Power Plants Near 49908 — Baraga, MI

8 power plants within 50 miles of ZIP 49908 (Baraga, Michigan). Click any plant for capacity, generation, emissions, and generator-level detail.

Centroid: 46.8048, -88.5758 · County: Baraga

Natural Gas 57%Biomass 22%Hydroelectric 20%

Distance	Plant	Fuel	Capacity	Operator
2.0 mi	A.j. Mihm Generating Station Pelkie, MI	Natural Gas	56 MW	Upper Michigan Energy Resources Company
6.6 mi	John H Warden L'anse, MI	Biomass	22 MW	L'anse Warden Electric Company Llc
6.8 mi	Prickett Pelkie, MI	Hydroelectric	2 MW	Upper Peninsula Power Company
19.4 mi	Portage South Range, MI	Oil	—	Upper Peninsula Power Company
30.9 mi	Victoria Dam Rockland, MI	Hydroelectric	12 MW	Upper Peninsula Power Company
47.5 mi	Way Dam Crystal Falls, MI	Hydroelectric	2 MW	Wisconsin Electric Power Co
49.5 mi	Hemlock Falls Crystal Falls, MI	Hydroelectric	3 MW	Wisconsin Electric Power Co
49.6 mi	Crystal Falls Crystal Falls, MI	Hydroelectric	1 MW	City Of Crystal Falls

Power generation near this area

There are 8 power plants within 50 miles of Baraga, Michigan (ZIP 49908), with a combined 98 MW of nameplate capacity. Hydroelectric is the most common fuel type in this area with 5 of the 8 nearby plants. The closest plant is A.j. Mihm Generating Station at 2.0 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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