Power Plants Near 49841 — Gwinn, MI

26 power plants within 50 miles of ZIP 49841 (Gwinn, Michigan). Click any plant for capacity, generation, emissions, and generator-level detail.

Centroid: 46.3311, -87.4397 · County: Marquette

Natural Gas 59%Hydroelectric 20%Biomass 11%Oil 9%

Distance	Plant	Fuel	Capacity	Operator
3.6 mi	Cataract (Mi) Gwinn, MI	Hydroelectric	2 MW	Cataract Hydro, Llc
13.0 mi	F.d. Kuester Generating Station Negaunee, MI	Natural Gas	132 MW	Upper Michigan Energy Resources Company
14.0 mi	Shiras Marquette, MI	Coal	—	City Of Marquette - (Mi)
16.2 mi	Marquette Energy Center Marquette, MI	Natural Gas	51 MW	City Of Marquette - (Mi)
16.7 mi	James R Smith Marquette, MI	Hydroelectric	3 MW	City Of Marquette - (Mi)
16.7 mi	Mcclure Dam Marquette, MI	Hydroelectric	8 MW	Upper Peninsula Power Company
17.0 mi	Plant Four Marquette, MI	Oil	24 MW	City Of Marquette - (Mi)
17.1 mi	Hoist Negaunee, MI	Hydroelectric	3 MW	Upper Peninsula Power Company
17.3 mi	Presque Isle Marquette, MI	Coal	—	Wisconsin Electric Power Co
38.3 mi	Neenah Paper Munising Mill Munising, MI	Coal	6 MW	Neenah Paper Michigan Inc.
39.4 mi	Gladstone Gladstone, MI	Oil	23 MW	Upper Peninsula Power Company
39.8 mi	Way Dam Crystal Falls, MI	Hydroelectric	2 MW	Wisconsin Electric Power Co
40.0 mi	Hemlock Falls Crystal Falls, MI	Hydroelectric	3 MW	Wisconsin Electric Power Co
40.1 mi	Escanaba Mill Escanaba, MI	Natural Gas	122 MW	Billerud Escanaba Llc
43.7 mi	Peavy Falls Crystal Falls, MI	Hydroelectric	12 MW	Wisconsin Electric Power Co
43.8 mi	Twin Falls (Mi) Iron Mountain, MI	Hydroelectric	—	Wisconsin Electric Power Co
43.8 mi	Twin Falls (Wi) Florence, WI	Hydroelectric	9 MW	Wisconsin Electric Power Co
44.5 mi	Billerud Quinnesec Mill Norway, MI	Biomass	56 MW	Billerud Quinnesec Mill
44.5 mi	Michigamme Falls Crystal Falls, MI	Hydroelectric	10 MW	Wisconsin Electric Power Co
45.5 mi	Crystal Falls Crystal Falls, MI	Hydroelectric	1 MW	City Of Crystal Falls
45.5 mi	Norway (Mi) Norway, MI	Hydroelectric	6 MW	City Of Norway
45.8 mi	Brule Florence, WI	Hydroelectric	5 MW	Wisconsin Electric Power Co
46.7 mi	Little Quinnesec Falls Hydro Project Niagara, WI	Hydroelectric	9 MW	Eagle Creek Renewable Energy, Llc
47.3 mi	Big Quinnesec 92 Iron Mountain, MI	Hydroelectric	16 MW	Wisconsin Electric Power Co
47.3 mi	Big Quinnesec 61 Iron Mountain, MI	Hydroelectric	4 MW	Wisconsin Electric Power Co
48.8 mi	Kingsford Kingsford, MI	Hydroelectric	7 MW	Wisconsin Electric Power Co

Power generation near this area

There are 26 power plants within 50 miles of Gwinn, Michigan (ZIP 49841), with a combined 515 MW of nameplate capacity. Hydroelectric is the most common fuel type in this area with 17 of the 26 nearby plants. The closest plant is Cataract (Mi) at 3.6 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.

← Search a different location · Printable proximity report →