Power Plants Near 57002 — Aurora, SD

95 power plants within 50 miles of ZIP 57002 (Aurora, South Dakota). Click any plant for capacity, generation, emissions, and generator-level detail.

Centroid: 44.2838, -96.7043 · County: Brookings

Wind 71%Natural Gas 26%Oil 3%

Distance	Plant	Fuel	Capacity	Operator
4.1 mi	Brookings Solar Brookings, SD	Solar	—	Western Minnesota Mun Pwr Agny
11.5 mi	Deer Creek Station White, SD	Natural Gas	324 MW	Basin Electric Power Coop
13.4 mi	Lincoln Heights I Lake Benton, MN	Wind	5 MW	Allete Clean Energy
13.8 mi	Coyote Ridge White, SD	Wind	97 MW	Coyote Ridge Llc
15.0 mi	Community Wind North Llc Verdi Township, MN	Wind	30 MW	Northern States Power Co - Minnesota
15.2 mi	Buffalo Ridge I Llc Elkton, SD	Wind	50 MW	Avangrid Power Llc
15.8 mi	Lakota Ridge Llc Hendricks, MN	Wind	11 MW	Lakota Ridge, Llc (Longroad)
16.0 mi	Julia Hills Llc Hendricks, MN	Wind	2 MW	Chi Operations Inc
16.1 mi	Autumn Hills Llc Hendricks, MN	Wind	2 MW	Chi Operations Inc
16.2 mi	Jack River Llc Hendricks, MN	Wind	2 MW	Chi Operations Inc
16.3 mi	Lake Benton I Lake Benton, MN	Wind	107 MW	Allete Clean Energy
16.3 mi	Tsar Nicholas Llc Hendricks, MN	Wind	2 MW	Chi Operations Inc
16.4 mi	Shaokatan Hills Llc Hendricks, MN	Wind	12 MW	Shaokatan Hills, Llc (Longroad)
16.6 mi	Sun River Llc Hendricks, MN	Wind	2 MW	Chi Operations Inc
16.8 mi	Jessica Mills Llc Hendricks, MN	Wind	2 MW	Chi Operations Inc
17.3 mi	Buffalo Ridge Ii Llc Elkton, SD	Wind	210 MW	Avangrid Power Llc
17.8 mi	Minndakota Wind Llc Ivanhoe, MN	Wind	150 MW	Avangrid Power Llc
18.6 mi	Lincoln Heights Ii Lake Benton, MN	Wind	4 MW	Allete Clean Energy
20.6 mi	Blazing Star 2 Wind Farm Hendricks, MN	Wind	200 MW	Northern States Power Co - Minnesota
21.4 mi	Astoria Station Astoria, SD	Natural Gas	349 MW	Otter Tail Power Co
21.4 mi	Twin Lake Hills Llc Lake Benton, MN	Wind	2 MW	Chi Operations Inc
22.2 mi	Tatanka Ridge Toronto, SD	Wind	154 MW	Tatanka Ridge Llc
22.3 mi	Carstensen Wind Pipestone, MN	Wind	2 MW	Carstensen Wind, Llc (Longroad)
22.3 mi	Buffalo Ridge Wind Lake Benton, MN	Wind	106 MW	Buffalo Ridge Wind, Llc
22.4 mi	Lucky Wind Pipestone, MN	Wind	2 MW	Lucky Wind, Llc (Longroad)
22.4 mi	Stahl Wind Energy Pipestone, MN	Wind	2 MW	Stahl Wind Energy, Llc (Longroad)
22.6 mi	Greenback Energy Pipestone, MN	Wind	2 MW	Greenback Energy, Llc (Longroad)
22.8 mi	Northern Lights Wind Llc Pipestone, MN	Wind	2 MW	Northern Lights Wind Llc (Longroad)
23.3 mi	Spartan Hills Llc Lake Benton, MN	Wind	2 MW	Chi Operations Inc
23.5 mi	Soliloquoy Ridge Llc Lake Benton, MN	Wind	2 MW	Chi Operations Inc
23.6 mi	Hadley Ridge Llc Lake Benton, MN	Wind	2 MW	Chi Operations Inc
23.6 mi	Buffalo Ridge Windplant Wpp 1993 Tyler, MN	Wind	—	Fpl Energy Operating Services, Inc.
