Power Plants Near 56518 — Bluffton, MN

14 power plants within 50 miles of ZIP 56518 (Bluffton, Minnesota). Click any plant for capacity, generation, emissions, and generator-level detail.

Centroid: 46.4918, -95.2236 · County: Otter Tail

Solar 48%Wind 35%Oil 14%Hydroelectric 3%

Distance	Plant	Fuel	Capacity	Operator
37.0 mi	Detroit Lakes Detroit Lakes, MN	Oil	13 MW	City Of Detroit Lakes - (Mn)
37.2 mi	Pillager Pillager, MN	Hydroelectric	2 MW	Allete, Inc.
41.5 mi	Hoot Lake Fergus Falls, MN	Hydroelectric	1 MW	Otter Tail Power Co
41.5 mi	Hoot Lake Solar Fergus Falls, MN	Solar	50 MW	Otter Tail Power Co
41.5 mi	Sylvan Solar Pillager, MN	Solar	15 MW	Allete, Inc.
42.3 mi	Alexandria Alexandria, MN	Oil	9 MW	City Of Alexandria - (Mn)
42.3 mi	Sylvan Pillager, MN	Hydroelectric	2 MW	Allete, Inc.
42.9 mi	Fergus Control Ctr Fergus Falls, MN	Oil	—	Otter Tail Power Co
44.4 mi	Lake Region Community Hybrid, Llc Rothsay, MN	Wind	3 MW	Lake Region Community Hybrid, Llc
44.5 mi	Novel Oya Of Osakis Csg Osakis, MN	Solar	5 MW	Nrg Mn Community Llc
44.7 mi	Novel Herickhoff Solar Csg Osakis, MN	Solar	1 MW	Rea Investments, Llc
44.9 mi	Douglas Todd Community Solar One Llc Csg Osakis, MN	Solar	1 MW	Madison Energy Holdings Llc
45.1 mi	Fastsun 13 Csg Osakis, MN	Solar	1 MW	Altus Power America Management, Llc
49.5 mi	Lakeswind Power Partners Pelican Rapids, MN	Wind	52 MW	Lakeswind Power Partners

Power generation near this area

There are 14 power plants within 50 miles of Bluffton, Minnesota (ZIP 56518), with a combined 154 MW of nameplate capacity. Solar is the most common fuel type in this area with 6 of the 14 nearby plants. The closest plant is Detroit Lakes at 37.0 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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