Power Plants Near 49935 — Iron River, MI

21 power plants within 50 miles of ZIP 49935 (Iron River, Michigan). Click any plant for capacity, generation, emissions, and generator-level detail.

Centroid: 46.0930, -88.6460 · County: Iron

Hydroelectric 40%Biomass 30%Natural Gas 30%

Distance	Plant	Fuel	Capacity	Operator
15.0 mi	Crystal Falls Crystal Falls, MI	Hydroelectric	1 MW	City Of Crystal Falls
20.2 mi	Way Dam Crystal Falls, MI	Hydroelectric	2 MW	Wisconsin Electric Power Co
20.3 mi	Hemlock Falls Crystal Falls, MI	Hydroelectric	3 MW	Wisconsin Electric Power Co
22.0 mi	Peavy Falls Crystal Falls, MI	Hydroelectric	12 MW	Wisconsin Electric Power Co
22.8 mi	Brule Florence, WI	Hydroelectric	5 MW	Wisconsin Electric Power Co
23.6 mi	Michigamme Falls Crystal Falls, MI	Hydroelectric	10 MW	Wisconsin Electric Power Co
26.5 mi	Pine Florence, WI	Hydroelectric	4 MW	Wisconsin Electric Power Co
31.5 mi	Twin Falls (Wi) Florence, WI	Hydroelectric	9 MW	Wisconsin Electric Power Co
31.6 mi	Twin Falls (Mi) Iron Mountain, MI	Hydroelectric	—	Wisconsin Electric Power Co
31.8 mi	Kingsford Kingsford, MI	Hydroelectric	7 MW	Wisconsin Electric Power Co
32.0 mi	Eagle River Eagle River, WI	Oil	—	Wisconsin Public Service Corp
35.9 mi	Big Quinnesec 61 Iron Mountain, MI	Hydroelectric	4 MW	Wisconsin Electric Power Co
35.9 mi	Big Quinnesec 92 Iron Mountain, MI	Hydroelectric	16 MW	Wisconsin Electric Power Co
38.5 mi	Little Quinnesec Falls Hydro Project Niagara, WI	Hydroelectric	9 MW	Eagle Creek Renewable Energy, Llc
39.0 mi	Billerud Quinnesec Mill Norway, MI	Biomass	56 MW	Billerud Quinnesec Mill
43.8 mi	Prickett Pelkie, MI	Hydroelectric	2 MW	Upper Peninsula Power Company
44.8 mi	Norway (Mi) Norway, MI	Hydroelectric	6 MW	City Of Norway
46.6 mi	John H Warden L'anse, MI	Biomass	22 MW	L'anse Warden Electric Company Llc
48.4 mi	A.j. Mihm Generating Station Pelkie, MI	Natural Gas	56 MW	Upper Michigan Energy Resources Company
48.7 mi	Rhinelander Mill Rhinelander, WI	Natural Gas	21 MW	Ahlstrom-Munksjo
49.6 mi	Victoria Dam Rockland, MI	Hydroelectric	12 MW	Upper Peninsula Power Company

Power generation near this area

There are 21 power plants within 50 miles of Iron River, Michigan (ZIP 49935), with a combined 258 MW of nameplate capacity. Hydroelectric is the most common fuel type in this area with 16 of the 21 nearby plants. The closest plant is Crystal Falls at 15.0 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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