Power Plants Near 56573 — Perham, MN

8 power plants within 50 miles of ZIP 56573 (Perham, Minnesota). Click any plant for capacity, generation, emissions, and generator-level detail.

Centroid: 46.6031, -95.5818 · County: Otter Tail

Wind 47%Solar 42%Oil 10%

Distance	Plant	Fuel	Capacity	Operator
19.3 mi	Detroit Lakes Detroit Lakes, MN	Oil	13 MW	City Of Detroit Lakes - (Mn)
28.2 mi	Lake Region Community Hybrid, Llc Rothsay, MN	Wind	3 MW	Lake Region Community Hybrid, Llc
30.8 mi	Hoot Lake Fergus Falls, MN	Hydroelectric	1 MW	Otter Tail Power Co
30.8 mi	Hoot Lake Solar Fergus Falls, MN	Solar	50 MW	Otter Tail Power Co
30.9 mi	Lakeswind Power Partners Pelican Rapids, MN	Wind	52 MW	Lakeswind Power Partners
32.2 mi	Fergus Control Ctr Fergus Falls, MN	Oil	—	Otter Tail Power Co
49.0 mi	Agassiz Beach Llc Averill, MN	Wind	2 MW	Chi Operations Inc
49.7 mi	Spring Prairie Solar Llc Csg Glyndon, MN	Solar	1 MW	United States Solar Corporation

Power generation near this area

There are 8 power plants within 50 miles of Perham, Minnesota (ZIP 56573), with a combined 121 MW of nameplate capacity. Wind is the most common fuel type in this area with 3 of the 8 nearby plants. The closest plant is Detroit Lakes at 19.3 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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