Power Plants Near 56626 — Bena, MN

6 power plants within 50 miles of ZIP 56626 (Bena, Minnesota). Click any plant for capacity, generation, emissions, and generator-level detail.

Centroid: 47.3477, -94.2519 · County: Cass

Coal 92%Natural Gas 8%

Distance	Plant	Fuel	Capacity	Operator
28.7 mi	Clay Boswell Cohasset, MN	Coal	923 MW	Allete, Inc.
34.4 mi	Rapids Energy Center Grand Rapids, MN	Natural Gas	28 MW	Allete, Inc.
35.5 mi	Prairie River Grand Rapids, MN	Hydroelectric	1 MW	Allete, Inc.
35.7 mi	Uss Itasca Clean Energy Solar Llc Grand Rapids, MN	Solar	2 MW	United States Solar Corporation
43.2 mi	Solway Ct Solway, MN	Natural Gas	51 MW	Otter Tail Power Co
43.3 mi	Solway Solar Solway, MN	Solar	—	Otter Tail Power Co

Power generation near this area

There are 6 power plants within 50 miles of Bena, Minnesota (ZIP 56626), with a combined 1,006 MW of nameplate capacity. Solar is the most common fuel type in this area with 2 of the 6 nearby plants. The closest plant is Clay Boswell at 28.7 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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