Zeeland Zeeland, MI	Natural Gas	22 MW	City Of Zeeland - (Mi)
31.7 mi	Hardy Newaygo, MI	Hydroelectric	32 MW	Consumers Energy Co - (Mi)
32.0 mi	Holland Energy Park Holland, MI	Natural Gas	149 MW	City Of Holland
32.5 mi	Sixth Street Gas Turbine Holland, MI	Oil	24 MW	City Of Holland
32.8 mi	James De Young Holland, MI	Coal	—	City Of Holland
33.1 mi	491 E 48th Street Holland, MI	Natural Gas	162 MW	City Of Holland
33.2 mi	Webber Lyons, MI	Hydroelectric	4 MW	Consumers Energy Co - (Mi)
33.9 mi	J H Campbell West Olive, MI	Coal	1,561 MW	Consumers Energy Co - (Mi)
35.0 mi	Frank Jenkins Portland, MI	Oil	4 MW	City Of Portland - (Mi)
35.9 mi	Gratiot Farms Wind Project Carson City, MI	Wind	150 MW	Consumers Energy Co - (Mi)
35.9 mi	Lorin Industries Muskegon, MI	Natural Gas	3 MW	Lorin Industries
36.5 mi	Fremont Community Digester, Llc Newaygo, MI	Biomass	6 MW	Generate Fremont Digester, Llc.
37.3 mi	Renaissance Power Plant Carson City, MI	Natural Gas	782 MW	Dte Electric Company
38.2 mi	Allegan Dam Allegan, MI	Hydroelectric	3 MW	Consumers Energy Co - (Mi)
38.3 mi	B C Cobb Muskegon, MI	Coal	—	Consumers Energy Co - (Mi)
40.0 mi	Otsego Mill Power Plant Otsego, MI	Natural Gas	21 MW	Otsego Paper Inc
40.3 mi	Rogers Big Rapids, MI	Hydroelectric	7 MW	Consumers Energy Co - (Mi)
41.0 mi	Vestaburg Vestaburg, MI	Natural Gas	24 MW	Wolverine Power Supply Coop
46.3 mi	Grand River Grand Ledge, MI	Biomass	3 MW	Energy Developments, Inc D/B/A Edl
46.3 mi	Liberty Solar Energy Center Richland, MI	Solar	—	Consumers Energy Co - (Mi)
47.6 mi	Pullman Solar, Llc Lee Township, MI	Solar	20 MW	Aes Distributed Energy
47.9 mi	Heartland Farms Middleton, MI	Wind	200 MW	Consumers Energy Co - (Mi)
48.5 mi	Delta Solar Power Ii Grand Ledge, MI	Solar	16 MW	Delta Solar Power Ii, Llc
48.7 mi	Delta Solar Power I Grand Ledge, MI	Solar	8 MW	Delta Solar Power I, Llc
49.2 mi	Macbeth Solar Montague, MI	Solar	20 MW	Macbeth Solar, Llc

Power generation near this area

There are 48 power plants within 50 miles of Grand Rapids, Michigan (ZIP 49518), with a combined 4,328 MW of nameplate capacity. Natural Gas is the most common fuel type in this area with 14 of the 48 nearby plants. The closest plant is Ada Cogeneration Lp at 5.5 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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