Power Plants Near 49915 — Caspian, MI

20 power plants within 50 miles of ZIP 49915 (Caspian, Michigan). Click any plant for capacity, generation, emissions, and generator-level detail.

Centroid: 46.0643, -88.6329 · County: Iron

Hydroelectric 46%Biomass 40%Natural Gas 11%Solar 4%

Distance	Plant	Fuel	Capacity	Operator
14.6 mi	Crystal Falls Crystal Falls, MI	Hydroelectric	1 MW	City Of Crystal Falls
20.1 mi	Hemlock Falls Crystal Falls, MI	Hydroelectric	3 MW	Wisconsin Electric Power Co
20.1 mi	Way Dam Crystal Falls, MI	Hydroelectric	2 MW	Wisconsin Electric Power Co
20.9 mi	Peavy Falls Crystal Falls, MI	Hydroelectric	12 MW	Wisconsin Electric Power Co
21.5 mi	Brule Florence, WI	Hydroelectric	5 MW	Wisconsin Electric Power Co
22.3 mi	Michigamme Falls Crystal Falls, MI	Hydroelectric	10 MW	Wisconsin Electric Power Co
24.7 mi	Pine Florence, WI	Hydroelectric	4 MW	Wisconsin Electric Power Co
30.1 mi	Twin Falls (Wi) Florence, WI	Hydroelectric	9 MW	Wisconsin Electric Power Co
30.2 mi	Twin Falls (Mi) Iron Mountain, MI	Hydroelectric	—	Wisconsin Electric Power Co
30.2 mi	Kingsford Kingsford, MI	Hydroelectric	7 MW	Wisconsin Electric Power Co
31.9 mi	Eagle River Eagle River, WI	Oil	—	Wisconsin Public Service Corp
34.2 mi	Big Quinnesec 61 Iron Mountain, MI	Hydroelectric	4 MW	Wisconsin Electric Power Co
34.3 mi	Big Quinnesec 92 Iron Mountain, MI	Hydroelectric	16 MW	Wisconsin Electric Power Co
36.9 mi	Little Quinnesec Falls Hydro Project Niagara, WI	Hydroelectric	9 MW	Eagle Creek Renewable Energy, Llc
37.5 mi	Billerud Quinnesec Mill Norway, MI	Biomass	56 MW	Billerud Quinnesec Mill
43.2 mi	Norway (Mi) Norway, MI	Hydroelectric	6 MW	City Of Norway
45.7 mi	Prickett Pelkie, MI	Hydroelectric	2 MW	Upper Peninsula Power Company
47.9 mi	Rhinelander Mill Rhinelander, WI	Natural Gas	21 MW	Ahlstrom-Munksjo
48.5 mi	John H Warden L'anse, MI	Biomass	22 MW	L'anse Warden Electric Company Llc
50.0 mi	Hodag Solar Rhinelander, WI	Solar	8 MW	Wisconsin Public Service Corp

Power generation near this area

There are 20 power plants within 50 miles of Caspian, Michigan (ZIP 49915), with a combined 197 MW of nameplate capacity. Hydroelectric is the most common fuel type in this area with 15 of the 20 nearby plants. The closest plant is Crystal Falls at 14.6 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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