Power Plants Near 57356 — Lake Andes, SD

8 power plants within 50 miles of ZIP 57356 (Lake Andes, South Dakota). Click any plant for capacity, generation, emissions, and generator-level detail.

Centroid: 43.1303, -98.4964 · County: Charles Mix

Wind 70%Hydroelectric 30%

Distance	Plant	Fuel	Capacity	Operator
5.3 mi	Fort Randall Pickstown, SD	Hydroelectric	320 MW	Usace-Omaha
21.1 mi	Beethoven Wind Tripp, SD	Wind	80 MW	Northwestern Energy - (Sd)
23.6 mi	Spencer Hydro Spencer, NE	Hydroelectric	—	Nebraska Public Power District
36.2 mi	Grande Prairie Wind Farm O'neill, NE	Wind	400 MW	Bhe Renewables, Llc
43.6 mi	Aurora County Wind White Lake, SD	Wind	20 MW	Consolidated Edison Development Inc.
45.8 mi	Brule County Wind Kimball, SD	Wind	20 MW	Consolidated Edison Development Inc.
49.2 mi	Stuart (Ne) Stuart, NE	Oil	2 MW	City Of Stuart - (Ne)
49.4 mi	Prevailing Wind Park Lesterville, SD	Wind	220 MW	Aes Distributed Energy

Power generation near this area

There are 8 power plants within 50 miles of Lake Andes, South Dakota (ZIP 57356), with a combined 1,062 MW of nameplate capacity. Wind is the most common fuel type in this area with 5 of the 8 nearby plants. The closest plant is Fort Randall at 5.3 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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