Power Plants Near 55790 — Tower, MN

5 power plants within 50 miles of ZIP 55790 (Tower, Minnesota). Click any plant for capacity, generation, emissions, and generator-level detail.

Centroid: 47.8089, -92.2878 · County: St. Louis

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

Distance	Plant	Fuel	Capacity	Operator
20.1 mi	Syl Laskin Hoyt Lakes, MN	Natural Gas	116 MW	Allete, Inc.
20.4 mi	Laskin Solar Hoyt Lakes, MN	Solar	6 MW	Allete, Inc.
21.5 mi	Taconite Ridge 1 Wind Energy Center Mountain Iron, MN	Wind	25 MW	Allete, Inc.
25.8 mi	Winton Winton, MN	Hydroelectric	4 MW	Allete, Inc.
40.0 mi	Hibbing Hibbing, MN	Natural Gas	36 MW	Hibbing Public Utilities Comm

Power generation near this area

There are 5 power plants within 50 miles of Tower, Minnesota (ZIP 55790), 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 Syl Laskin at 20.1 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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