Power Plants Near 49629 — Elk Rapids, MI

16 power plants within 50 miles of ZIP 49629 (Elk Rapids, Michigan). Click any plant for capacity, generation, emissions, and generator-level detail.

Centroid: 44.8955, -85.4082 · County: Antrim

Natural Gas 80%Biomass 11%Wind 6%

Distance	Plant	Fuel	Capacity	Operator
16.2 mi	Green Lake Solar Interlochen, MI	Solar	1 MW	Heritage Sustainable Energy. Llc
16.2 mi	Tclp Solar Phase 1 Traverse City, MI	Solar	1 MW	Heritage Sustainable Energy. Llc
16.5 mi	M72 West Solar Traverse City, MI	Solar	2 MW	Heritage Sustainable Energy. Llc
17.5 mi	Kalkaska Ct #1 Kalkaska, MI	Natural Gas	61 MW	Michigan Public Power Agency
30.8 mi	Alpine Power Plant Elmira, MI	Natural Gas	454 MW	Wolverine Power Supply Coop
34.4 mi	Gaylord - Wolverine Gaylord, MI	Natural Gas	70 MW	Wolverine Power Supply Coop
34.4 mi	Livingston Generating Station Gaylord, MI	Natural Gas	170 MW	Cms Generation Mi Power Llc
35.7 mi	Gaylord - Consumers Gaylord, MI	Natural Gas	—	Consumers Energy Co - (Mi)
40.5 mi	Grayling Generating Station Grayling, MI	Biomass	39 MW	Northstar Clean Energy
42.0 mi	Hodenpyl Mesick, MI	Hydroelectric	17 MW	Consumers Energy Co - (Mi)
42.9 mi	Lake City Lake City, MI	Solar	2 MW	Greenbacker Renewable Energy Corporation
43.8 mi	Cadillac Renewable Energy Cadillac, MI	Biomass	44 MW	Cadillac Renewable Energy Llc
44.0 mi	Workman Road Solar Farm, Llc Lake City, MI	Solar	2 MW	Workman Road Solar Farm, Llc
44.1 mi	Morey Road Lake City, MI	Solar	2 MW	Greenbacker Renewable Energy Corporation
48.7 mi	National Energy Of Mcbain Mcbain, MI	Biomass	20 MW	National Salvage & Service Corporation
49.0 mi	Stoney Corners Wind Farm Mcbain, MI	Wind	60 MW	Dte Sustainable Generation

Power generation near this area

There are 16 power plants within 50 miles of Elk Rapids, Michigan (ZIP 49629), with a combined 944 MW of nameplate capacity. Solar is the most common fuel type in this area with 6 of the 16 nearby plants. The closest plant is Green Lake Solar at 16.2 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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