Power Plants Near 56715 — Brooks, MN

7 power plants within 50 miles of ZIP 56715 (Brooks, Minnesota). Click any plant for capacity, generation, emissions, and generator-level detail.

Centroid: 47.8129, -96.0117 · County: Red Lake

Natural Gas 63%Coal 17%Hydroelectric 8%Wind 7%Oil 5%

Distance	Plant	Fuel	Capacity	Operator
14.8 mi	Red Lake Falls Community Hybrid Red Lake Falls, MN	Wind	6 MW	Consolidated Edison Development Inc.
22.2 mi	Thief River Falls Thief River Falls, MN	Hydroelectric	7 MW	City Of Thief River Falls
29.1 mi	American Crystal Sugar Crookston Crookston, MN	Coal	7 MW	American Crystal Sugar Co
45.0 mi	Solway Solar Solway, MN	Solar	—	Otter Tail Power Co
45.0 mi	Solway Ct Solway, MN	Natural Gas	51 MW	Otter Tail Power Co
46.8 mi	American Crystal Sugar East Grand Forks East Grand Forks, MN	Coal	8 MW	American Crystal Sugar Co
49.8 mi	Halstad Halstad, MN	Oil	4 MW	City Of Halstad - (Mn)

Power generation near this area

There are 7 power plants within 50 miles of Brooks, Minnesota (ZIP 56715), with a combined 81 MW of nameplate capacity. Coal is the most common fuel type in this area with 2 of the 7 nearby plants. The closest plant is Red Lake Falls Community Hybrid at 14.8 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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