Power Plants Near 55723 — Cook, MN

5 power plants within 50 miles of ZIP 55723 (Cook, Minnesota). Click any plant for capacity, generation, emissions, and generator-level detail.

Centroid: 47.8442, -92.7210 · County: St. Louis

Natural Gas 81%Wind 13%Solar 3%Hydroelectric 2%

Distance	Plant	Fuel	Capacity	Operator
19.6 mi	Taconite Ridge 1 Wind Energy Center Mountain Iron, MN	Wind	25 MW	Allete, Inc.
30.3 mi	Hibbing Hibbing, MN	Natural Gas	36 MW	Hibbing Public Utilities Comm
33.6 mi	Laskin Solar Hoyt Lakes, MN	Solar	6 MW	Allete, Inc.
33.8 mi	Syl Laskin Hoyt Lakes, MN	Natural Gas	116 MW	Allete, Inc.
44.8 mi	Winton Winton, MN	Hydroelectric	4 MW	Allete, Inc.

Power generation near this area

There are 5 power plants within 50 miles of Cook, Minnesota (ZIP 55723), with a combined 187 MW of nameplate capacity. Natural Gas is the most common fuel type in this area with 2 of the 5 nearby plants. The closest plant is Taconite Ridge 1 Wind Energy Center at 19.6 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 Minnesota, visit the Minnesota state page.

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