Power Plants Near 56636 — Deer River, MN

5 power plants within 50 miles of ZIP 56636 (Deer River, Minnesota). Click any plant for capacity, generation, emissions, and generator-level detail.

Centroid: 47.3829, -93.8498 · County: Itasca

Coal 93%Natural Gas 6%

Distance	Plant	Fuel	Capacity	Operator
12.5 mi	Clay Boswell Cohasset, MN	Coal	923 MW	Allete, Inc.
17.7 mi	Prairie River Grand Rapids, MN	Hydroelectric	1 MW	Allete, Inc.
17.9 mi	Rapids Energy Center Grand Rapids, MN	Natural Gas	28 MW	Allete, Inc.
19.6 mi	Uss Itasca Clean Energy Solar Llc Grand Rapids, MN	Solar	2 MW	United States Solar Corporation
42.9 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 Deer River, Minnesota (ZIP 56636), 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 12.5 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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