Power Plants Near 57242 — Hazel, SD

30 power plants within 50 miles of ZIP 57242 (Hazel, South Dakota). Click any plant for capacity, generation, emissions, and generator-level detail.

Centroid: 44.7572, -97.3083 · County: Hamlin

Wind 74%Natural Gas 22%Oil 3%

Distance	Plant	Fuel	Capacity	Operator
14.0 mi	Watertown Power Plant Watertown, SD	Oil	68 MW	Missouri Basin Muni Power Agny
22.3 mi	Clark (Sd) Clark, SD	Oil	3 MW	Northwestern Energy - (Sd)
24.5 mi	Oak Tree Energy Clark, SD	Wind	20 MW	Consolidated Edison Development Inc.
25.2 mi	Crowned Ridge Wind Ii Energy Center Watertown, SD	Wind	201 MW	Northern States Power Co - Minnesota
27.3 mi	Lake Preston Lake Preston, SD	Oil	24 MW	Otter Tail Power Co
32.5 mi	Crocker Wind Farm Conde, SD	Wind	200 MW	Crocker Wind Farm, Llc
35.1 mi	Dakota Range Wind Marvin, SD	Wind	304 MW	Northern States Power Co - Minnesota
35.9 mi	Crowned Ridge Wind Energy Center Watertown, SD	Wind	200 MW	Crowned Ridge Wind, Llc
36.7 mi	Dakota Range Iii Wind Project Summit, SD	Wind	154 MW	Engie North America
37.1 mi	Buffalo Ridge Ii Llc Elkton, SD	Wind	210 MW	Avangrid Power Llc
37.7 mi	Tatanka Ridge Toronto, SD	Wind	154 MW	Tatanka Ridge Llc
38.6 mi	Deuel Harvest Wind Energy Llc Clear Lake, SD	Wind	300 MW	Southern Power Co
38.9 mi	Astoria Station Astoria, SD	Natural Gas	349 MW	Otter Tail Power Co
39.6 mi	Webster Ic Webster, SD	Oil	—	Northwestern Energy - (Sd)
40.5 mi	Brookings Solar Brookings, SD	Solar	—	Western Minnesota Mun Pwr Agny
42.9 mi	Coyote Ridge White, SD	Wind	97 MW	Coyote Ridge Llc
43.0 mi	Day County Wind Llc Conde, SD	Wind	99 MW	Day County Wind Llc
45.6 mi	Deer Creek Station White, SD	Natural Gas	324 MW	Basin Electric Power Coop
45.9 mi	Valley Queen Cheese Milbank, SD	Oil	5 MW	Valley Queen Cheese Factory, Inc.
46.6 mi	State Auto Insurance Milbank, SD	Oil	2 MW	Slb Milbank Llc
46.6 mi	Buffalo Ridge I Llc Elkton, SD	Wind	50 MW	Avangrid Power Llc
48.3 mi	Julia Hills Llc Hendricks, MN	Wind	2 MW	Chi Operations Inc
48.5 mi	Blazing Star Wind Farm 1 Hendricks, MN	Wind	200 MW	Northern States Power Co - Minnesota
48.5 mi	Jack River Llc Hendricks, MN	Wind	2 MW	Chi Operations Inc
48.6 mi	Sun River Llc Hendricks, MN	Wind	2 MW	Chi Operations Inc
48.8 mi	Shaokatan Hills Llc Hendricks, MN	Wind	12 MW	Shaokatan Hills, Llc (Longroad)
48.8 mi	Jessica Mills Llc Hendricks, MN	Wind	2 MW	Chi Operations Inc
48.9 mi	Tsar Nicholas Llc Hendricks, MN	Wind	2 MW	Chi Operations Inc
49.2 mi	Autumn Hills Llc Hendricks, MN	Wind	2 MW	Chi Operations Inc
49.9 mi	Lakota Ridge Llc Hendricks, MN	Wind	11 MW	Lakota Ridge, Llc (Longroad)

Power generation near this area

There are 30 power plants within 50 miles of Hazel, South Dakota (ZIP 57242), with a combined 2,997 MW of nameplate capacity. Wind is the most common fuel type in this area with 21 of the 30 nearby plants. The closest plant is Watertown Power Plant at 14.0 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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