Power Plants Near 49834 — Foster City, MI

31 power plants within 50 miles of ZIP 49834 (Foster City, Michigan). Click any plant for capacity, generation, emissions, and generator-level detail.

Centroid: 45.9438, -87.7584 · County: Dickinson

Natural Gas 56%Hydroelectric 25%Biomass 10%Oil 9%

Distance	Plant	Fuel	Capacity	Operator
14.0 mi	Billerud Quinnesec Mill Norway, MI	Biomass	56 MW	Billerud Quinnesec Mill
14.9 mi	Norway (Mi) Norway, MI	Hydroelectric	6 MW	City Of Norway
15.8 mi	Twin Falls (Mi) Iron Mountain, MI	Hydroelectric	—	Wisconsin Electric Power Co
15.8 mi	Twin Falls (Wi) Florence, WI	Hydroelectric	9 MW	Wisconsin Electric Power Co
16.2 mi	Little Quinnesec Falls Hydro Project Niagara, WI	Hydroelectric	9 MW	Eagle Creek Renewable Energy, Llc
17.3 mi	Big Quinnesec 92 Iron Mountain, MI	Hydroelectric	16 MW	Wisconsin Electric Power Co
17.3 mi	Big Quinnesec 61 Iron Mountain, MI	Hydroelectric	4 MW	Wisconsin Electric Power Co
20.0 mi	Kingsford Kingsford, MI	Hydroelectric	7 MW	Wisconsin Electric Power Co
21.0 mi	Michigamme Falls Crystal Falls, MI	Hydroelectric	10 MW	Wisconsin Electric Power Co
22.0 mi	Peavy Falls Crystal Falls, MI	Hydroelectric	12 MW	Wisconsin Electric Power Co
22.1 mi	Brule Florence, WI	Hydroelectric	5 MW	Wisconsin Electric Power Co
24.9 mi	Pine Florence, WI	Hydroelectric	4 MW	Wisconsin Electric Power Co
25.9 mi	Hemlock Falls Crystal Falls, MI	Hydroelectric	3 MW	Wisconsin Electric Power Co
27.3 mi	Way Dam Crystal Falls, MI	Hydroelectric	2 MW	Wisconsin Electric Power Co
28.3 mi	Cataract (Mi) Gwinn, MI	Hydroelectric	2 MW	Cataract Hydro, Llc
29.8 mi	Chalk Hill Stephenson, MI	Hydroelectric	8 MW	Wisconsin Electric Power Co
29.8 mi	Crystal Falls Crystal Falls, MI	Hydroelectric	1 MW	City Of Crystal Falls
32.0 mi	White Rapids Stephenson, MI	Hydroelectric	8 MW	Wisconsin Electric Power Co
33.6 mi	Escanaba Mill Escanaba, MI	Natural Gas	122 MW	Billerud Escanaba Llc
36.9 mi	Gladstone Gladstone, MI	Oil	23 MW	Upper Peninsula Power Company
41.0 mi	Grand Rapids Ingalls, MI	Hydroelectric	8 MW	Wisconsin Public Service Corp
41.1 mi	F.d. Kuester Generating Station Negaunee, MI	Natural Gas	132 MW	Upper Michigan Energy Resources Company
43.7 mi	Hoist Negaunee, MI	Hydroelectric	3 MW	Upper Peninsula Power Company
44.2 mi	Shiras Marquette, MI	Coal	—	City Of Marquette - (Mi)
45.4 mi	Mcclure Dam Marquette, MI	Hydroelectric	8 MW	Upper Peninsula Power Company
45.6 mi	Marquette Energy Center Marquette, MI	Natural Gas	51 MW	City Of Marquette - (Mi)
46.5 mi	James R Smith Marquette, MI	Hydroelectric	3 MW	City Of Marquette - (Mi)
46.5 mi	Caldron Falls Town Of Stephenson, WI	Hydroelectric	6 MW	Wisconsin Public Service Corp
46.9 mi	Plant Four Marquette, MI	Oil	24 MW	City Of Marquette - (Mi)
47.2 mi	Presque Isle Marquette, MI	Coal	—	Wisconsin Electric Power Co
49.3 mi	Johnson Falls Town Of Stephenson, WI	Hydroelectric	3 MW	Wisconsin Public Service Corp

Power generation near this area

There are 31 power plants within 50 miles of Foster City, Michigan (ZIP 49834), with a combined 546 MW of nameplate capacity. Hydroelectric is the most common fuel type in this area with 23 of the 31 nearby plants. The closest plant is Billerud Quinnesec Mill at 14.0 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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