Power Plants Near 56401 — Brainerd, MN

19 power plants within 50 miles of ZIP 56401 (Brainerd, Minnesota). Click any plant for capacity, generation, emissions, and generator-level detail.

Centroid: 46.3502, -94.1000 · County: Crow Wing

Solar 60%Hydroelectric 38%Biomass 2%

Distance	Plant	Fuel	Capacity	Operator
3.4 mi	Brainerd Airport Brainerd, MN	Solar	6 MW	Aep Onsite Partners, Llc
4.3 mi	Brainerd Public Utilities Brainerd, MN	Hydroelectric	3 MW	Brainerd Public Utilities
13.6 mi	Sylvan Pillager, MN	Hydroelectric	2 MW	Allete, Inc.
13.8 mi	Sylvan Solar Pillager, MN	Solar	15 MW	Allete, Inc.
18.5 mi	Pillager Pillager, MN	Hydroelectric	2 MW	Allete, Inc.
21.3 mi	Camp Ripley Solar Little Falls, MN	Solar	11 MW	Camp Riley Solar Facility
28.9 mi	Little Falls (Mn) Little Falls, MN	Hydroelectric	5 MW	Allete, Inc.
36.0 mi	Blanchard Royalton, MN	Hydroelectric	18 MW	Allete, Inc.
46.5 mi	Uss Brockway Solar Csg Sartell, MN	Solar	1 MW	United States Solar Corporation
47.0 mi	Uss Foley Solar Llc Foley, MN	Solar	1 MW	United States Solar Corporation
47.3 mi	Svihel Community Solar Llc Csg Foley, MN	Solar	1 MW	Svihel Community Solar Llc
47.7 mi	B.r. Sartell Csg Sartell, MN	Solar	3 MW	Minnesota Solar Csg 21, Llc
48.2 mi	Caelum Community Solar Foley, MN	Solar	2 MW	Caelum Community Solar
48.2 mi	Stevens Community Solar Llc Foley, MN	Solar	1 MW	Madison Energy Holdings Llc
48.4 mi	Novel Novak Solar Llc Csg Foley, MN	Solar	1 MW	Rea Investments, Llc
48.9 mi	Uss Reindeer Solar Llc Csg Sauk Rapids, MN	Solar	1 MW	United States Solar Corporation
49.4 mi	Uss Jj Solar Csg Sauk Rapids, MN	Solar	1 MW	United States Solar Corporation
49.8 mi	Smmpa Methane Energy Facility Mora, MN	Biomass	2 MW	Southern Minnesota Mun P Agny
49.8 mi	Studenski Community Solar Llc Csg Sauk Rapids, MN	Solar	1 MW	Studenski Community Solar Llc

Power generation near this area

There are 19 power plants within 50 miles of Brainerd, Minnesota (ZIP 56401), with a combined 75 MW of nameplate capacity. Solar is the most common fuel type in this area with 13 of the 19 nearby plants. The closest plant is Brainerd Airport at 3.4 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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