24.0 mi	Florence Hills Llc Lake Benton, MN	Wind	2 MW	Chi Operations Inc
24.3 mi	Hope Creek Llc Lake Benton, MN	Wind	2 MW	Chi Operations Inc
24.5 mi	Blazing Star Wind Farm 1 Hendricks, MN	Wind	200 MW	Northern States Power Co - Minnesota
24.8 mi	Ruthton Ridge Llc Lake Benton, MN	Wind	2 MW	Chi Operations Inc
25.0 mi	Uilk Wind Llc Pipestone, MN	Wind	5 MW	Renew Energy Inc
25.6 mi	Winters Spawn Llc Lake Benton, MN	Wind	2 MW	Chi Operations Inc
26.6 mi	Pipestone City Solar Llc Csg Pipestone, MN	Solar	1 MW	Rea Investments, Llc
27.2 mi	Dg Green Arrow Pipestone, MN	Solar	—	Dg Green Arrow Llc
29.6 mi	Shane's Wind Machine Ruthton, MN	Wind	1 MW	Shane's Wind Machine Llc
30.1 mi	Capella Community Solar Pipestone, MN	Solar	5 MW	Capella Community Solar
30.3 mi	Red Pine Wind Project Ivanhoe, MN	Wind	200 MW	Edf Renewable Asset Holdings, Inc.
31.0 mi	Lake Benton Ii Ruthton, MN	Wind	100 MW	Northern States Power Co - Minnesota
31.2 mi	Stoneray Power Partners, Llc Woodstock, MN	Wind	100 MW	Edf Renewable Asset Holdings, Inc.
31.3 mi	Tg Windfarm Llc Pipestone, MN	Wind	2 MW	Tg Windfarm Llc
31.4 mi	Cg Windfarm Llc Woodstock, MN	Wind	2 MW	Cg Windfarm Llc
31.7 mi	Westridge Windfarm Llc Woodstock, MN	Wind	2 MW	Westridge Windfarm Llc
31.7 mi	Bisson Windfarm Llc Pipestone, MN	Wind	2 MW	Bisson Windfarm Llc
31.8 mi	Tofteland Windfarm Llc Pipestone, MN	Wind	2 MW	Tofteland Windfarm Llc
32.9 mi	Moraine Ii Wind Llc Woodstock, MN	Wind	50 MW	Avangrid Power Llc
33.9 mi	Lake Preston Lake Preston, SD	Oil	24 MW	Otter Tail Power Co
34.3 mi	K-Brink Windfarm Llc Woodstock, MN	Wind	2 MW	K-Brink Windfarm, Llc
34.3 mi	Boeve Windfarm Llc Woodstock, MN	Wind	2 MW	Boeve Windfarm Llc
34.8 mi	Kas Brothers Windfarm Woodstock, MN	Wind	2 MW	Kas Brothers Windfarm Llc
35.0 mi	Moraine Wind Llc Woodstock, MN	Wind	51 MW	Avangrid Power Llc
35.6 mi	Fey Windfarm Llc Woodstock, MN	Wind	2 MW	Fey Windfarm Llc
35.8 mi	Windcurrent Farms Llc Woodstock, MN	Wind	2 MW	Windcurrent Farms Llc
36.1 mi	Hilltop Power Edgerton, MN	Wind	2 MW	Hilltop Power, Llc
36.3 mi	Johnson Solar Csg Edgerton, MN	Solar	5 MW	National Grid Renewables
36.6 mi	Ridgewind Woodstock, MN	Wind	25 MW	Ridgewind Power Partners Llc
36.8 mi	Prairie Rose Wind Farm Hardwick, MN	Wind	200 MW	Enel Green Power Na, Inc.
37.0 mi	Rock Aetna Power Partners Woodstock, MN	Wind	20 MW	Northern States Power Co - Minnesota
37.2 mi	Woodstock Windfarm Woodstock, MN	Wind	9 MW	Consolidated Edison Development Inc.
37.7 mi	Chanarambie Power Partners, Llc Lake Wilson, MN	Wind	—	Allete Clean Energy
37.7 mi	Northern Wind Lake Wilson, MN	Wind	100 MW	Northern States Power Co - Minnesota
38.3 mi	Antlia Community Solar Edgerton, MN	Solar	2 MW	Antlia Community Solar
