Power Plants Near 49616 — Benzonia, MI

15 power plants within 50 miles of ZIP 49616 (Benzonia, Michigan). Click any plant for capacity, generation, emissions, and generator-level detail.

Centroid: 44.5955, -86.0961 · County: Benzie

Natural Gas 50%Coal 16%Wind 14%Biomass 10%Hydroelectric 8%Solar 2%

Distance	Plant	Fuel	Capacity	Operator
21.1 mi	Hodenpyl Mesick, MI	Hydroelectric	17 MW	Consumers Energy Co - (Mi)
23.1 mi	M72 West Solar Traverse City, MI	Solar	2 MW	Heritage Sustainable Energy. Llc
23.5 mi	Green Lake Solar Interlochen, MI	Solar	1 MW	Heritage Sustainable Energy. Llc
23.5 mi	Tclp Solar Phase 1 Traverse City, MI	Solar	1 MW	Heritage Sustainable Energy. Llc
24.5 mi	C W Tippy Wellston, MI	Hydroelectric	20 MW	Consumers Energy Co - (Mi)
27.8 mi	Tes Filer City Station Filer City, MI	Coal	70 MW	Tes Filer City Station Lp
28.0 mi	Pca, Filer City Mill Filer City, MI	Natural Gas	20 MW	Pca, Filer City Mill
39.9 mi	Cadillac Renewable Energy Cadillac, MI	Biomass	44 MW	Cadillac Renewable Energy Llc
44.4 mi	Kalkaska Ct #1 Kalkaska, MI	Natural Gas	61 MW	Michigan Public Power Agency
45.3 mi	Scottville Scottville, MI	Oil	—	Wolverine Power Supply Coop
48.3 mi	Michigan Power Lp Ludington, MI	Natural Gas	138 MW	Michigan Power Limited Partnership
48.3 mi	Stoney Corners Wind Farm Mcbain, MI	Wind	60 MW	Dte Sustainable Generation
48.4 mi	Lake City Lake City, MI	Solar	2 MW	Greenbacker Renewable Energy Corporation
49.0 mi	Workman Road Solar Farm, Llc Lake City, MI	Solar	2 MW	Workman Road Solar Farm, Llc
49.1 mi	Morey Road Lake City, MI	Solar	2 MW	Greenbacker Renewable Energy Corporation

Power generation near this area

There are 15 power plants within 50 miles of Benzonia, Michigan (ZIP 49616), with a combined 439 MW of nameplate capacity. Solar is the most common fuel type in this area with 6 of the 15 nearby plants. The closest plant is Hodenpyl at 21.1 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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