Power Plants Near 49855 — Marquette, MI

13 power plants within 50 miles of ZIP 49855 (Marquette, Michigan). Click any plant for capacity, generation, emissions, and generator-level detail.

Centroid: 46.5786, -87.4545 · County: Marquette

Natural Gas 71%Oil 9%Biomass 9%Hydroelectric 8%Coal 2%

Distance	Plant	Fuel	Capacity	Operator
1.1 mi	Mcclure Dam Marquette, MI	Hydroelectric	8 MW	Upper Peninsula Power Company
1.2 mi	Marquette Energy Center Marquette, MI	Natural Gas	51 MW	City Of Marquette - (Mi)
2.1 mi	James R Smith Marquette, MI	Hydroelectric	3 MW	City Of Marquette - (Mi)
2.4 mi	Plant Four Marquette, MI	Oil	24 MW	City Of Marquette - (Mi)
2.8 mi	Presque Isle Marquette, MI	Coal	—	Wisconsin Electric Power Co
4.4 mi	Shiras Marquette, MI	Coal	—	City Of Marquette - (Mi)
5.3 mi	F.d. Kuester Generating Station Negaunee, MI	Natural Gas	132 MW	Upper Michigan Energy Resources Company
5.5 mi	Hoist Negaunee, MI	Hydroelectric	3 MW	Upper Peninsula Power Company
18.4 mi	Cataract (Mi) Gwinn, MI	Hydroelectric	2 MW	Cataract Hydro, Llc
40.3 mi	Neenah Paper Munising Mill Munising, MI	Coal	6 MW	Neenah Paper Michigan Inc.
47.2 mi	Way Dam Crystal Falls, MI	Hydroelectric	2 MW	Wisconsin Electric Power Co
48.0 mi	Hemlock Falls Crystal Falls, MI	Hydroelectric	3 MW	Wisconsin Electric Power Co
49.0 mi	John H Warden L'anse, MI	Biomass	22 MW	L'anse Warden Electric Company Llc

Power generation near this area

There are 13 power plants within 50 miles of Marquette, Michigan (ZIP 49855), with a combined 256 MW of nameplate capacity. Hydroelectric is the most common fuel type in this area with 6 of the 13 nearby plants. The closest plant is Mcclure Dam at 1.1 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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