Power Plants Near 49902 — Alpha, MI

22 power plants within 50 miles of ZIP 49902 (Alpha, Michigan). Click any plant for capacity, generation, emissions, and generator-level detail.

Centroid: 46.0438, -88.3771 · County: Iron

Hydroelectric 60%Biomass 40%

Distance	Plant	Fuel	Capacity	Operator
4.8 mi	Crystal Falls Crystal Falls, MI	Hydroelectric	1 MW	City Of Crystal Falls
8.8 mi	Peavy Falls Crystal Falls, MI	Hydroelectric	12 MW	Wisconsin Electric Power Co
9.5 mi	Hemlock Falls Crystal Falls, MI	Hydroelectric	3 MW	Wisconsin Electric Power Co
10.1 mi	Brule Florence, WI	Hydroelectric	5 MW	Wisconsin Electric Power Co
10.5 mi	Way Dam Crystal Falls, MI	Hydroelectric	2 MW	Wisconsin Electric Power Co
10.6 mi	Michigamme Falls Crystal Falls, MI	Hydroelectric	10 MW	Wisconsin Electric Power Co
16.2 mi	Pine Florence, WI	Hydroelectric	4 MW	Wisconsin Electric Power Co
18.9 mi	Twin Falls (Wi) Florence, WI	Hydroelectric	9 MW	Wisconsin Electric Power Co
19.0 mi	Twin Falls (Mi) Iron Mountain, MI	Hydroelectric	—	Wisconsin Electric Power Co
20.3 mi	Kingsford Kingsford, MI	Hydroelectric	7 MW	Wisconsin Electric Power Co
23.9 mi	Big Quinnesec 61 Iron Mountain, MI	Hydroelectric	4 MW	Wisconsin Electric Power Co
23.9 mi	Big Quinnesec 92 Iron Mountain, MI	Hydroelectric	16 MW	Wisconsin Electric Power Co
26.4 mi	Little Quinnesec Falls Hydro Project Niagara, WI	Hydroelectric	9 MW	Eagle Creek Renewable Energy, Llc
26.5 mi	Billerud Quinnesec Mill Norway, MI	Biomass	56 MW	Billerud Quinnesec Mill
32.4 mi	Norway (Mi) Norway, MI	Hydroelectric	6 MW	City Of Norway
43.3 mi	Eagle River Eagle River, WI	Oil	—	Wisconsin Public Service Corp
45.4 mi	Cataract (Mi) Gwinn, MI	Hydroelectric	2 MW	Cataract Hydro, Llc
46.0 mi	Chalk Hill Stephenson, MI	Hydroelectric	8 MW	Wisconsin Electric Power Co
47.7 mi	White Rapids Stephenson, MI	Hydroelectric	8 MW	Wisconsin Electric Power Co
48.0 mi	Caldron Falls Town Of Stephenson, WI	Hydroelectric	6 MW	Wisconsin Public Service Corp
49.1 mi	Prickett Pelkie, MI	Hydroelectric	2 MW	Upper Peninsula Power Company
49.3 mi	John H Warden L'anse, MI	Biomass	22 MW	L'anse Warden Electric Company Llc

Power generation near this area

There are 22 power plants within 50 miles of Alpha, Michigan (ZIP 49902), with a combined 193 MW of nameplate capacity. Hydroelectric is the most common fuel type in this area with 19 of the 22 nearby plants. The closest plant is Crystal Falls at 4.8 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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