Power Plants Near 49614 — Bear Lake, MI

18 power plants within 50 miles of ZIP 49614 (Bear Lake, Michigan). Click any plant for capacity, generation, emissions, and generator-level detail.

Centroid: 44.4311, -86.1425 · County: Manistee

Hydroelectric 79%Natural Gas 9%Wind 6%Coal 3%Biomass 3%

Distance	Plant	Fuel	Capacity	Operator
15.5 mi	C W Tippy Wellston, MI	Hydroelectric	20 MW	Consumers Energy Co - (Mi)
16.5 mi	Tes Filer City Station Filer City, MI	Coal	70 MW	Tes Filer City Station Lp
16.6 mi	Hodenpyl Mesick, MI	Hydroelectric	17 MW	Consumers Energy Co - (Mi)
16.6 mi	Pca, Filer City Mill Filer City, MI	Natural Gas	20 MW	Pca, Filer City Mill
32.3 mi	M72 West Solar Traverse City, MI	Solar	2 MW	Heritage Sustainable Energy. Llc
32.6 mi	Green Lake Solar Interlochen, MI	Solar	1 MW	Heritage Sustainable Energy. Llc
32.6 mi	Tclp Solar Phase 1 Traverse City, MI	Solar	1 MW	Heritage Sustainable Energy. Llc
33.7 mi	Scottville Scottville, MI	Oil	—	Wolverine Power Supply Coop
36.9 mi	Cadillac Renewable Energy Cadillac, MI	Biomass	44 MW	Cadillac Renewable Energy Llc
36.9 mi	Michigan Power Lp Ludington, MI	Natural Gas	138 MW	Michigan Power Limited Partnership
39.8 mi	Lake Winds Energy Park Ludington, MI	Wind	101 MW	Consumers Energy Co - (Mi)
40.0 mi	Ludington Ludington, MI	Hydroelectric	1,979 MW	Consumers Energy Co - (Mi)
44.9 mi	Stoney Corners Wind Farm Mcbain, MI	Wind	60 MW	Dte Sustainable Generation
46.9 mi	Lake City Lake City, MI	Solar	2 MW	Greenbacker Renewable Energy Corporation
47.2 mi	Workman Road Solar Farm, Llc Lake City, MI	Solar	2 MW	Workman Road Solar Farm, Llc
47.4 mi	Morey Road Lake City, MI	Solar	2 MW	Greenbacker Renewable Energy Corporation
48.2 mi	National Energy Of Mcbain Mcbain, MI	Biomass	20 MW	National Salvage & Service Corporation
49.6 mi	Kalkaska Ct #1 Kalkaska, MI	Natural Gas	61 MW	Michigan Public Power Agency

Power generation near this area

There are 18 power plants within 50 miles of Bear Lake, Michigan (ZIP 49614), with a combined 2,539 MW of nameplate capacity. Solar is the most common fuel type in this area with 6 of the 18 nearby plants. The closest plant is C W Tippy at 15.5 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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