Power Plants Near 57248 — Lake Norden, SD

33 power plants within 50 miles of ZIP 57248 (Lake Norden, South Dakota). Click any plant for capacity, generation, emissions, and generator-level detail.

Centroid: 44.5844, -97.2009 · County: Hamlin

Wind 78%Natural Gas 19%Oil 3%

Distance	Plant	Fuel	Capacity	Operator
17.6 mi	Lake Preston Lake Preston, SD	Oil	24 MW	Otter Tail Power Co
22.4 mi	Watertown Power Plant Watertown, SD	Oil	68 MW	Missouri Basin Muni Power Agny
28.5 mi	Buffalo Ridge Ii Llc Elkton, SD	Wind	210 MW	Avangrid Power Llc
28.7 mi	Brookings Solar Brookings, SD	Solar	—	Western Minnesota Mun Pwr Agny
30.8 mi	Tatanka Ridge Toronto, SD	Wind	154 MW	Tatanka Ridge Llc
31.6 mi	Astoria Station Astoria, SD	Natural Gas	349 MW	Otter Tail Power Co
32.0 mi	Crowned Ridge Wind Ii Energy Center Watertown, SD	Wind	201 MW	Northern States Power Co - Minnesota
33.0 mi	Clark (Sd) Clark, SD	Oil	3 MW	Northwestern Energy - (Sd)
33.4 mi	Coyote Ridge White, SD	Wind	97 MW	Coyote Ridge Llc
35.4 mi	Deer Creek Station White, SD	Natural Gas	324 MW	Basin Electric Power Coop
35.8 mi	Oak Tree Energy Clark, SD	Wind	20 MW	Consolidated Edison Development Inc.
37.1 mi	Buffalo Ridge I Llc Elkton, SD	Wind	50 MW	Avangrid Power Llc
38.0 mi	Deuel Harvest Wind Energy Llc Clear Lake, SD	Wind	300 MW	Southern Power Co
38.8 mi	Julia Hills Llc Hendricks, MN	Wind	2 MW	Chi Operations Inc
39.1 mi	Jack River Llc Hendricks, MN	Wind	2 MW	Chi Operations Inc
39.2 mi	Sun River Llc Hendricks, MN	Wind	2 MW	Chi Operations Inc
39.4 mi	Shaokatan Hills Llc Hendricks, MN	Wind	12 MW	Shaokatan Hills, Llc (Longroad)
39.4 mi	Tsar Nicholas Llc Hendricks, MN	Wind	2 MW	Chi Operations Inc
39.5 mi	Jessica Mills Llc Hendricks, MN	Wind	2 MW	Chi Operations Inc
39.7 mi	Autumn Hills Llc Hendricks, MN	Wind	2 MW	Chi Operations Inc
40.2 mi	Lakota Ridge Llc Hendricks, MN	Wind	11 MW	Lakota Ridge, Llc (Longroad)
41.1 mi	Blazing Star Wind Farm 1 Hendricks, MN	Wind	200 MW	Northern States Power Co - Minnesota
42.9 mi	Blazing Star 2 Wind Farm Hendricks, MN	Wind	200 MW	Northern States Power Co - Minnesota
43.1 mi	Lincoln Heights I Lake Benton, MN	Wind	5 MW	Allete Clean Energy
43.3 mi	Crowned Ridge Wind Energy Center Watertown, SD	Wind	200 MW	Crowned Ridge Wind, Llc
44.5 mi	Crocker Wind Farm Conde, SD	Wind	200 MW	Crocker Wind Farm, Llc
45.0 mi	Dakota Range Wind Marvin, SD	Wind	304 MW	Northern States Power Co - Minnesota
45.5 mi	Lake Benton I Lake Benton, MN	Wind	107 MW	Allete Clean Energy
45.7 mi	Community Wind North Llc Verdi Township, MN	Wind	30 MW	Northern States Power Co - Minnesota
45.9 mi	Buffalo Ridge Wind Lake Benton, MN	Wind	106 MW	Buffalo Ridge Wind, Llc
46.7 mi	Lincoln Heights Ii Lake Benton, MN	Wind	4 MW	Allete Clean Energy
47.4 mi	Dakota Range Iii Wind Project Summit, SD	Wind	154 MW	Engie North America
47.6 mi	Minndakota Wind Llc Ivanhoe, MN	Wind	150 MW	Avangrid Power Llc

Power generation near this area

There are 33 power plants within 50 miles of Lake Norden, South Dakota (ZIP 57248), with a combined 3,494 MW of nameplate capacity. Wind is the most common fuel type in this area with 27 of the 33 nearby plants. The closest plant is Lake Preston at 17.6 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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