Power Plants Near 49871 — Palmer, MI

22 power plants within 50 miles of ZIP 49871 (Palmer, Michigan). Click any plant for capacity, generation, emissions, and generator-level detail.

Centroid: 46.4416, -87.5764 · County: Marquette

Natural Gas 62%Biomass 16%Hydroelectric 12%Oil 9%

Distance	Plant	Fuel	Capacity	Operator
5.8 mi	F.d. Kuester Generating Station Negaunee, MI	Natural Gas	132 MW	Upper Michigan Energy Resources Company
8.4 mi	Hoist Negaunee, MI	Hydroelectric	3 MW	Upper Peninsula Power Company
9.2 mi	Cataract (Mi) Gwinn, MI	Hydroelectric	2 MW	Cataract Hydro, Llc
10.2 mi	Mcclure Dam Marquette, MI	Hydroelectric	8 MW	Upper Peninsula Power Company
10.7 mi	Shiras Marquette, MI	Coal	—	City Of Marquette - (Mi)
10.8 mi	Marquette Energy Center Marquette, MI	Natural Gas	51 MW	City Of Marquette - (Mi)
12.0 mi	James R Smith Marquette, MI	Hydroelectric	3 MW	City Of Marquette - (Mi)
12.4 mi	Plant Four Marquette, MI	Oil	24 MW	City Of Marquette - (Mi)
12.8 mi	Presque Isle Marquette, MI	Coal	—	Wisconsin Electric Power Co
37.0 mi	Way Dam Crystal Falls, MI	Hydroelectric	2 MW	Wisconsin Electric Power Co
37.7 mi	Hemlock Falls Crystal Falls, MI	Hydroelectric	3 MW	Wisconsin Electric Power Co
43.0 mi	Crystal Falls Crystal Falls, MI	Hydroelectric	1 MW	City Of Crystal Falls
43.5 mi	Peavy Falls Crystal Falls, MI	Hydroelectric	12 MW	Wisconsin Electric Power Co
44.4 mi	Neenah Paper Munising Mill Munising, MI	Coal	6 MW	Neenah Paper Michigan Inc.
44.8 mi	Michigamme Falls Crystal Falls, MI	Hydroelectric	10 MW	Wisconsin Electric Power Co
45.9 mi	Twin Falls (Wi) Florence, WI	Hydroelectric	9 MW	Wisconsin Electric Power Co
45.9 mi	Twin Falls (Mi) Iron Mountain, MI	Hydroelectric	—	Wisconsin Electric Power Co
45.9 mi	Brule Florence, WI	Hydroelectric	5 MW	Wisconsin Electric Power Co
47.0 mi	John H Warden L'anse, MI	Biomass	22 MW	L'anse Warden Electric Company Llc
48.2 mi	Billerud Quinnesec Mill Norway, MI	Biomass	56 MW	Billerud Quinnesec Mill
49.4 mi	Gladstone Gladstone, MI	Oil	23 MW	Upper Peninsula Power Company
49.8 mi	Escanaba Mill Escanaba, MI	Natural Gas	122 MW	Billerud Escanaba Llc

Power generation near this area

There are 22 power plants within 50 miles of Palmer, Michigan (ZIP 49871), with a combined 494 MW of nameplate capacity. Hydroelectric is the most common fuel type in this area with 12 of the 22 nearby plants. The closest plant is F.d. Kuester Generating Station at 5.8 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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