Power Plants Near 56465 — Merrifield, MN

8 power plants within 50 miles of ZIP 56465 (Merrifield, Minnesota). Click any plant for capacity, generation, emissions, and generator-level detail.

Centroid: 46.5393, -94.1344 · County: Crow Wing

Solar 52%Hydroelectric 48%

Distance	Plant	Fuel	Capacity	Operator
10.3 mi	Brainerd Airport Brainerd, MN	Solar	6 MW	Aep Onsite Partners, Llc
11.5 mi	Brainerd Public Utilities Brainerd, MN	Hydroelectric	3 MW	Brainerd Public Utilities
19.2 mi	Sylvan Solar Pillager, MN	Solar	15 MW	Allete, Inc.
19.9 mi	Sylvan Pillager, MN	Hydroelectric	2 MW	Allete, Inc.
22.7 mi	Pillager Pillager, MN	Hydroelectric	2 MW	Allete, Inc.
32.5 mi	Camp Ripley Solar Little Falls, MN	Solar	11 MW	Camp Riley Solar Facility
40.6 mi	Little Falls (Mn) Little Falls, MN	Hydroelectric	5 MW	Allete, Inc.
48.1 mi	Blanchard Royalton, MN	Hydroelectric	18 MW	Allete, Inc.

Power generation near this area

There are 8 power plants within 50 miles of Merrifield, Minnesota (ZIP 56465), with a combined 61 MW of nameplate capacity. Hydroelectric is the most common fuel type in this area with 5 of the 8 nearby plants. The closest plant is Brainerd Airport at 10.3 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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