Power Plants Near 49808 — Big Bay, MI

13 power plants within 50 miles of ZIP 49808 (Big Bay, Michigan). Click any plant for capacity, generation, emissions, and generator-level detail.

Centroid: 46.8158, -87.7285 · County: Marquette

Natural Gas 79%Oil 8%Biomass 7%Hydroelectric 6%

Distance	Plant	Fuel	Capacity	Operator
19.1 mi	Hoist Negaunee, MI	Hydroelectric	3 MW	Upper Peninsula Power Company
20.7 mi	Mcclure Dam Marquette, MI	Hydroelectric	8 MW	Upper Peninsula Power Company
22.1 mi	Marquette Energy Center Marquette, MI	Natural Gas	51 MW	City Of Marquette - (Mi)
22.6 mi	Plant Four Marquette, MI	Oil	24 MW	City Of Marquette - (Mi)
22.6 mi	James R Smith Marquette, MI	Hydroelectric	3 MW	City Of Marquette - (Mi)
22.8 mi	Presque Isle Marquette, MI	Coal	—	Wisconsin Electric Power Co
23.3 mi	F.d. Kuester Generating Station Negaunee, MI	Natural Gas	132 MW	Upper Michigan Energy Resources Company
25.3 mi	Shiras Marquette, MI	Coal	—	City Of Marquette - (Mi)
34.7 mi	John H Warden L'anse, MI	Biomass	22 MW	L'anse Warden Electric Company Llc
36.0 mi	Cataract (Mi) Gwinn, MI	Hydroelectric	2 MW	Cataract Hydro, Llc
41.9 mi	A.j. Mihm Generating Station Pelkie, MI	Natural Gas	56 MW	Upper Michigan Energy Resources Company
44.6 mi	Prickett Pelkie, MI	Hydroelectric	2 MW	Upper Peninsula Power Company
47.0 mi	Portage South Range, MI	Oil	—	Upper Peninsula Power Company

Power generation near this area

There are 13 power plants within 50 miles of Big Bay, Michigan (ZIP 49808), with a combined 304 MW of nameplate capacity. Hydroelectric is the most common fuel type in this area with 5 of the 13 nearby plants. The closest plant is Hoist at 19.1 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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