Power Plants Near 56523 — Climax, MN

10 power plants within 50 miles of ZIP 56523 (Climax, Minnesota). Click any plant for capacity, generation, emissions, and generator-level detail.

Centroid: 47.6837, -96.8715 · County: Polk

Coal 55%Oil 16%Hydroelectric 13%Wind 11%Solar 4%

Distance	Plant	Fuel	Capacity	Operator
12.4 mi	American Crystal Sugar Crookston Crookston, MN	Coal	7 MW	American Crystal Sugar Co
18.0 mi	American Crystal Sugar East Grand Forks East Grand Forks, MN	Coal	8 MW	American Crystal Sugar Co
19.2 mi	American Crystal Sugar Hillsboro Hillsboro, ND	Coal	13 MW	American Crystal Sugar Co
21.7 mi	Hillsboro Hillsboro, ND	Oil	4 MW	City Of Hillsboro - (Nd)
23.1 mi	Halstad Halstad, MN	Oil	4 MW	City Of Halstad - (Mn)
28.7 mi	Red Lake Falls Community Hybrid Red Lake Falls, MN	Wind	6 MW	Consolidated Edison Development Inc.
43.7 mi	Thief River Falls Thief River Falls, MN	Hydroelectric	7 MW	City Of Thief River Falls
47.7 mi	Harwood Harwood, ND	Oil	—	Minnkota Power Coop, Inc
48.4 mi	Uss Jj Clay Solar Llc Csg Felton, MN	Solar	1 MW	Standard Solar
49.3 mi	Uss Horne North Solar Llc Csg Felton, MN	Solar	1 MW	Standard Solar

Power generation near this area

There are 10 power plants within 50 miles of Climax, Minnesota (ZIP 56523), with a combined 49 MW of nameplate capacity. Coal is the most common fuel type in this area with 3 of the 10 nearby plants. The closest plant is American Crystal Sugar Crookston at 12.4 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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