Power Plants Near 57255 — New Effington, SD

11 power plants within 50 miles of ZIP 57255 (New Effington, South Dakota). Click any plant for capacity, generation, emissions, and generator-level detail.

Centroid: 45.8659, -96.9150 · County: Roberts

Wind 60%Coal 40%

Distance	Plant	Fuel	Capacity	Operator
6.3 mi	Dakota Magic Hankinson, ND	Oil	2 MW	Dakota Magic Casino
39.1 mi	Abercrombie Solar Abercrombie, ND	Solar	—	Otter Tail Power Co
42.1 mi	Webster Ic Webster, SD	Oil	—	Northwestern Energy - (Sd)
42.3 mi	Dakota Range Iii Wind Project Summit, SD	Wind	154 MW	Engie North America
43.5 mi	Big Stone Big Stone City, SD	Coal	451 MW	Otter Tail Power Co
44.7 mi	Dakota Range Wind Marvin, SD	Wind	304 MW	Northern States Power Co - Minnesota
46.5 mi	Valley Queen Cheese Milbank, SD	Oil	5 MW	Valley Queen Cheese Factory, Inc.
46.9 mi	State Auto Insurance Milbank, SD	Oil	2 MW	Slb Milbank Llc
49.3 mi	Crowned Ridge Wind Energy Center Watertown, SD	Wind	200 MW	Crowned Ridge Wind, Llc
49.6 mi	Fergus Control Ctr Fergus Falls, MN	Oil	—	Otter Tail Power Co
49.8 mi	Grant County Wind Llc Woodstock, MN	Wind	21 MW	Grant County Wind, Llc

Power generation near this area

There are 11 power plants within 50 miles of New Effington, South Dakota (ZIP 57255), with a combined 1,137 MW of nameplate capacity. Oil is the most common fuel type in this area with 5 of the 11 nearby plants. The closest plant is Dakota Magic at 6.3 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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