Power Plants Near 49696 — Traverse City, MI

17 power plants within 50 miles of ZIP 49696 (Traverse City, Michigan). Click any plant for capacity, generation, emissions, and generator-level detail.

Centroid: 44.8162, -85.5751 · County: Grand Traverse

Natural Gas 78%Biomass 11%Wind 6%Hydroelectric 4%

Distance	Plant	Fuel	Capacity	Operator
6.4 mi	Green Lake Solar Interlochen, MI	Solar	1 MW	Heritage Sustainable Energy. Llc
6.4 mi	Tclp Solar Phase 1 Traverse City, MI	Solar	1 MW	Heritage Sustainable Energy. Llc
6.8 mi	M72 West Solar Traverse City, MI	Solar	2 MW	Heritage Sustainable Energy. Llc
20.3 mi	Kalkaska Ct #1 Kalkaska, MI	Natural Gas	61 MW	Michigan Public Power Agency
33.6 mi	Hodenpyl Mesick, MI	Hydroelectric	17 MW	Consumers Energy Co - (Mi)
38.9 mi	Cadillac Renewable Energy Cadillac, MI	Biomass	44 MW	Cadillac Renewable Energy Llc
40.5 mi	Alpine Power Plant Elmira, MI	Natural Gas	454 MW	Wolverine Power Supply Coop
40.5 mi	Lake City Lake City, MI	Solar	2 MW	Greenbacker Renewable Energy Corporation
41.5 mi	Workman Road Solar Farm, Llc Lake City, MI	Solar	2 MW	Workman Road Solar Farm, Llc
41.6 mi	Morey Road Lake City, MI	Solar	2 MW	Greenbacker Renewable Energy Corporation
42.5 mi	C W Tippy Wellston, MI	Hydroelectric	20 MW	Consumers Energy Co - (Mi)
43.7 mi	Gaylord - Wolverine Gaylord, MI	Natural Gas	70 MW	Wolverine Power Supply Coop
43.9 mi	Livingston Generating Station Gaylord, MI	Natural Gas	170 MW	Cms Generation Mi Power Llc
45.1 mi	Gaylord - Consumers Gaylord, MI	Natural Gas	—	Consumers Energy Co - (Mi)
45.4 mi	Stoney Corners Wind Farm Mcbain, MI	Wind	60 MW	Dte Sustainable Generation
45.8 mi	National Energy Of Mcbain Mcbain, MI	Biomass	20 MW	National Salvage & Service Corporation
45.8 mi	Grayling Generating Station Grayling, MI	Biomass	39 MW	Northstar Clean Energy

Power generation near this area

There are 17 power plants within 50 miles of Traverse City, Michigan (ZIP 49696), with a combined 964 MW of nameplate capacity. Solar is the most common fuel type in this area with 6 of the 17 nearby plants. The closest plant is Green Lake Solar at 6.4 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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