Power Plants Near 49927 — Gaastra, MI

19 power plants within 50 miles of ZIP 49927 (Gaastra, Michigan). Click any plant for capacity, generation, emissions, and generator-level detail.

Centroid: 46.0526, -88.5917 · County: Iron

Hydroelectric 48%Biomass 41%Natural Gas 11%

Distance	Plant	Fuel	Capacity	Operator
12.9 mi	Crystal Falls Crystal Falls, MI	Hydroelectric	1 MW	City Of Crystal Falls
18.4 mi	Hemlock Falls Crystal Falls, MI	Hydroelectric	3 MW	Wisconsin Electric Power Co
18.6 mi	Way Dam Crystal Falls, MI	Hydroelectric	2 MW	Wisconsin Electric Power Co
18.8 mi	Peavy Falls Crystal Falls, MI	Hydroelectric	12 MW	Wisconsin Electric Power Co
19.3 mi	Brule Florence, WI	Hydroelectric	5 MW	Wisconsin Electric Power Co
20.2 mi	Michigamme Falls Crystal Falls, MI	Hydroelectric	10 MW	Wisconsin Electric Power Co
22.7 mi	Pine Florence, WI	Hydroelectric	4 MW	Wisconsin Electric Power Co
27.9 mi	Twin Falls (Wi) Florence, WI	Hydroelectric	9 MW	Wisconsin Electric Power Co
28.0 mi	Twin Falls (Mi) Iron Mountain, MI	Hydroelectric	—	Wisconsin Electric Power Co
28.1 mi	Kingsford Kingsford, MI	Hydroelectric	7 MW	Wisconsin Electric Power Co
32.1 mi	Big Quinnesec 61 Iron Mountain, MI	Hydroelectric	4 MW	Wisconsin Electric Power Co
32.2 mi	Big Quinnesec 92 Iron Mountain, MI	Hydroelectric	16 MW	Wisconsin Electric Power Co
33.5 mi	Eagle River Eagle River, WI	Oil	—	Wisconsin Public Service Corp
34.8 mi	Little Quinnesec Falls Hydro Project Niagara, WI	Hydroelectric	9 MW	Eagle Creek Renewable Energy, Llc
35.4 mi	Billerud Quinnesec Mill Norway, MI	Biomass	56 MW	Billerud Quinnesec Mill
41.1 mi	Norway (Mi) Norway, MI	Hydroelectric	6 MW	City Of Norway
46.7 mi	Prickett Pelkie, MI	Hydroelectric	2 MW	Upper Peninsula Power Company
49.0 mi	John H Warden L'anse, MI	Biomass	22 MW	L'anse Warden Electric Company Llc
49.1 mi	Rhinelander Mill Rhinelander, WI	Natural Gas	21 MW	Ahlstrom-Munksjo

Power generation near this area

There are 19 power plants within 50 miles of Gaastra, Michigan (ZIP 49927), with a combined 190 MW of nameplate capacity. Hydroelectric is the most common fuel type in this area with 15 of the 19 nearby plants. The closest plant is Crystal Falls at 12.9 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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