Power Plants Near 57231 — De Smet, SD
11 power plants within 50 miles of ZIP 57231 (De Smet, South Dakota). Click any plant for capacity, generation, emissions, and generator-level detail.
Centroid: 44.3852, -97.5634 · County: Kingsbury
| Distance | Plant | Fuel | Capacity | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9.1 mi | Lake Preston Lake Preston, SD | Oil | 24 MW | Otter Tail Power Co |
| 30.1 mi | Huron Huron, SD | Natural Gas | — | Northwestern Energy - (Sd) |
| 30.1 mi | Bob Glanzer Generating Station Huron, SD | Natural Gas | 69 MW | Northwestern Energy - (Sd) |
| 34.9 mi | Clark (Sd) Clark, SD | Oil | 3 MW | Northwestern Energy - (Sd) |
| 38.9 mi | Oak Tree Energy Clark, SD | Wind | 20 MW | Consolidated Edison Development Inc. |
| 41.3 mi | Brookings Solar Brookings, SD | Solar | — | Western Minnesota Mun Pwr Agny |
| 42.1 mi | Watertown Power Plant Watertown, SD | Oil | 68 MW | Missouri Basin Muni Power Agny |
| 44.4 mi | Mobile Unit Huron, SD | Oil | — | Northwestern Energy - (Sd) |
| 47.2 mi | Buffalo Ridge Ii Llc Elkton, SD | Wind | 210 MW | Avangrid Power Llc |
| 47.8 mi | Crocker Wind Farm Conde, SD | Wind | 200 MW | Crocker Wind Farm, Llc |
| 48.3 mi | Poet Bioprocessing- Mitchell Mitchell, SD | Natural Gas | 4 MW | Poet Bioprocessing- Mitchell |
Power generation near this area
There are 11 power plants within 50 miles of De Smet, South Dakota (ZIP 57231), with a combined 597 MW of nameplate capacity. Oil is the most common fuel type in this area with 4 of the 11 nearby plants. The closest plant is Lake Preston at 9.1 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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