Power Plants Near 49861 — Michigamme, MI

23 power plants within 50 miles of ZIP 49861 (Michigamme, Michigan). Click any plant for capacity, generation, emissions, and generator-level detail.

Centroid: 46.5308, -88.0914 · County: Marquette

Natural Gas 67%Hydroelectric 20%Oil 7%Biomass 6%

Distance	Plant	Fuel	Capacity	Operator
23.2 mi	John H Warden L'anse, MI	Biomass	22 MW	L'anse Warden Electric Company Llc
24.9 mi	Hoist Negaunee, MI	Hydroelectric	3 MW	Upper Peninsula Power Company
26.6 mi	Way Dam Crystal Falls, MI	Hydroelectric	2 MW	Wisconsin Electric Power Co
27.6 mi	F.d. Kuester Generating Station Negaunee, MI	Natural Gas	132 MW	Upper Michigan Energy Resources Company
28.3 mi	Hemlock Falls Crystal Falls, MI	Hydroelectric	3 MW	Wisconsin Electric Power Co
29.4 mi	Mcclure Dam Marquette, MI	Hydroelectric	8 MW	Upper Peninsula Power Company
30.3 mi	Prickett Pelkie, MI	Hydroelectric	2 MW	Upper Peninsula Power Company
30.7 mi	A.j. Mihm Generating Station Pelkie, MI	Natural Gas	56 MW	Upper Michigan Energy Resources Company
31.2 mi	Marquette Energy Center Marquette, MI	Natural Gas	51 MW	City Of Marquette - (Mi)
31.3 mi	Cataract (Mi) Gwinn, MI	Hydroelectric	2 MW	Cataract Hydro, Llc
31.5 mi	Crystal Falls Crystal Falls, MI	Hydroelectric	1 MW	City Of Crystal Falls
32.5 mi	James R Smith Marquette, MI	Hydroelectric	3 MW	City Of Marquette - (Mi)
32.8 mi	Plant Four Marquette, MI	Oil	24 MW	City Of Marquette - (Mi)
33.2 mi	Shiras Marquette, MI	Coal	—	City Of Marquette - (Mi)
33.3 mi	Presque Isle Marquette, MI	Coal	—	Wisconsin Electric Power Co
37.7 mi	Peavy Falls Crystal Falls, MI	Hydroelectric	12 MW	Wisconsin Electric Power Co
40.1 mi	Michigamme Falls Crystal Falls, MI	Hydroelectric	10 MW	Wisconsin Electric Power Co
40.8 mi	Brule Florence, WI	Hydroelectric	5 MW	Wisconsin Electric Power Co
45.5 mi	Twin Falls (Wi) Florence, WI	Hydroelectric	9 MW	Wisconsin Electric Power Co
45.5 mi	Twin Falls (Mi) Iron Mountain, MI	Hydroelectric	—	Wisconsin Electric Power Co
46.2 mi	Portage South Range, MI	Oil	—	Upper Peninsula Power Company
49.2 mi	Pine Florence, WI	Hydroelectric	4 MW	Wisconsin Electric Power Co
50.0 mi	Kingsford Kingsford, MI	Hydroelectric	7 MW	Wisconsin Electric Power Co

Power generation near this area

There are 23 power plants within 50 miles of Michigamme, Michigan (ZIP 49861), with a combined 357 MW of nameplate capacity. Hydroelectric is the most common fuel type in this area with 15 of the 23 nearby plants. The closest plant is John H Warden at 23.2 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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