Power Plants Near 56538 — Fergus Falls, MN

14 power plants within 50 miles of ZIP 56538 (Fergus Falls, Minnesota). Click any plant for capacity, generation, emissions, and generator-level detail.

Centroid: 46.2830, -96.0776 · County: Otter Tail

Wind 51%Solar 32%Oil 16%

Distance	Plant	Fuel	Capacity	Operator
0.4 mi	Fergus Control Ctr Fergus Falls, MN	Oil	—	Otter Tail Power Co
1.7 mi	Hoot Lake Fergus Falls, MN	Hydroelectric	1 MW	Otter Tail Power Co
1.7 mi	Hoot Lake Solar Fergus Falls, MN	Solar	50 MW	Otter Tail Power Co
15.8 mi	Lake Region Community Hybrid, Llc Rothsay, MN	Wind	3 MW	Lake Region Community Hybrid, Llc
30.7 mi	Lakeswind Power Partners Pelican Rapids, MN	Wind	52 MW	Lakeswind Power Partners
34.4 mi	Grant County Wind Llc Woodstock, MN	Wind	21 MW	Grant County Wind, Llc
37.1 mi	Abercrombie Solar Abercrombie, ND	Solar	—	Otter Tail Power Co
38.6 mi	Detroit Lakes Detroit Lakes, MN	Oil	13 MW	City Of Detroit Lakes - (Mn)
40.3 mi	Novel Blilie Solar Llc Moorhead, MN	Solar	—	Novel Blilie Solar, Llc
43.1 mi	Alexandria Alexandria, MN	Oil	9 MW	City Of Alexandria - (Mn)
43.4 mi	Dakota Magic Hankinson, ND	Oil	2 MW	Dakota Magic Casino
48.9 mi	Wcroc Wind Farm Morris, MN	Wind	2 MW	University Of Minnesota Wcroc
48.9 mi	Umm Wind Turbine Morris, MN	Wind	2 MW	University Of Minnesota Morris Campus
48.9 mi	Stevens Community Medical Center Morris, MN	Oil	1 MW	Stevens Community Medical Center

Power generation near this area

There are 14 power plants within 50 miles of Fergus Falls, Minnesota (ZIP 56538), with a combined 154 MW of nameplate capacity. Wind is the most common fuel type in this area with 5 of the 14 nearby plants. The closest plant is Fergus Control Ctr at 0.4 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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