40.1 mi	Viking Wind Partners Lake Wilson, MN	Wind	—	Allete Clean Energy
40.9 mi	Timmerman (Csg) Balaton, MN	Solar	1 MW	Elora Llc
40.9 mi	Deuel Harvest Wind Energy Llc Clear Lake, SD	Wind	300 MW	Southern Power Co
42.3 mi	Windshare Llc Chandler, MN	Wind	5 MW	Greenbacker Renewable Energy Corporation
42.7 mi	Lake Wilson Solar Lake Wilson, MN	Solar	1 MW	Lake Wilson Solar, Llc
42.9 mi	Valley View Transmission Llc Chandler, MN	Wind	10 MW	Consolidated Edison Development Inc.
43.1 mi	Marshall Wind 5 Llc Marshall, MN	Wind	2 MW	Marshall Wind Farm, Llc
43.4 mi	Marshall Wind 6 Llc Marshall, MN	Wind	2 MW	Marshall Wind Farm, Llc
43.7 mi	Marshall Wind 4 Llc Marshall, MN	Wind	4 MW	Marshall Wind Farm, Llc
43.7 mi	Marshall Wind 2 Llc Marshall, MN	Wind	4 MW	Marshall Wind Farm, Llc
44.1 mi	Marshall Wind 1 Llc Marshall, MN	Wind	2 MW	Marshall Wind Farm, Llc
44.8 mi	Moulton Wind Power Chandler, MN	Wind	—	Edf Renewable Asset Holdings, Inc.
44.8 mi	Bavaria Solar Llc Lake Wilson, MN	Solar	—	Bavaria Solar Llc
45.1 mi	Marshall Wind 3 Llc Marshall, MN	Wind	4 MW	Marshall Wind Farm, Llc
45.2 mi	Fenton Wind Farm Chandler, MN	Wind	206 MW	Edf Renewable Asset Holdings, Inc.
45.6 mi	Eastridge Wind Project Porter, MN	Wind	10 MW	Eastridge Wind Project
45.9 mi	Champepaden Wind Power Chandler, MN	Wind	—	Edf Renewable Asset Holdings, Inc.
46.3 mi	Platt Solar Hadley, MN	Solar	1 MW	Cannon River Llc
46.4 mi	Marshall (Mn) Marshall, MN	Oil	18 MW	City Of Marshall - (Mn)
47.1 mi	Watertown Power Plant Watertown, SD	Oil	68 MW	Missouri Basin Muni Power Agny
47.1 mi	Angus Anson Sioux Falls, SD	Natural Gas	406 MW	Northern States Power Co - Minnesota
47.2 mi	Pathfinder Sioux Falls, SD	Natural Gas	—	Northern States Power Co - Minnesota
47.2 mi	Laverne Battery Beaver Creek, MN	Battery Storage	—	Northern States Power Co - Minnesota
47.3 mi	Walleye Wind Beaver Creek, MN	Wind	110 MW	Walleye Wind, Llc
47.3 mi	Leo Community Solar Hadley, MN	Solar	1 MW	National Grid Renewables
47.5 mi	Marshall Solar Plus Llc Marshall, MN	Solar	15 MW	Western Minnesota Mun Pwr Agny
48.8 mi	Co Rd 33 Marshall, MN	Oil	—	City Of Marshall - (Mn)
49.5 mi	Rock County Wind Fuel, Llc Luverne, MN	Wind	5 MW	Rock County Wind Fuel, Llc

Power generation near this area

There are 95 power plants within 50 miles of Aurora, South Dakota (ZIP 57002), with a combined 4,140 MW of nameplate capacity. Wind is the most common fuel type in this area with 74 of the 95 nearby plants. The closest plant is Brookings Solar at 4.1 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.

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 South Dakota, visit the South Dakota state page.

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