Power Plants Near 57334 — Ethan, SD

8 power plants within 50 miles of ZIP 57334 (Ethan, South Dakota). Click any plant for capacity, generation, emissions, and generator-level detail.

Centroid: 43.5478, -97.9881 · County: Davison

Wind 63%Hydroelectric 36%

Distance	Plant	Fuel	Capacity	Operator
18.5 mi	Poet Bioprocessing- Mitchell Mitchell, SD	Natural Gas	4 MW	Poet Bioprocessing- Mitchell
27.2 mi	Beethoven Wind Tripp, SD	Wind	80 MW	Northwestern Energy - (Sd)
40.8 mi	Aurora County Wind White Lake, SD	Wind	20 MW	Consolidated Edison Development Inc.
42.1 mi	Prevailing Wind Park Lesterville, SD	Wind	220 MW	Aes Distributed Energy
43.5 mi	Wessington Springs Wessington Springs, SD	Wind	51 MW	Wessington Wind
43.8 mi	Fort Randall Pickstown, SD	Hydroelectric	320 MW	Usace-Omaha
46.3 mi	Prairie Winds Sd1 Crow Lake, SD	Wind	162 MW	Basin Electric Power Coop
48.1 mi	Brule County Wind Kimball, SD	Wind	20 MW	Consolidated Edison Development Inc.

Power generation near this area

There are 8 power plants within 50 miles of Ethan, South Dakota (ZIP 57334), with a combined 877 MW of nameplate capacity. Wind is the most common fuel type in this area with 6 of the 8 nearby plants. The closest plant is Poet Bioprocessing- Mitchell at 18.5 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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