Power Plants Near 57311 — Alexandria, SD
5 power plants within 50 miles of ZIP 57311 (Alexandria, South Dakota). Click any plant for capacity, generation, emissions, and generator-level detail.
Centroid: 43.6684, -97.7563 · County: Hanson
| Distance | Plant | Fuel | Capacity | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19.6 mi | Poet Bioprocessing- Mitchell Mitchell, SD | Natural Gas | 4 MW | Poet Bioprocessing- Mitchell |
| 38.7 mi | Beethoven Wind Tripp, SD | Wind | 80 MW | Northwestern Energy - (Sd) |
| 44.9 mi | Poet Biorefining - Chancellor Chancellor, SD | Natural Gas | 5 MW | Poet Biorefining- Chancellor |
| 45.0 mi | Prevailing Wind Park Lesterville, SD | Wind | 220 MW | Aes Distributed Energy |
| 47.6 mi | Wessington Springs Wessington Springs, SD | Wind | 51 MW | Wessington Wind |
Power generation near this area
There are 5 power plants within 50 miles of Alexandria, South Dakota (ZIP 57311), with a combined 360 MW of nameplate capacity. Wind is the most common fuel type in this area with 3 of the 5 nearby plants. The closest plant is Poet Bioprocessing- Mitchell at 19.6 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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