Power Plants Near 49744 — Herron, MI

16 power plants within 50 miles of ZIP 49744 (Herron, Michigan). Click any plant for capacity, generation, emissions, and generator-level detail.

Centroid: 45.0124, -83.6535 · County: Alpena

Oil 44%Hydroelectric 32%Biomass 13%Solar 6%Natural Gas 5%

Distance	Plant	Fuel	Capacity	Operator
9.1 mi	Norway Point Hydropower Project Alpena, MI	Hydroelectric	4 MW	Eagle Creek Renewable Energy, Llc
9.3 mi	Four Mile Hydropower Project Alpena, MI	Hydroelectric	2 MW	Eagle Creek Renewable Energy, Llc
11.3 mi	Ninth Street Hydropower Project Alpena, MI	Hydroelectric	1 MW	Eagle Creek Renewable Energy, Llc
11.8 mi	Decorative Panels Intl Alpena, MI	Natural Gas	8 MW	Decorative Panels International, Inc.
12.6 mi	Alpena Cement Plant Alpena, MI	Oil	47 MW	Lafarge Corp
22.7 mi	Little Trout Solar Rogers City, MI	Solar	—	Dte Electric Company
25.7 mi	National Energy Of Lincoln Lincoln, MI	Biomass	20 MW	National Salvage & Service Corporation
32.0 mi	Alcona Glennie, MI	Hydroelectric	8 MW	Consumers Energy Co - (Mi)
33.7 mi	Mio Mio, MI	Hydroelectric	5 MW	Consumers Energy Co - (Mi)
36.3 mi	Lightfoot Solar, Llc Luzerne, MI	Solar	10 MW	Lightfoot Solar, Llc
37.5 mi	Cooke Oscoda, MI	Hydroelectric	9 MW	Consumers Energy Co - (Mi)
38.1 mi	Loud Oscoda, MI	Hydroelectric	4 MW	Consumers Energy Co - (Mi)
38.5 mi	Five Channels Oscoda, MI	Hydroelectric	6 MW	Consumers Energy Co - (Mi)
39.5 mi	Tower Tower, MI	Oil	21 MW	Wolverine Power Supply Coop
41.2 mi	Foote Oscoda, MI	Hydroelectric	9 MW	Consumers Energy Co - (Mi)
42.2 mi	Kleber Onaway, MI	Hydroelectric	2 MW	Tower Kleber Ltd Partnership

Power generation near this area

There are 16 power plants within 50 miles of Herron, Michigan (ZIP 49744), with a combined 156 MW of nameplate capacity. Hydroelectric is the most common fuel type in this area with 10 of the 16 nearby plants. The closest plant is Norway Point Hydropower Project at 9.1 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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