Power Plants Near 49849 — Ishpeming, MI

27 power plants within 50 miles of ZIP 49849 (Ishpeming, Michigan). Click any plant for capacity, generation, emissions, and generator-level detail.

Centroid: 46.4387, -87.7091 · County: Marquette

Natural Gas 53%Hydroelectric 24%Biomass 17%Oil 5%

Distance	Plant	Fuel	Capacity	Operator
10.7 mi	F.d. Kuester Generating Station Negaunee, MI	Natural Gas	132 MW	Upper Michigan Energy Resources Company
10.9 mi	Hoist Negaunee, MI	Hydroelectric	3 MW	Upper Peninsula Power Company
12.6 mi	Cataract (Mi) Gwinn, MI	Hydroelectric	2 MW	Cataract Hydro, Llc
14.4 mi	Mcclure Dam Marquette, MI	Hydroelectric	8 MW	Upper Peninsula Power Company
15.6 mi	Marquette Energy Center Marquette, MI	Natural Gas	51 MW	City Of Marquette - (Mi)
16.4 mi	Shiras Marquette, MI	Coal	—	City Of Marquette - (Mi)
16.9 mi	James R Smith Marquette, MI	Hydroelectric	3 MW	City Of Marquette - (Mi)
17.4 mi	Plant Four Marquette, MI	Oil	24 MW	City Of Marquette - (Mi)
17.8 mi	Presque Isle Marquette, MI	Coal	—	Wisconsin Electric Power Co
31.7 mi	Way Dam Crystal Falls, MI	Hydroelectric	2 MW	Wisconsin Electric Power Co
32.5 mi	Hemlock Falls Crystal Falls, MI	Hydroelectric	3 MW	Wisconsin Electric Power Co
37.7 mi	Crystal Falls Crystal Falls, MI	Hydroelectric	1 MW	City Of Crystal Falls
39.1 mi	Peavy Falls Crystal Falls, MI	Hydroelectric	12 MW	Wisconsin Electric Power Co
40.7 mi	Michigamme Falls Crystal Falls, MI	Hydroelectric	10 MW	Wisconsin Electric Power Co
41.7 mi	John H Warden L'anse, MI	Biomass	22 MW	L'anse Warden Electric Company Llc
41.8 mi	Brule Florence, WI	Hydroelectric	5 MW	Wisconsin Electric Power Co
42.8 mi	Twin Falls (Wi) Florence, WI	Hydroelectric	9 MW	Wisconsin Electric Power Co
42.8 mi	Twin Falls (Mi) Iron Mountain, MI	Hydroelectric	—	Wisconsin Electric Power Co
46.0 mi	Billerud Quinnesec Mill Norway, MI	Biomass	56 MW	Billerud Quinnesec Mill
47.7 mi	Big Quinnesec 61 Iron Mountain, MI	Hydroelectric	4 MW	Wisconsin Electric Power Co
47.7 mi	Big Quinnesec 92 Iron Mountain, MI	Hydroelectric	16 MW	Wisconsin Electric Power Co
47.9 mi	Little Quinnesec Falls Hydro Project Niagara, WI	Hydroelectric	9 MW	Eagle Creek Renewable Energy, Llc
47.9 mi	Kingsford Kingsford, MI	Hydroelectric	7 MW	Wisconsin Electric Power Co
48.8 mi	Norway (Mi) Norway, MI	Hydroelectric	6 MW	City Of Norway
49.4 mi	A.j. Mihm Generating Station Pelkie, MI	Natural Gas	56 MW	Upper Michigan Energy Resources Company
49.4 mi	Prickett Pelkie, MI	Hydroelectric	2 MW	Upper Peninsula Power Company
49.5 mi	Pine Florence, WI	Hydroelectric	4 MW	Wisconsin Electric Power Co

Power generation near this area

There are 27 power plants within 50 miles of Ishpeming, Michigan (ZIP 49849), with a combined 448 MW of nameplate capacity. Hydroelectric is the most common fuel type in this area with 19 of the 27 nearby plants. The closest plant is F.d. Kuester Generating Station at 10.7 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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