Power Plants Near 56435 — Backus, MN

8 power plants within 50 miles of ZIP 56435 (Backus, Minnesota). Click any plant for capacity, generation, emissions, and generator-level detail.

Centroid: 46.8699, -94.3959 · County: Cass

Coal 94%Natural Gas 3%Solar 2%

Distance	Plant	Fuel	Capacity	Operator
35.2 mi	Brainerd Airport Brainerd, MN	Solar	6 MW	Aep Onsite Partners, Llc
35.6 mi	Brainerd Public Utilities Brainerd, MN	Hydroelectric	3 MW	Brainerd Public Utilities
37.7 mi	Sylvan Solar Pillager, MN	Solar	15 MW	Allete, Inc.
38.5 mi	Pillager Pillager, MN	Hydroelectric	2 MW	Allete, Inc.
39.0 mi	Sylvan Pillager, MN	Hydroelectric	2 MW	Allete, Inc.
44.2 mi	Clay Boswell Cohasset, MN	Coal	923 MW	Allete, Inc.
47.6 mi	Uss Itasca Clean Energy Solar Llc Grand Rapids, MN	Solar	2 MW	United States Solar Corporation
47.6 mi	Rapids Energy Center Grand Rapids, MN	Natural Gas	28 MW	Allete, Inc.

Power generation near this area

There are 8 power plants within 50 miles of Backus, Minnesota (ZIP 56435), with a combined 981 MW of nameplate capacity. Hydroelectric is the most common fuel type in this area with 3 of the 8 nearby plants. The closest plant is Brainerd Airport at 35.2 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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