Power Plants Near 57016 — Chester, SD

77 power plants within 50 miles of ZIP 57016 (Chester, South Dakota). Click any plant for capacity, generation, emissions, and generator-level detail.

Centroid: 43.8981, -96.9759 · County: Lake

Wind 72%Natural Gas 26%

Distance	Plant	Fuel	Capacity	Operator
26.5 mi	Pathfinder Sioux Falls, SD	Natural Gas	—	Northern States Power Co - Minnesota
26.5 mi	Angus Anson Sioux Falls, SD	Natural Gas	406 MW	Northern States Power Co - Minnesota
27.9 mi	Uilk Wind Llc Pipestone, MN	Wind	5 MW	Renew Energy Inc
27.9 mi	Lucky Wind Pipestone, MN	Wind	2 MW	Lucky Wind, Llc (Longroad)
28.0 mi	Northern Lights Wind Llc Pipestone, MN	Wind	2 MW	Northern Lights Wind Llc (Longroad)
28.2 mi	Carstensen Wind Pipestone, MN	Wind	2 MW	Carstensen Wind, Llc (Longroad)
28.3 mi	Greenback Energy Pipestone, MN	Wind	2 MW	Greenback Energy, Llc (Longroad)
28.5 mi	Stahl Wind Energy Pipestone, MN	Wind	2 MW	Stahl Wind Energy, Llc (Longroad)
32.7 mi	Dg Green Arrow Pipestone, MN	Solar	—	Dg Green Arrow Llc
32.9 mi	Brookings Solar Brookings, SD	Solar	—	Western Minnesota Mun Pwr Agny
33.0 mi	Prairie Rose Wind Farm Hardwick, MN	Wind	200 MW	Enel Green Power Na, Inc.
33.7 mi	Pipestone City Solar Llc Csg Pipestone, MN	Solar	1 MW	Rea Investments, Llc
34.3 mi	Walleye Wind Beaver Creek, MN	Wind	110 MW	Walleye Wind, Llc
34.3 mi	Laverne Battery Beaver Creek, MN	Battery Storage	—	Northern States Power Co - Minnesota
36.5 mi	Poet Biorefining - Chancellor Chancellor, SD	Natural Gas	5 MW	Poet Biorefining- Chancellor
37.1 mi	Community Wind North Llc Verdi Township, MN	Wind	30 MW	Northern States Power Co - Minnesota
37.9 mi	Tofteland Windfarm Llc Pipestone, MN	Wind	2 MW	Tofteland Windfarm Llc
38.0 mi	Tg Windfarm Llc Pipestone, MN	Wind	2 MW	Tg Windfarm Llc
38.0 mi	Lake Preston Lake Preston, SD	Oil	24 MW	Otter Tail Power Co
38.1 mi	Lincoln Heights I Lake Benton, MN	Wind	5 MW	Allete Clean Energy
38.1 mi	Bisson Windfarm Llc Pipestone, MN	Wind	2 MW	Bisson Windfarm Llc
38.2 mi	Cg Windfarm Llc Woodstock, MN	Wind	2 MW	Cg Windfarm Llc
38.3 mi	Westridge Windfarm Llc Woodstock, MN	Wind	2 MW	Westridge Windfarm Llc
39.0 mi	Hilltop Power Edgerton, MN	Wind	2 MW	Hilltop Power, Llc
39.3 mi	Johnson Solar Csg Edgerton, MN	Solar	5 MW	National Grid Renewables
39.8 mi	Rock County Wind Fuel, Llc Luverne, MN	Wind	5 MW	Rock County Wind Fuel, Llc
39.8 mi	Hills Hills, MN	Oil	—	Interstate Power And Light Co
40.4 mi	Lake Benton I Lake Benton, MN	Wind	107 MW	Allete Clean Energy
40.4 mi	Minndakota Wind Llc Ivanhoe, MN	Wind	150 MW	Avangrid Power Llc
40.8 mi	Deer Creek Station White, SD	Natural Gas	324 MW	Basin Electric Power Coop
41.0 mi	Minwind Luverne, MN	Wind	4 MW	Community Renewables, Llc
41.4 mi	Twin Lake Hills Llc Lake Benton, MN	Wind	2 MW	Chi Operations Inc
41.7 mi	Antlia Community Solar Edgerton, MN	Solar	2 MW	Antlia Community Solar
42.1 mi	Luverne Luverne, MN	Oil	10 MW	City Of Luverne - (Mn)
42.6 mi	Capella Community Solar Pipestone, MN	Solar	5 MW	Capella Community Solar
42.8 mi	Buffalo Ridge Windplant Wpp 1993 Tyler, MN	Wind	—	Fpl Energy Operating Services, Inc.
43.1 mi	Lincoln Heights Ii Lake Benton, MN	Wind	4 MW	Allete Clean Energy
43.2 mi	Hadley Ridge Llc Lake Benton, MN	Wind	2 MW	Chi Operations Inc
43.4 mi	Spartan Hills Llc Lake Benton, MN	Wind	2 MW	Chi Operations Inc
