Power Plants Near 49728 — Eckerman, MI

5 power plants within 50 miles of ZIP 49728 (Eckerman, Michigan). Click any plant for capacity, generation, emissions, and generator-level detail.

Centroid: 46.4088, -85.0136 · County: Chippewa

Hydroelectric 79%Oil 13%Solar 8%

Distance	Plant	Fuel	Capacity	Operator
28.5 mi	Dafter Dafter, MI	Oil	11 MW	Cloverland Electric Co-Op
32.3 mi	Saint Marys Falls Sault Ste. Marie, MI	Hydroelectric	24 MW	Usace-Detroit District
33.0 mi	Edison Sault Sault Ste. Marie, MI	Hydroelectric	42 MW	Cloverland Electric Co-Op
35.3 mi	Pickford Solar Pickford, MI	Solar	7 MW	Heritage Sustainable Energy. Llc
46.0 mi	Straits Mackinaw City, MI	Natural Gas	—	Consumers Energy Co - (Mi)

Power generation near this area

There are 5 power plants within 50 miles of Eckerman, Michigan (ZIP 49728), with a combined 83 MW of nameplate capacity. Hydroelectric is the most common fuel type in this area with 2 of the 5 nearby plants. The closest plant is Dafter at 28.5 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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