Power Plants Near 57369 — Platte, SD
10 power plants within 50 miles of ZIP 57369 (Platte, South Dakota). Click any plant for capacity, generation, emissions, and generator-level detail.
Centroid: 43.4251, -98.9479 · County: Charles Mix
| Distance | Plant | Fuel | Capacity | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20.2 mi | Brule County Wind Kimball, SD | Wind | 20 MW | Consolidated Edison Development Inc. |
| 23.0 mi | Aurora County Wind White Lake, SD | Wind | 20 MW | Consolidated Edison Development Inc. |
| 31.8 mi | Fort Randall Pickstown, SD | Hydroelectric | 320 MW | Usace-Omaha |
| 32.9 mi | Prairie Winds Sd1 Crow Lake, SD | Wind | 162 MW | Basin Electric Power Coop |
| 32.9 mi | Chamberlain Wind Project Chamberlain, SD | Wind | 3 MW | Basin Electric Power Coop |
| 43.7 mi | Wessington Springs Wessington Springs, SD | Wind | 51 MW | Wessington Wind |
| 45.0 mi | Spencer Hydro Spencer, NE | Hydroelectric | — | Nebraska Public Power District |
| 47.3 mi | Beethoven Wind Tripp, SD | Wind | 80 MW | Northwestern Energy - (Sd) |
| 49.1 mi | Big Bend Dam Chamberlain, SD | Hydroelectric | 538 MW | Usace-Omaha |
| 49.7 mi | Poet Bioprocessing- Mitchell Mitchell, SD | Natural Gas | 4 MW | Poet Bioprocessing- Mitchell |
Power generation near this area
There are 10 power plants within 50 miles of Platte, South Dakota (ZIP 57369), with a combined 1,198 MW of nameplate capacity. Wind is the most common fuel type in this area with 6 of the 10 nearby plants. The closest plant is Brule County Wind at 20.2 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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