Power Plants Near 56501 — Detroit Lakes, MN

18 power plants within 50 miles of ZIP 56501 (Detroit Lakes, Minnesota). Click any plant for capacity, generation, emissions, and generator-level detail.

Centroid: 46.8172, -95.8453 · County: Becker

Wind 40%Solar 39%Oil 17%Coal 3%

Distance	Plant	Fuel	Capacity	Operator
0.1 mi	Detroit Lakes Detroit Lakes, MN	Oil	13 MW	City Of Detroit Lakes - (Mn)
18.7 mi	Lakeswind Power Partners Pelican Rapids, MN	Wind	52 MW	Lakeswind Power Partners
26.2 mi	Lake Region Community Hybrid, Llc Rothsay, MN	Wind	3 MW	Lake Region Community Hybrid, Llc
30.7 mi	Agassiz Beach Llc Averill, MN	Wind	2 MW	Chi Operations Inc
31.9 mi	Spring Prairie Solar Llc Csg Glyndon, MN	Solar	1 MW	United States Solar Corporation
32.9 mi	Uss Buckaroo Solar Llc Csg Glydon, MN	Solar	1 MW	Standard Solar
33.0 mi	Uss Kvpv Solar Llc Csg Fulton, MN	Solar	1 MW	Standard Solar
33.1 mi	Uss Horne North Solar Llc Csg Felton, MN	Solar	1 MW	Standard Solar
33.5 mi	Uss Horne South Solar Llc Csg Felton, MN	Solar	1 MW	Standard Solar
34.2 mi	Uss Jj Clay Solar Llc Csg Felton, MN	Solar	1 MW	Standard Solar
37.6 mi	Hoot Lake Fergus Falls, MN	Hydroelectric	1 MW	Otter Tail Power Co
37.6 mi	Hoot Lake Solar Fergus Falls, MN	Solar	50 MW	Otter Tail Power Co
38.6 mi	Fergus Control Ctr Fergus Falls, MN	Oil	—	Otter Tail Power Co
41.9 mi	Moorhead Moorhead, MN	Oil	—	City Of Moorhead - (Mn)
42.4 mi	Moorhead Wind Turbine Moorhead, MN	Wind	1 MW	City Of Moorhead - (Mn)
42.7 mi	Centennial Generating Station Moorhead, MN	Oil	12 MW	City Of Moorhead - (Mn)
43.7 mi	American Crystal Sugar Moorhead Moorhead, MN	Coal	5 MW	American Crystal Sugar Co
45.1 mi	Novel Blilie Solar Llc Moorhead, MN	Solar	—	Novel Blilie Solar, Llc

Power generation near this area

There are 18 power plants within 50 miles of Detroit Lakes, Minnesota (ZIP 56501), with a combined 144 MW of nameplate capacity. Solar is the most common fuel type in this area with 8 of the 18 nearby plants. The closest plant is Detroit Lakes at 0.1 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.

← Search a different location · Printable proximity report →