Power Plants Near 49642 — Idlewild, MI

28 power plants within 50 miles of ZIP 49642 (Idlewild, Michigan). Click any plant for capacity, generation, emissions, and generator-level detail.

Centroid: 43.8872, -85.7759 · County: Lake

Hydroelectric 79%Natural Gas 8%Wind 6%Biomass 3%Coal 3%

Distance	Plant	Fuel	Capacity	Operator
17.7 mi	George Johnson Hersey, MI	Natural Gas	51 MW	Wolverine Power Supply Coop
21.2 mi	Cargill Salt Hersey Hersey, MI	Natural Gas	2 MW	Cargill Salt Hersey
24.0 mi	Rogers Big Rapids, MI	Hydroelectric	7 MW	Consumers Energy Co - (Mi)
26.2 mi	Scottville Scottville, MI	Oil	—	Wolverine Power Supply Coop
27.0 mi	C W Tippy Wellston, MI	Hydroelectric	20 MW	Consumers Energy Co - (Mi)
27.9 mi	Lake Winds Energy Park Ludington, MI	Wind	101 MW	Consumers Energy Co - (Mi)
28.6 mi	Hardy Newaygo, MI	Hydroelectric	32 MW	Consumers Energy Co - (Mi)
30.3 mi	Hart Solar Project Hart, MI	Solar	—	Hart Solar Partners, Llc
30.9 mi	Cadillac Renewable Energy Cadillac, MI	Biomass	44 MW	Cadillac Renewable Energy Llc
31.2 mi	Fremont Community Digester, Llc Newaygo, MI	Biomass	6 MW	Generate Fremont Digester, Llc.
31.6 mi	Croton Newaygo, MI	Hydroelectric	9 MW	Consumers Energy Co - (Mi)
31.6 mi	Stoney Corners Wind Farm Mcbain, MI	Wind	60 MW	Dte Sustainable Generation
32.0 mi	Hart Hart, MI	Oil	5 MW	City Of Hart Hydro - (Mi)
32.5 mi	Michigan Power Lp Ludington, MI	Natural Gas	138 MW	Michigan Power Limited Partnership
32.9 mi	Hodenpyl Mesick, MI	Hydroelectric	17 MW	Consumers Energy Co - (Mi)
33.3 mi	Ludington Ludington, MI	Hydroelectric	1,979 MW	Consumers Energy Co - (Mi)
33.9 mi	Pca, Filer City Mill Filer City, MI	Natural Gas	20 MW	Pca, Filer City Mill
34.2 mi	Tes Filer City Station Filer City, MI	Coal	70 MW	Tes Filer City Station Lp
35.2 mi	National Energy Of Mcbain Mcbain, MI	Biomass	20 MW	National Salvage & Service Corporation
37.2 mi	Hazel Solar, Llc Howard City, MI	Solar	2 MW	Hazel Solar, Llc
38.7 mi	Workman Road Solar Farm, Llc Lake City, MI	Solar	2 MW	Workman Road Solar Farm, Llc
38.8 mi	Morey Road Lake City, MI	Solar	2 MW	Greenbacker Renewable Energy Corporation
39.4 mi	Lake City Lake City, MI	Solar	2 MW	Greenbacker Renewable Energy Corporation
40.6 mi	Central Generating Pierson, MI	Biomass	4 MW	North American Central - Llc
42.4 mi	Macbeth Solar Montague, MI	Solar	20 MW	Macbeth Solar, Llc
46.5 mi	Muskegon Solar Muskegon, MI	Solar	—	Consumers Energy Co - (Mi)
49.1 mi	Waste Management Northern Oaks Lfgte Harrison, MI	Biomass	2 MW	Wm Renewable Energy Llc
49.3 mi	B C Cobb Muskegon, MI	Coal	—	Consumers Energy Co - (Mi)

Power generation near this area

There are 28 power plants within 50 miles of Idlewild, Michigan (ZIP 49642), with a combined 2,613 MW of nameplate capacity. Solar is the most common fuel type in this area with 7 of the 28 nearby plants. The closest plant is George Johnson at 17.7 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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