Power Plants Near 49720 — Charlevoix, MI

13 power plants within 50 miles of ZIP 49720 (Charlevoix, Michigan). Click any plant for capacity, generation, emissions, and generator-level detail.

Centroid: 45.2654, -85.2297 · County: Charlevoix

Natural Gas 96%Oil 3%

Distance	Plant	Fuel	Capacity	Operator
24.1 mi	Alpine Power Plant Elmira, MI	Natural Gas	454 MW	Wolverine Power Supply Coop
29.2 mi	Livingston Generating Station Gaylord, MI	Natural Gas	170 MW	Cms Generation Mi Power Llc
30.3 mi	Gaylord - Consumers Gaylord, MI	Natural Gas	—	Consumers Energy Co - (Mi)
30.6 mi	Gaylord - Wolverine Gaylord, MI	Natural Gas	70 MW	Wolverine Power Supply Coop
35.1 mi	Beaver Island Beaver Island, MI	Oil	3 MW	Great Lakes Energy Coop
39.9 mi	Kalkaska Ct #1 Kalkaska, MI	Natural Gas	61 MW	Michigan Public Power Agency
40.6 mi	Green Lake Solar Interlochen, MI	Solar	1 MW	Heritage Sustainable Energy. Llc
40.6 mi	Tclp Solar Phase 1 Traverse City, MI	Solar	1 MW	Heritage Sustainable Energy. Llc
40.9 mi	M72 West Solar Traverse City, MI	Solar	2 MW	Heritage Sustainable Energy. Llc
41.5 mi	Straits Mackinaw City, MI	Natural Gas	—	Consumers Energy Co - (Mi)
44.4 mi	Kleber Onaway, MI	Hydroelectric	2 MW	Tower Kleber Ltd Partnership
44.5 mi	Cheboygan Cheboygan, MI	Hydroelectric	2 MW	Great Lakes Tissue Co
45.9 mi	Tower Tower, MI	Oil	21 MW	Wolverine Power Supply Coop

Power generation near this area

There are 13 power plants within 50 miles of Charlevoix, Michigan (ZIP 49720), with a combined 786 MW of nameplate capacity. Natural Gas is the most common fuel type in this area with 6 of the 13 nearby plants. The closest plant is Alpine Power Plant at 24.1 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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