Power Plants Near 57273 — Waubay, SD

15 power plants within 50 miles of ZIP 57273 (Waubay, South Dakota). Click any plant for capacity, generation, emissions, and generator-level detail.

Centroid: 45.3784, -97.2950 · County: Day

Wind 61%Coal 23%Natural Gas 11%Oil 4%

Distance	Plant	Fuel	Capacity	Operator
3.8 mi	Webster Ic Webster, SD	Oil	—	Northwestern Energy - (Sd)
12.0 mi	Dakota Range Iii Wind Project Summit, SD	Wind	154 MW	Engie North America
17.0 mi	Dakota Range Wind Marvin, SD	Wind	304 MW	Northern States Power Co - Minnesota
27.1 mi	Crowned Ridge Wind Energy Center Watertown, SD	Wind	200 MW	Crowned Ridge Wind, Llc
31.3 mi	Crowned Ridge Wind Ii Energy Center Watertown, SD	Wind	201 MW	Northern States Power Co - Minnesota
31.8 mi	Day County Wind Llc Conde, SD	Wind	99 MW	Day County Wind Llc
33.8 mi	Valley Queen Cheese Milbank, SD	Oil	5 MW	Valley Queen Cheese Factory, Inc.
34.2 mi	Watertown Power Plant Watertown, SD	Oil	68 MW	Missouri Basin Muni Power Agny
34.3 mi	Crocker Wind Farm Conde, SD	Wind	200 MW	Crocker Wind Farm, Llc
34.7 mi	State Auto Insurance Milbank, SD	Oil	2 MW	Slb Milbank Llc
37.7 mi	Oak Tree Energy Clark, SD	Wind	20 MW	Consolidated Edison Development Inc.
38.5 mi	Big Stone Big Stone City, SD	Coal	451 MW	Otter Tail Power Co
39.0 mi	Groton Generation Station Groton, SD	Natural Gas	216 MW	Basin Electric Power Coop
40.7 mi	Clark (Sd) Clark, SD	Oil	3 MW	Northwestern Energy - (Sd)
44.6 mi	Dakota Magic Hankinson, ND	Oil	2 MW	Dakota Magic Casino

Power generation near this area

There are 15 power plants within 50 miles of Waubay, South Dakota (ZIP 57273), with a combined 1,922 MW of nameplate capacity. Wind is the most common fuel type in this area with 7 of the 15 nearby plants. The closest plant is Webster Ic at 3.8 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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