Power Plants Near 49938 — Ironwood, MI

8 power plants within 50 miles of ZIP 49938 (Ironwood, Michigan). Click any plant for capacity, generation, emissions, and generator-level detail.

Centroid: 46.4638, -90.1588 · County: Gogebic

Biomass 72%Hydroelectric 28%

Distance	Plant	Fuel	Capacity	Operator
11.5 mi	Saxon Falls Saxon, WI	Hydroelectric	2 MW	Northern States Power Co - Minnesota
14.1 mi	Superior Falls Ironwood, MI	Hydroelectric	1 MW	Northern States Power Co - Minnesota
35.5 mi	White River (Wi) Ashland, WI	Hydroelectric	1 MW	Northern States Power Co - Minnesota
36.3 mi	Bay Front Ashland, WI	Biomass	47 MW	Northern States Power Co - Minnesota
39.0 mi	Northern States Flambeau Park Falls, WI	Natural Gas	—	Northern States Power Co - Minnesota
40.5 mi	Flambeau Lower Project Park Falls, WI	Hydroelectric	1 MW	Renewable World Energies Llc
45.9 mi	Flambeau Crowley Rapids Project Park Falls, WI	Hydroelectric	2 MW	Renewable World Energies Llc
47.9 mi	Victoria Dam Rockland, MI	Hydroelectric	12 MW	Upper Peninsula Power Company

Power generation near this area

There are 8 power plants within 50 miles of Ironwood, Michigan (ZIP 49938), with a combined 66 MW of nameplate capacity. Hydroelectric is the most common fuel type in this area with 6 of the 8 nearby plants. The closest plant is Saxon Falls at 11.5 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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