Power Plants Near 57301 — Mitchell, SD
8 power plants within 50 miles of ZIP 57301 (Mitchell, South Dakota). Click any plant for capacity, generation, emissions, and generator-level detail.
Centroid: 43.7094, -98.0298 · County: Davison
| Distance | Plant | Fuel | Capacity | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7.4 mi | Poet Bioprocessing- Mitchell Mitchell, SD | Natural Gas | 4 MW | Poet Bioprocessing- Mitchell |
| 34.5 mi | Wessington Springs Wessington Springs, SD | Wind | 51 MW | Wessington Wind |
| 36.7 mi | Aurora County Wind White Lake, SD | Wind | 20 MW | Consolidated Edison Development Inc. |
| 38.0 mi | Beethoven Wind Tripp, SD | Wind | 80 MW | Northwestern Energy - (Sd) |
| 39.7 mi | Prairie Winds Sd1 Crow Lake, SD | Wind | 162 MW | Basin Electric Power Coop |
| 44.6 mi | Brule County Wind Kimball, SD | Wind | 20 MW | Consolidated Edison Development Inc. |
| 46.2 mi | Huron Huron, SD | Natural Gas | — | Northwestern Energy - (Sd) |
| 46.2 mi | Bob Glanzer Generating Station Huron, SD | Natural Gas | 69 MW | Northwestern Energy - (Sd) |
Power generation near this area
There are 8 power plants within 50 miles of Mitchell, South Dakota (ZIP 57301), with a combined 406 MW of nameplate capacity. Wind is the most common fuel type in this area with 5 of the 8 nearby plants. The closest plant is Poet Bioprocessing- Mitchell at 7.4 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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