Power Plants Near 56631 — Bowstring, MN
5 power plants within 50 miles of ZIP 56631 (Bowstring, Minnesota). Click any plant for capacity, generation, emissions, and generator-level detail.
Centroid: 47.5430, -93.7966 · County: Itasca
| Distance | Plant | Fuel | Capacity | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20.6 mi | Clay Boswell Cohasset, MN | Coal | 923 MW | Allete, Inc. |
| 22.5 mi | Prairie River Grand Rapids, MN | Hydroelectric | 1 MW | Allete, Inc. |
| 24.5 mi | Rapids Energy Center Grand Rapids, MN | Natural Gas | 28 MW | Allete, Inc. |
| 26.4 mi | Uss Itasca Clean Energy Solar Llc Grand Rapids, MN | Solar | 2 MW | United States Solar Corporation |
| 41.0 mi | Hibbing Hibbing, MN | Natural Gas | 36 MW | Hibbing Public Utilities Comm |
Power generation near this area
There are 5 power plants within 50 miles of Bowstring, Minnesota (ZIP 56631), with a combined 991 MW of nameplate capacity. Natural Gas is the most common fuel type in this area with 2 of the 5 nearby plants. The closest plant is Clay Boswell at 20.6 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.
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