Power Plants Near 49969 — Watersmeet, MI

11 power plants within 50 miles of ZIP 49969 (Watersmeet, Michigan). Click any plant for capacity, generation, emissions, and generator-level detail.

Centroid: 46.2542, -89.2108 · County: Gogebic

Natural Gas 60%Biomass 17%Hydroelectric 17%Solar 6%

Distance	Plant	Fuel	Capacity	Operator
23.9 mi	Eagle River Eagle River, WI	Oil	—	Wisconsin Public Service Corp
30.6 mi	Victoria Dam Rockland, MI	Hydroelectric	12 MW	Upper Peninsula Power Company
41.8 mi	Prickett Pelkie, MI	Hydroelectric	2 MW	Upper Peninsula Power Company
43.1 mi	Crystal Falls Crystal Falls, MI	Hydroelectric	1 MW	City Of Crystal Falls
43.7 mi	Rhinelander Mill Rhinelander, WI	Natural Gas	21 MW	Ahlstrom-Munksjo
45.7 mi	Hodag Solar Rhinelander, WI	Solar	8 MW	Wisconsin Public Service Corp
46.8 mi	A.j. Mihm Generating Station Pelkie, MI	Natural Gas	56 MW	Upper Michigan Energy Resources Company
47.1 mi	Way Dam Crystal Falls, MI	Hydroelectric	2 MW	Wisconsin Electric Power Co
47.9 mi	Hemlock Falls Crystal Falls, MI	Hydroelectric	3 MW	Wisconsin Electric Power Co
48.9 mi	Hat Rapids Rhinelander, WI	Hydroelectric	2 MW	Wisconsin Public Service Corp
49.9 mi	John H Warden L'anse, MI	Biomass	22 MW	L'anse Warden Electric Company Llc

Power generation near this area

There are 11 power plants within 50 miles of Watersmeet, Michigan (ZIP 49969), with a combined 129 MW of nameplate capacity. Hydroelectric is the most common fuel type in this area with 6 of the 11 nearby plants. The closest plant is Eagle River at 23.9 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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