Power Plants Near 56721 — East Grand Forks, MN
10 power plants within 50 miles of ZIP 56721 (East Grand Forks, Minnesota). Click any plant for capacity, generation, emissions, and generator-level detail.
Centroid: 47.9318, -97.0213 · County: Polk
| Distance | Plant | Fuel | Capacity | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0.7 mi | American Crystal Sugar East Grand Forks East Grand Forks, MN | Coal | 8 MW | American Crystal Sugar Co |
| 21.4 mi | American Crystal Sugar Crookston Crookston, MN | Coal | 7 MW | American Crystal Sugar Co |
| 32.8 mi | Red Lake Falls Community Hybrid Red Lake Falls, MN | Wind | 6 MW | Consolidated Edison Development Inc. |
| 34.2 mi | American Crystal Sugar Hillsboro Hillsboro, ND | Coal | 13 MW | American Crystal Sugar Co |
| 37.0 mi | Hillsboro Hillsboro, ND | Oil | 4 MW | City Of Hillsboro - (Nd) |
| 38.7 mi | Grafton Grafton, ND | Oil | 4 MW | City Of Grafton - (Nd) |
| 40.9 mi | Thief River Falls Thief River Falls, MN | Hydroelectric | 7 MW | City Of Thief River Falls |
| 41.2 mi | Halstad Halstad, MN | Oil | 4 MW | City Of Halstad - (Mn) |
| 42.3 mi | Grand Forks Grand Forks, ND | Oil | — | Minnkota Power Coop, Inc |
| 46.2 mi | American Crystal Sugar Drayton Drayton, ND | Coal | 6 MW | American Crystal Sugar Co |
Power generation near this area
There are 10 power plants within 50 miles of East Grand Forks, Minnesota (ZIP 56721), with a combined 57 MW of nameplate capacity. Coal is the most common fuel type in this area with 4 of the 10 nearby plants. The closest plant is American Crystal Sugar East Grand Forks at 0.7 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.
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