Power Plants Near 57323 — Carthage, SD
6 power plants within 50 miles of ZIP 57323 (Carthage, South Dakota). Click any plant for capacity, generation, emissions, and generator-level detail.
Centroid: 44.1496, -97.7116 · County: Miner
| Distance | Plant | Fuel | Capacity | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22.1 mi | Lake Preston Lake Preston, SD | Oil | 24 MW | Otter Tail Power Co |
| 27.4 mi | Huron Huron, SD | Natural Gas | — | Northwestern Energy - (Sd) |
| 27.4 mi | Bob Glanzer Generating Station Huron, SD | Natural Gas | 69 MW | Northwestern Energy - (Sd) |
| 30.9 mi | Poet Bioprocessing- Mitchell Mitchell, SD | Natural Gas | 4 MW | Poet Bioprocessing- Mitchell |
| 40.4 mi | Mobile Unit Huron, SD | Oil | — | Northwestern Energy - (Sd) |
| 44.8 mi | Wessington Springs Wessington Springs, SD | Wind | 51 MW | Wessington Wind |
Power generation near this area
There are 6 power plants within 50 miles of Carthage, South Dakota (ZIP 57323), with a combined 148 MW of nameplate capacity. Natural Gas is the most common fuel type in this area with 3 of the 6 nearby plants. The closest plant is Lake Preston at 22.1 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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