Power Plants Near 57381 — Wessington, SD
18 power plants within 50 miles of ZIP 57381 (Wessington, South Dakota). Click any plant for capacity, generation, emissions, and generator-level detail.
Centroid: 44.4128, -98.6920 · County: Beadle
| Distance | Plant | Fuel | Capacity | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5.7 mi | Sweetland Wind Farm, Llc St. Lawrence, SD | Wind | 200 MW | Sweetland Wind Farm, Llc |
| 11.6 mi | Mobile Unit Huron, SD | Oil | — | Northwestern Energy - (Sd) |
| 22.3 mi | Rolling Thunder Wind Farm Hybrid Miller, SD | Wind | 26 MW | Ae Power Services Llc |
| 25.8 mi | Huron Huron, SD | Natural Gas | — | Northwestern Energy - (Sd) |
| 25.8 mi | Bob Glanzer Generating Station Huron, SD | Natural Gas | 69 MW | Northwestern Energy - (Sd) |
| 28.8 mi | Wessington Springs Wessington Springs, SD | Wind | 51 MW | Wessington Wind |
| 33.1 mi | Redfield Redfield, SD | Natural Gas | — | Northwestern Energy - (Sd) |
| 36.7 mi | Prairie Winds Sd1 Crow Lake, SD | Wind | 162 MW | Basin Electric Power Coop |
| 37.7 mi | Future Ct Huron, SD | Natural Gas | — | Northwestern Energy - (Sd) |
| 40.9 mi | South Dakota Wind Energy Cente Highmore, SD | Wind | 41 MW | Fpl Energy South Dakota Wind Llc |
| 41.8 mi | Highmore Highmore, SD | Oil | — | Northwestern Energy - (Sd) |
| 45.0 mi | Triple H Wind Project Highmore, SD | Wind | 250 MW | Engie North America |
| 45.4 mi | Big Bend Dam Chamberlain, SD | Hydroelectric | 538 MW | Usace-Omaha |
| 47.3 mi | Aurora County Wind White Lake, SD | Wind | 20 MW | Consolidated Edison Development Inc. |
| 47.7 mi | Chamberlain Wind Project Chamberlain, SD | Wind | 3 MW | Basin Electric Power Coop |
| 47.9 mi | North Bend Wind Project, Llc Highmore, SD | Wind | 200 MW | North Bend Wind Project, Llc |
| 48.0 mi | Faulkton Faulkton, SD | Oil | 3 MW | Northwestern Energy - (Sd) |
| 49.4 mi | Brule County Wind Kimball, SD | Wind | 20 MW | Consolidated Edison Development Inc. |
Power generation near this area
There are 18 power plants within 50 miles of Wessington, South Dakota (ZIP 57381), with a combined 1,582 MW of nameplate capacity. Wind is the most common fuel type in this area with 10 of the 18 nearby plants. The closest plant is Sweetland Wind Farm, Llc at 5.7 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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