Power Plants Near 56716 — Crookston, MN
7 power plants within 50 miles of ZIP 56716 (Crookston, Minnesota). Click any plant for capacity, generation, emissions, and generator-level detail.
Centroid: 47.7797, -96.5931 · County: Polk
| Distance | Plant | Fuel | Capacity | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.1 mi | American Crystal Sugar Crookston Crookston, MN | Coal | 7 MW | American Crystal Sugar Co |
| 14.1 mi | Red Lake Falls Community Hybrid Red Lake Falls, MN | Wind | 6 MW | Consolidated Edison Development Inc. |
| 21.7 mi | American Crystal Sugar East Grand Forks East Grand Forks, MN | Coal | 8 MW | American Crystal Sugar Co |
| 30.0 mi | Thief River Falls Thief River Falls, MN | Hydroelectric | 7 MW | City Of Thief River Falls |
| 31.7 mi | Halstad Halstad, MN | Oil | 4 MW | City Of Halstad - (Mn) |
| 32.2 mi | American Crystal Sugar Hillsboro Hillsboro, ND | Coal | 13 MW | American Crystal Sugar Co |
| 34.3 mi | Hillsboro Hillsboro, ND | Oil | 4 MW | City Of Hillsboro - (Nd) |
Power generation near this area
There are 7 power plants within 50 miles of Crookston, Minnesota (ZIP 56716), with a combined 47 MW of nameplate capacity. Coal is the most common fuel type in this area with 3 of the 7 nearby plants. The closest plant is American Crystal Sugar Crookston at 2.1 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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