Power Plants Near 49892 — Vulcan, MI

30 power plants within 50 miles of ZIP 49892 (Vulcan, Michigan). Click any plant for capacity, generation, emissions, and generator-level detail.

Centroid: 45.7623, -87.8168 · County: Dickinson

Natural Gas 69%Hydroelectric 20%Biomass 8%Oil 3%

Distance	Plant	Fuel	Capacity	Operator
2.7 mi	Norway (Mi) Norway, MI	Hydroelectric	6 MW	City Of Norway
7.1 mi	Billerud Quinnesec Mill Norway, MI	Biomass	56 MW	Billerud Quinnesec Mill
8.4 mi	Little Quinnesec Falls Hydro Project Niagara, WI	Hydroelectric	9 MW	Eagle Creek Renewable Energy, Llc
10.9 mi	Big Quinnesec 92 Iron Mountain, MI	Hydroelectric	16 MW	Wisconsin Electric Power Co
11.0 mi	Big Quinnesec 61 Iron Mountain, MI	Hydroelectric	4 MW	Wisconsin Electric Power Co
14.3 mi	Twin Falls (Mi) Iron Mountain, MI	Hydroelectric	—	Wisconsin Electric Power Co
14.4 mi	Twin Falls (Wi) Florence, WI	Hydroelectric	9 MW	Wisconsin Electric Power Co
15.2 mi	Kingsford Kingsford, MI	Hydroelectric	7 MW	Wisconsin Electric Power Co
17.2 mi	Chalk Hill Stephenson, MI	Hydroelectric	8 MW	Wisconsin Electric Power Co
19.4 mi	White Rapids Stephenson, MI	Hydroelectric	8 MW	Wisconsin Electric Power Co
21.3 mi	Pine Florence, WI	Hydroelectric	4 MW	Wisconsin Electric Power Co
22.6 mi	Michigamme Falls Crystal Falls, MI	Hydroelectric	10 MW	Wisconsin Electric Power Co
23.2 mi	Brule Florence, WI	Hydroelectric	5 MW	Wisconsin Electric Power Co
24.7 mi	Peavy Falls Crystal Falls, MI	Hydroelectric	12 MW	Wisconsin Electric Power Co
29.3 mi	Grand Rapids Ingalls, MI	Hydroelectric	8 MW	Wisconsin Public Service Corp
32.2 mi	Hemlock Falls Crystal Falls, MI	Hydroelectric	3 MW	Wisconsin Electric Power Co
34.0 mi	Way Dam Crystal Falls, MI	Hydroelectric	2 MW	Wisconsin Electric Power Co
34.4 mi	Crystal Falls Crystal Falls, MI	Hydroelectric	1 MW	City Of Crystal Falls
34.4 mi	Caldron Falls Town Of Stephenson, WI	Hydroelectric	6 MW	Wisconsin Public Service Corp
35.2 mi	Escanaba Mill Escanaba, MI	Natural Gas	122 MW	Billerud Escanaba Llc
36.8 mi	Johnson Falls Town Of Stephenson, WI	Hydroelectric	3 MW	Wisconsin Public Service Corp
38.2 mi	High Falls (Wi) Town Of Stephenson, WI	Hydroelectric	7 MW	Wisconsin Public Service Corp
38.5 mi	Sandstone Rapids Town Of Stephenson, WI	Hydroelectric	4 MW	Wisconsin Public Service Corp
39.6 mi	Gladstone Gladstone, MI	Oil	23 MW	Upper Peninsula Power Company
40.9 mi	Cataract (Mi) Gwinn, MI	Hydroelectric	2 MW	Cataract Hydro, Llc
44.9 mi	Potato Rapids Town Of Porterfield, WI	Hydroelectric	1 MW	Wisconsin Public Service Corp
46.1 mi	Park Mill Marinette, WI	Hydroelectric	2 MW	Eagle Creek Renewable Energy, Llc
46.1 mi	Menominee Mill Marinette Menominee, MI	Hydroelectric	2 MW	Eagle Creek Renewable Energy, Llc
47.1 mi	West Marinette 34 Peshtigo, WI	Natural Gas	83 MW	Madison Gas & Electric Co
47.1 mi	West Marinette Peshtigo, WI	Natural Gas	270 MW	Wisconsin Public Service Corp

Power generation near this area

There are 30 power plants within 50 miles of Vulcan, Michigan (ZIP 49892), with a combined 693 MW of nameplate capacity. Hydroelectric is the most common fuel type in this area with 25 of the 30 nearby plants. The closest plant is Norway (Mi) at 2.7 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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