Power Plants Near 57326 — Chamberlain, SD

11 power plants within 50 miles of ZIP 57326 (Chamberlain, South Dakota). Click any plant for capacity, generation, emissions, and generator-level detail.

Centroid: 43.8108, -99.3307 · County: Brule

Wind 63%Hydroelectric 37%

Distance	Plant	Fuel	Capacity	Operator
4.9 mi	Chamberlain Wind Project Chamberlain, SD	Wind	3 MW	Basin Electric Power Coop
16.7 mi	Big Bend Dam Chamberlain, SD	Hydroelectric	538 MW	Usace-Omaha
21.4 mi	Brule County Wind Kimball, SD	Wind	20 MW	Consolidated Edison Development Inc.
27.6 mi	Prairie Winds Sd1 Crow Lake, SD	Wind	162 MW	Basin Electric Power Coop
28.8 mi	Aurora County Wind White Lake, SD	Wind	20 MW	Consolidated Edison Development Inc.
39.1 mi	Wessington Springs Wessington Springs, SD	Wind	51 MW	Wessington Wind
42.4 mi	North Bend Wind Project, Llc Highmore, SD	Wind	200 MW	North Bend Wind Project, Llc
43.0 mi	Triple H Wind Project Highmore, SD	Wind	250 MW	Engie North America
47.1 mi	Rolling Thunder Wind Farm Hybrid Miller, SD	Wind	26 MW	Ae Power Services Llc
47.7 mi	Sweetland Wind Farm, Llc St. Lawrence, SD	Wind	200 MW	Sweetland Wind Farm, Llc
49.5 mi	Future Ct Huron, SD	Natural Gas	—	Northwestern Energy - (Sd)

Power generation near this area

There are 11 power plants within 50 miles of Chamberlain, South Dakota (ZIP 57326), with a combined 1,470 MW of nameplate capacity. Wind is the most common fuel type in this area with 9 of the 11 nearby plants. The closest plant is Chamberlain Wind Project at 4.9 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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