43.5 mi	K-Brink Windfarm Llc Woodstock, MN	Wind	2 MW	K-Brink Windfarm, Llc
43.6 mi	Coyote Ridge White, SD	Wind	97 MW	Coyote Ridge Llc
43.7 mi	Kas Brothers Windfarm Woodstock, MN	Wind	2 MW	Kas Brothers Windfarm Llc
43.7 mi	Soliloquoy Ridge Llc Lake Benton, MN	Wind	2 MW	Chi Operations Inc
43.7 mi	Ruthton Ridge Llc Lake Benton, MN	Wind	2 MW	Chi Operations Inc
43.8 mi	Florence Hills Llc Lake Benton, MN	Wind	2 MW	Chi Operations Inc
43.9 mi	Hope Creek Llc Lake Benton, MN	Wind	2 MW	Chi Operations Inc
44.0 mi	Lakota Ridge Llc Hendricks, MN	Wind	11 MW	Lakota Ridge, Llc (Longroad)
44.1 mi	Winters Spawn Llc Lake Benton, MN	Wind	2 MW	Chi Operations Inc
44.4 mi	Buffalo Ridge I Llc Elkton, SD	Wind	50 MW	Avangrid Power Llc
44.5 mi	Stoneray Power Partners, Llc Woodstock, MN	Wind	100 MW	Edf Renewable Asset Holdings, Inc.
44.6 mi	Autumn Hills Llc Hendricks, MN	Wind	2 MW	Chi Operations Inc
44.8 mi	Julia Hills Llc Hendricks, MN	Wind	2 MW	Chi Operations Inc
44.9 mi	Jack River Llc Hendricks, MN	Wind	2 MW	Chi Operations Inc
44.9 mi	Tsar Nicholas Llc Hendricks, MN	Wind	2 MW	Chi Operations Inc
45.0 mi	Shaokatan Hills Llc Hendricks, MN	Wind	12 MW	Shaokatan Hills, Llc (Longroad)
45.1 mi	Woodstock Windfarm Woodstock, MN	Wind	9 MW	Consolidated Edison Development Inc.
45.1 mi	Boeve Windfarm Llc Woodstock, MN	Wind	2 MW	Boeve Windfarm Llc
45.2 mi	Shane's Wind Machine Ruthton, MN	Wind	1 MW	Shane's Wind Machine Llc
45.4 mi	Sun River Llc Hendricks, MN	Wind	2 MW	Chi Operations Inc
45.4 mi	Windcurrent Farms Llc Woodstock, MN	Wind	2 MW	Windcurrent Farms Llc
45.5 mi	Jessica Mills Llc Hendricks, MN	Wind	2 MW	Chi Operations Inc
45.6 mi	Lake Benton Ii Ruthton, MN	Wind	100 MW	Northern States Power Co - Minnesota
45.9 mi	Fey Windfarm Llc Woodstock, MN	Wind	2 MW	Fey Windfarm Llc
46.1 mi	Ridgewind Woodstock, MN	Wind	25 MW	Ridgewind Power Partners Llc
46.7 mi	Moraine Wind Llc Woodstock, MN	Wind	51 MW	Avangrid Power Llc
46.7 mi	Rock Aetna Power Partners Woodstock, MN	Wind	20 MW	Northern States Power Co - Minnesota
46.8 mi	Buffalo Ridge Ii Llc Elkton, SD	Wind	210 MW	Avangrid Power Llc
47.0 mi	Chanarambie Power Partners, Llc Lake Wilson, MN	Wind	—	Allete Clean Energy
47.0 mi	Northern Wind Lake Wilson, MN	Wind	100 MW	Northern States Power Co - Minnesota
47.0 mi	Elk Creek Solar Magnolia, MN	Solar	—	National Grid Renewables
47.2 mi	Moraine Ii Wind Llc Woodstock, MN	Wind	50 MW	Avangrid Power Llc
47.5 mi	Valley View Transmission Llc Chandler, MN	Wind	10 MW	Consolidated Edison Development Inc.
47.8 mi	Fenton Wind Farm Chandler, MN	Wind	206 MW	Edf Renewable Asset Holdings, Inc.
48.3 mi	Viking Wind Partners Lake Wilson, MN	Wind	—	Allete Clean Energy
48.8 mi	Blazing Star 2 Wind Farm Hendricks, MN	Wind	200 MW	Northern States Power Co - Minnesota
49.5 mi	Buffalo Ridge Wind Lake Benton, MN	Wind	106 MW	Buffalo Ridge Wind, Llc
49.8 mi	Windshare Llc Chandler, MN	Wind	5 MW	Greenbacker Renewable Energy Corporation

Power generation near this area

There are 77 power plants within 50 miles of Chester, South Dakota (ZIP 57016), with a combined 2,822 MW of nameplate capacity. Wind is the most common fuel type in this area with 62 of the 77 nearby plants. The closest plant is Pathfinder at 26.5 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 South Dakota, visit the South Dakota state page.

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