Power Plants Near 49706 — Alanson, MI

9 power plants within 50 miles of ZIP 49706 (Alanson, Michigan). Click any plant for capacity, generation, emissions, and generator-level detail.

Centroid: 45.4405, -84.7924 · County: Emmet

Natural Gas 96%Oil 3%

Distance	Plant	Fuel	Capacity	Operator
20.3 mi	Cheboygan Cheboygan, MI	Hydroelectric	2 MW	Great Lakes Tissue Co
22.5 mi	Kleber Onaway, MI	Hydroelectric	2 MW	Tower Kleber Ltd Partnership
22.6 mi	Straits Mackinaw City, MI	Natural Gas	—	Consumers Energy Co - (Mi)
24.7 mi	Tower Tower, MI	Oil	21 MW	Wolverine Power Supply Coop
26.1 mi	Alpine Power Plant Elmira, MI	Natural Gas	454 MW	Wolverine Power Supply Coop
28.5 mi	Livingston Generating Station Gaylord, MI	Natural Gas	170 MW	Cms Generation Mi Power Llc
28.6 mi	Gaylord - Consumers Gaylord, MI	Natural Gas	—	Consumers Energy Co - (Mi)
30.3 mi	Gaylord - Wolverine Gaylord, MI	Natural Gas	70 MW	Wolverine Power Supply Coop
40.6 mi	Beaver Island Beaver Island, MI	Oil	3 MW	Great Lakes Energy Coop

Power generation near this area

There are 9 power plants within 50 miles of Alanson, Michigan (ZIP 49706), with a combined 722 MW of nameplate capacity. Natural Gas is the most common fuel type in this area with 5 of the 9 nearby plants. The closest plant is Cheboygan at 20.3 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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