Power Plants Near 49635 — Frankfort, MI

10 power plants within 50 miles of ZIP 49635 (Frankfort, Michigan). Click any plant for capacity, generation, emissions, and generator-level detail.

Centroid: 44.6311, -86.2212 · County: Benzie

Natural Gas 50%Coal 22%Biomass 14%Hydroelectric 12%

Distance	Plant	Fuel	Capacity	Operator
27.1 mi	Hodenpyl Mesick, MI	Hydroelectric	17 MW	Consumers Energy Co - (Mi)
27.4 mi	M72 West Solar Traverse City, MI	Solar	2 MW	Heritage Sustainable Energy. Llc
27.9 mi	Green Lake Solar Interlochen, MI	Solar	1 MW	Heritage Sustainable Energy. Llc
27.9 mi	Tclp Solar Phase 1 Traverse City, MI	Solar	1 MW	Heritage Sustainable Energy. Llc
28.8 mi	Tes Filer City Station Filer City, MI	Coal	70 MW	Tes Filer City Station Lp
29.0 mi	Pca, Filer City Mill Filer City, MI	Natural Gas	20 MW	Pca, Filer City Mill
29.2 mi	C W Tippy Wellston, MI	Hydroelectric	20 MW	Consumers Energy Co - (Mi)
46.4 mi	Cadillac Renewable Energy Cadillac, MI	Biomass	44 MW	Cadillac Renewable Energy Llc
46.9 mi	Scottville Scottville, MI	Oil	—	Wolverine Power Supply Coop
49.0 mi	Michigan Power Lp Ludington, MI	Natural Gas	138 MW	Michigan Power Limited Partnership

Power generation near this area

There are 10 power plants within 50 miles of Frankfort, Michigan (ZIP 49635), with a combined 313 MW of nameplate capacity. Solar is the most common fuel type in this area with 3 of the 10 nearby plants. The closest plant is Hodenpyl at 27.1 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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