Power Plants Near 56431 — Aitkin, MN

11 power plants within 50 miles of ZIP 56431 (Aitkin, Minnesota). Click any plant for capacity, generation, emissions, and generator-level detail.

Centroid: 46.4799, -93.6454 · County: Aitkin

Solar 49%Oil 34%Hydroelectric 15%Biomass 2%

Distance	Plant	Fuel	Capacity	Operator
24.4 mi	Brainerd Airport Brainerd, MN	Solar	6 MW	Aep Onsite Partners, Llc
26.5 mi	Brainerd Public Utilities Brainerd, MN	Hydroelectric	3 MW	Brainerd Public Utilities
36.9 mi	Sylvan Pillager, MN	Hydroelectric	2 MW	Allete, Inc.
37.0 mi	Sylvan Solar Pillager, MN	Solar	15 MW	Allete, Inc.
41.6 mi	Pillager Pillager, MN	Hydroelectric	2 MW	Allete, Inc.
42.1 mi	Moose Lake Moose Lake, MN	Oil	10 MW	Moose Lake Water & Light Comm
42.7 mi	Camp Ripley Solar Little Falls, MN	Solar	11 MW	Camp Riley Solar Facility
44.9 mi	Mora Mora, MN	Oil	14 MW	City Of Mora - (Mn)
45.8 mi	Smmpa Methane Energy Facility Mora, MN	Biomass	2 MW	Southern Minnesota Mun P Agny
48.1 mi	Grand Casino Hinckley Solar Hinckley, MN	Solar	3 MW	Dg Central 1, Llc
49.1 mi	Little Falls (Mn) Little Falls, MN	Hydroelectric	5 MW	Allete, Inc.

Power generation near this area

There are 11 power plants within 50 miles of Aitkin, Minnesota (ZIP 56431), with a combined 71 MW of nameplate capacity. Solar is the most common fuel type in this area with 4 of the 11 nearby plants. The closest plant is Brainerd Airport at 24.4 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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