Power Plants Near 57335 — Fairfax, SD

7 power plants within 50 miles of ZIP 57335 (Fairfax, South Dakota). Click any plant for capacity, generation, emissions, and generator-level detail.

Centroid: 43.0351, -98.8308 · County: Gregory

Wind 62%Hydroelectric 38%

Distance	Plant	Fuel	Capacity	Operator
14.1 mi	Fort Randall Pickstown, SD	Hydroelectric	320 MW	Usace-Omaha
17.9 mi	Spencer Hydro Spencer, NE	Hydroelectric	—	Nebraska Public Power District
34.0 mi	Stuart (Ne) Stuart, NE	Oil	2 MW	City Of Stuart - (Ne)
35.9 mi	Grande Prairie Wind Farm O'neill, NE	Wind	400 MW	Bhe Renewables, Llc
38.8 mi	Beethoven Wind Tripp, SD	Wind	80 MW	Northwestern Energy - (Sd)
47.3 mi	Brule County Wind Kimball, SD	Wind	20 MW	Consolidated Edison Development Inc.
48.2 mi	Aurora County Wind White Lake, SD	Wind	20 MW	Consolidated Edison Development Inc.

Power generation near this area

There are 7 power plants within 50 miles of Fairfax, South Dakota (ZIP 57335), with a combined 842 MW of nameplate capacity. Wind is the most common fuel type in this area with 4 of the 7 nearby plants. The closest plant is Fort Randall at 14.1 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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