Power Plants Near 49636 — Glen Arbor, MI

8 power plants within 50 miles of ZIP 49636 (Glen Arbor, Michigan). Click any plant for capacity, generation, emissions, and generator-level detail.

Centroid: 44.8734, -85.9887 · County: Leelanau

Natural Gas 42%Coal 37%Hydroelectric 19%

Distance	Plant	Fuel	Capacity	Operator
15.6 mi	M72 West Solar Traverse City, MI	Solar	2 MW	Heritage Sustainable Energy. Llc
16.0 mi	Green Lake Solar Interlochen, MI	Solar	1 MW	Heritage Sustainable Energy. Llc
16.0 mi	Tclp Solar Phase 1 Traverse City, MI	Solar	1 MW	Heritage Sustainable Energy. Llc
36.2 mi	Hodenpyl Mesick, MI	Hydroelectric	17 MW	Consumers Energy Co - (Mi)
40.6 mi	Kalkaska Ct #1 Kalkaska, MI	Natural Gas	61 MW	Michigan Public Power Agency
42.5 mi	C W Tippy Wellston, MI	Hydroelectric	20 MW	Consumers Energy Co - (Mi)
47.7 mi	Tes Filer City Station Filer City, MI	Coal	70 MW	Tes Filer City Station Lp
47.9 mi	Pca, Filer City Mill Filer City, MI	Natural Gas	20 MW	Pca, Filer City Mill

Power generation near this area

There are 8 power plants within 50 miles of Glen Arbor, Michigan (ZIP 49636), with a combined 191 MW of nameplate capacity. Solar is the most common fuel type in this area with 3 of the 8 nearby plants. The closest plant is M72 West Solar at 15.6 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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