Power Plants Near 56590 — Wendell, MN

32 power plants within 50 miles of ZIP 56590 (Wendell, Minnesota). Click any plant for capacity, generation, emissions, and generator-level detail.

Centroid: 46.0562, -96.1144 · County: Grant

Solar 46%Wind 46%Oil 7%

Distance	Plant	Fuel	Capacity	Operator
15.7 mi	Fergus Control Ctr Fergus Falls, MN	Oil	—	Otter Tail Power Co
16.6 mi	Hoot Lake Fergus Falls, MN	Hydroelectric	1 MW	Otter Tail Power Co
16.6 mi	Hoot Lake Solar Fergus Falls, MN	Solar	50 MW	Otter Tail Power Co
20.7 mi	Grant County Wind Llc Woodstock, MN	Wind	21 MW	Grant County Wind, Llc
31.1 mi	Lake Region Community Hybrid, Llc Rothsay, MN	Wind	3 MW	Lake Region Community Hybrid, Llc
34.1 mi	Stevens Community Medical Center Morris, MN	Oil	1 MW	Stevens Community Medical Center
34.2 mi	Wcroc Wind Farm Morris, MN	Wind	2 MW	University Of Minnesota Wcroc
34.2 mi	Umm Wind Turbine Morris, MN	Wind	2 MW	University Of Minnesota Morris Campus
35.6 mi	Dakota Magic Hankinson, ND	Oil	2 MW	Dakota Magic Casino
37.1 mi	Alexandria Alexandria, MN	Oil	9 MW	City Of Alexandria - (Mn)
39.4 mi	Strandness Garden Starbuck, MN	Solar	1 MW	Strandness Garden Llc
39.5 mi	Lowry Csg2, Llc Glenwood, MN	Solar	1 MW	Nautilus Solar Solutions
39.7 mi	Star Garden Starbuck, MN	Solar	1 MW	Star Garden Llc
39.8 mi	Malmedal Solar Garden Starbuck, MN	Solar	1 MW	Malmedal Garden Llc
40.1 mi	Solarclub 03 Starbuck, MN	Solar	1 MW	Nautilus Solar Solutions
40.2 mi	Popesun Csg, Llc Starbuck, MN	Solar	5 MW	Cypress Creek Renewables
40.3 mi	Wollan Garden Solar Starbuck, MN	Solar	1 MW	Wollan Garden Llc
42.6 mi	Abercrombie Solar Abercrombie, ND	Solar	—	Otter Tail Power Co
43.6 mi	Novel Stavem Solar Llc Csg Glenwood, MN	Solar	1 MW	Rea Investments, Llc
43.9 mi	Libra Community Solar Glenwood, MN	Solar	1 MW	National Grid Renewables
46.0 mi	Lakeswind Power Partners Pelican Rapids, MN	Wind	52 MW	Lakeswind Power Partners
46.4 mi	Armstrong Solar Glenwood, MN	Solar	3 MW	Etcap Nes Cs Mn 06 Llc
46.5 mi	Camellia Solar, Llc Glenwood, MN	Solar	1 MW	National Grid Renewables
46.6 mi	Aquila Community Solar Glenwood, MN	Solar	1 MW	National Grid Renewables
47.0 mi	Swan Garden Villard, MN	Solar	1 MW	Swan Garden Llc
47.0 mi	Snowdrop Solar, Llc Glenwood, MN	Solar	—	National Grid Renewables
47.2 mi	Leven Garden Solar Villard, MN	Solar	1 MW	Leven Garden Llc
47.2 mi	Cassiopeia Community Solar Glenwood, MN	Solar	1 MW	National Grid Renewables
48.5 mi	Novel Oya Of Osakis Csg Osakis, MN	Solar	5 MW	Nrg Mn Community Llc
48.6 mi	Novel Herickhoff Solar Csg Osakis, MN	Solar	1 MW	Rea Investments, Llc
48.6 mi	Douglas Todd Community Solar One Llc Csg Osakis, MN	Solar	1 MW	Madison Energy Holdings Llc
48.7 mi	Fastsun 13 Csg Osakis, MN	Solar	1 MW	Altus Power America Management, Llc

Power generation near this area

There are 32 power plants within 50 miles of Wendell, Minnesota (ZIP 56590), with a combined 170 MW of nameplate capacity. Solar is the most common fuel type in this area with 22 of the 32 nearby plants. The closest plant is Fergus Control Ctr at 15.7 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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