Power Plants Near 56296 — Wheaton, MN

22 power plants within 50 miles of ZIP 56296 (Wheaton, Minnesota). Click any plant for capacity, generation, emissions, and generator-level detail.

Centroid: 45.8111, -96.4866 · County: Traverse

Wind 57%Coal 37%Solar 5%

Distance	Plant	Fuel	Capacity	Operator
19.0 mi	Dakota Magic Hankinson, ND	Oil	2 MW	Dakota Magic Casino
29.0 mi	Grant County Wind Llc Woodstock, MN	Wind	21 MW	Grant County Wind, Llc
32.2 mi	Stevens Community Medical Center Morris, MN	Oil	1 MW	Stevens Community Medical Center
33.2 mi	Umm Wind Turbine Morris, MN	Wind	2 MW	University Of Minnesota Morris Campus
33.2 mi	Wcroc Wind Farm Morris, MN	Wind	2 MW	University Of Minnesota Wcroc
35.1 mi	Big Stone Big Stone City, SD	Coal	451 MW	Otter Tail Power Co
38.1 mi	Fergus Control Ctr Fergus Falls, MN	Oil	—	Otter Tail Power Co
39.4 mi	Hoot Lake Fergus Falls, MN	Hydroelectric	1 MW	Otter Tail Power Co
39.4 mi	Hoot Lake Solar Fergus Falls, MN	Solar	50 MW	Otter Tail Power Co
41.3 mi	State Auto Insurance Milbank, SD	Oil	2 MW	Slb Milbank Llc
41.4 mi	Valley Queen Cheese Milbank, SD	Oil	5 MW	Valley Queen Cheese Factory, Inc.
45.6 mi	Abercrombie Solar Abercrombie, ND	Solar	—	Otter Tail Power Co
47.3 mi	Strandness Garden Starbuck, MN	Solar	1 MW	Strandness Garden Llc
47.4 mi	Star Garden Starbuck, MN	Solar	1 MW	Star Garden Llc
47.6 mi	Solarclub 03 Starbuck, MN	Solar	1 MW	Nautilus Solar Solutions
47.6 mi	Wollan Garden Solar Starbuck, MN	Solar	1 MW	Wollan Garden Llc
47.8 mi	Popesun Csg, Llc Starbuck, MN	Solar	5 MW	Cypress Creek Renewables
47.9 mi	Malmedal Solar Garden Starbuck, MN	Solar	1 MW	Malmedal Garden Llc
48.0 mi	Dakota Range Iii Wind Project Summit, SD	Wind	154 MW	Engie North America
48.1 mi	Lowry Csg2, Llc Glenwood, MN	Solar	1 MW	Nautilus Solar Solutions
48.2 mi	Dakota Range Wind Marvin, SD	Wind	304 MW	Northern States Power Co - Minnesota
48.4 mi	Crowned Ridge Wind Energy Center Watertown, SD	Wind	200 MW	Crowned Ridge Wind, Llc

Power generation near this area

There are 22 power plants within 50 miles of Wheaton, Minnesota (ZIP 56296), with a combined 1,204 MW of nameplate capacity. Solar is the most common fuel type in this area with 9 of the 22 nearby plants. The closest plant is Dakota Magic at 19.0 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 Minnesota, visit the Minnesota state page.

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