Power Plants Near 49523 — Grand Rapids, MI

49 power plants within 50 miles of ZIP 49523 (Grand Rapids, Michigan). Click any plant for capacity, generation, emissions, and generator-level detail.

Centroid: 42.9634, -85.6681 · County: Kent

Natural Gas 55%Coal 37%Wind 4%

Distance	Plant	Fuel	Capacity	Operator
1.6 mi	Kent County Waste To Energy Facility Grand Rapids, MI	Biomass	18 MW	Kent County
4.1 mi	Bissell Solar And Battery Generator Grand Rapids, MI	Solar	1 MW	Consumers Energy Co - (Mi)
8.8 mi	Ada Cogeneration Lp Ada, MI	Natural Gas	33 MW	Ada Cogeneration Llc
9.3 mi	Ada Dam Ada, MI	Hydroelectric	1 MW	Eagle Creek Renewable Energy, Llc
9.3 mi	Cascade Dam (Mi) Grand Rapids, MI	Hydroelectric	2 MW	Eagle Creek Renewable Energy, Llc
11.8 mi	Grand Valley Solar Gardens Allendale, MI	Solar	3 MW	Consumers Energy Co - (Mi)
12.6 mi	Bryon Center Byron Center, MI	Biomass	3 MW	Energy Developments, Inc D/B/A Edl
15.1 mi	Byrne Solar, Llc Lowell, MI	Solar	5 MW	Byrne Solar, Llc
15.7 mi	Coopersville Coopersville, MI	Biomass	6 MW	Energy Developments, Inc D/B/A Edl
16.3 mi	Chatham Lowell, MI	Natural Gas	7 MW	City Of Lowell - (Mi)
16.8 mi	Lowell Lowell, MI	Natural Gas	—	City Of Lowell - (Mi)
17.9 mi	Autumn Hills Generating Facility Zeeland, MI	Biomass	4 MW	North American Natural Res
18.6 mi	Claude Vandyke Dorr, MI	Natural Gas	25 MW	Wolverine Power Supply Coop
19.2 mi	Zeeland Farm Services Zeeland, MI	Biomass	3 MW	Zeeland Farm Services
19.3 mi	Riley Generating Station Zeeland, MI	Natural Gas	10 MW	City Of Zeeland - (Mi)
19.4 mi	Zeeland Generating Station Zeeland, MI	Natural Gas	968 MW	Consumers Energy Co - (Mi)
21.2 mi	Municipal Power Plant Zeeland, MI	Natural Gas	2 MW	City Of Zeeland - (Mi)
22.4 mi	Zeeland Zeeland, MI	Natural Gas	22 MW	City Of Zeeland - (Mi)
24.5 mi	Holland Energy Park Holland, MI	Natural Gas	149 MW	City Of Holland
24.8 mi	Muskegon Solar Muskegon, MI	Solar	—	Consumers Energy Co - (Mi)
25.0 mi	Sixth Street Gas Turbine Holland, MI	Oil	24 MW	City Of Holland
25.3 mi	James De Young Holland, MI	Coal	—	City Of Holland
25.6 mi	491 E 48th Street Holland, MI	Natural Gas	162 MW	City Of Holland
26.8 mi	Central Generating Pierson, MI	Biomass	4 MW	North American Central - Llc
27.2 mi	J H Campbell West Olive, MI	Coal	1,561 MW	Consumers Energy Co - (Mi)
28.4 mi	Tupper Lake Wind Clarksville, MI	Wind	—	Tupper Lake
31.2 mi	Allegan Dam Allegan, MI	Hydroelectric	3 MW	Consumers Energy Co - (Mi)
32.2 mi	Hazel Solar, Llc Howard City, MI	Solar	2 MW	Hazel Solar, Llc
32.7 mi	Lorin Industries Muskegon, MI	Natural Gas	3 MW	Lorin Industries
32.7 mi	Croton Newaygo, MI	Hydroelectric	9 MW	Consumers Energy Co - (Mi)
34.6 mi	Otsego Mill Power Plant Otsego, MI	Natural Gas	21 MW	Otsego Paper Inc
34.9 mi	Fish Creek Solar Park Greenville, MI	Solar	—	Dte Electric Company
35.4 mi	B C Cobb Muskegon, MI	Coal	—	Consumers Energy Co - (Mi)
36.2 mi	Hardy Newaygo, MI	Hydroelectric	32 MW	Consumers Energy Co - (Mi)
37.6 mi	Fremont Community Digester, Llc Newaygo, MI	Biomass	6 MW	Generate Fremont Digester, Llc.
38.7 mi	Webber Lyons, MI	Hydroelectric	4 MW	Consumers Energy Co - (Mi)
39.6 mi	Frank Jenkins Portland, MI	Oil	4 MW	City Of Portland - (Mi)
40.4 mi	Pullman Solar, Llc Lee Township, MI	Solar	20 MW	Aes Distributed Energy
42.6 mi	Liberty Solar Energy Center Richland, MI	Solar	—	Consumers Energy Co - (Mi)
43.0 mi	Gratiot Farms Wind Project Carson City, MI	Wind	150 MW	Consumers Energy Co - (Mi)
44.4 mi	Renaissance Power Plant Carson City, MI	Natural Gas	782 MW	Dte Electric Company
45.9 mi	Rogers Big Rapids, MI	Hydroelectric	7 MW	Consumers Energy Co - (Mi)
47.3 mi	Western Michigan University Power Plant Kalamazoo, MI	Natural Gas	17 MW	Western Michigan University
47.5 mi	Macbeth Solar Montague, MI	Solar	20 MW	Macbeth Solar, Llc
47.9 mi	Kalamazoo River Generating Station Comstock, MI	Natural Gas	77 MW	Cms Generation Mi Power Llc
48.0 mi	B E Morrow Comstock, MI	Natural Gas	—	Consumers Energy Co - (Mi)
48.6 mi	Vestaburg Vestaburg, MI	Natural Gas	24 MW	Wolverine Power Supply Coop
48.6 mi	Parkview Battery Kalamazoo, MI	Other Fossil	1 MW	Consumers Energy Co - (Mi)
49.1 mi	Western Michigan Solar Gardens Kalamazoo, MI	Solar	1 MW	Consumers Energy Co - (Mi)

Power generation near this area

There are 49 power plants within 50 miles of Grand Rapids, Michigan (ZIP 49523), with a combined 4,197 MW of nameplate capacity. Natural Gas is the most common fuel type in this area with 17 of the 49 nearby plants. The closest plant is Kent County Waste To Energy Facility at 1.6 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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