Power Plants Near 57379 — Virgil, SD
11 power plants within 50 miles of ZIP 57379 (Virgil, South Dakota). Click any plant for capacity, generation, emissions, and generator-level detail.
Centroid: 44.2908, -98.4243 · County: Beadle
| Distance | Plant | Fuel | Capacity | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6.3 mi | Mobile Unit Huron, SD | Oil | — | Northwestern Energy - (Sd) |
| 13.6 mi | Huron Huron, SD | Natural Gas | — | Northwestern Energy - (Sd) |
| 13.6 mi | Bob Glanzer Generating Station Huron, SD | Natural Gas | 69 MW | Northwestern Energy - (Sd) |
| 19.8 mi | Sweetland Wind Farm, Llc St. Lawrence, SD | Wind | 200 MW | Sweetland Wind Farm, Llc |
| 21.6 mi | Wessington Springs Wessington Springs, SD | Wind | 51 MW | Wessington Wind |
| 33.3 mi | Prairie Winds Sd1 Crow Lake, SD | Wind | 162 MW | Basin Electric Power Coop |
| 37.3 mi | Rolling Thunder Wind Farm Hybrid Miller, SD | Wind | 26 MW | Ae Power Services Llc |
| 37.4 mi | Poet Bioprocessing- Mitchell Mitchell, SD | Natural Gas | 4 MW | Poet Bioprocessing- Mitchell |
| 40.8 mi | Redfield Redfield, SD | Natural Gas | — | Northwestern Energy - (Sd) |
| 42.2 mi | Aurora County Wind White Lake, SD | Wind | 20 MW | Consolidated Edison Development Inc. |
| 46.7 mi | Brule County Wind Kimball, SD | Wind | 20 MW | Consolidated Edison Development Inc. |
Power generation near this area
There are 11 power plants within 50 miles of Virgil, South Dakota (ZIP 57379), with a combined 552 MW of nameplate capacity. Wind is the most common fuel type in this area with 6 of the 11 nearby plants. The closest plant is Mobile Unit at 6.3 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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