Power Plants Near 57382 — Wessington Springs, SD
13 power plants within 50 miles of ZIP 57382 (Wessington Springs, South Dakota). Click any plant for capacity, generation, emissions, and generator-level detail.
Centroid: 44.0664, -98.6751 · County: Jerauld
| Distance | Plant | Fuel | Capacity | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6.1 mi | Wessington Springs Wessington Springs, SD | Wind | 51 MW | Wessington Wind |
| 13.6 mi | Prairie Winds Sd1 Crow Lake, SD | Wind | 162 MW | Basin Electric Power Coop |
| 23.0 mi | Sweetland Wind Farm, Llc St. Lawrence, SD | Wind | 200 MW | Sweetland Wind Farm, Llc |
| 23.6 mi | Aurora County Wind White Lake, SD | Wind | 20 MW | Consolidated Edison Development Inc. |
| 24.0 mi | Mobile Unit Huron, SD | Oil | — | Northwestern Energy - (Sd) |
| 27.1 mi | Brule County Wind Kimball, SD | Wind | 20 MW | Consolidated Edison Development Inc. |
| 32.2 mi | Chamberlain Wind Project Chamberlain, SD | Wind | 3 MW | Basin Electric Power Coop |
| 32.5 mi | Huron Huron, SD | Natural Gas | — | Northwestern Energy - (Sd) |
| 32.5 mi | Bob Glanzer Generating Station Huron, SD | Natural Gas | 69 MW | Northwestern Energy - (Sd) |
| 33.9 mi | Poet Bioprocessing- Mitchell Mitchell, SD | Natural Gas | 4 MW | Poet Bioprocessing- Mitchell |
| 36.4 mi | Rolling Thunder Wind Farm Hybrid Miller, SD | Wind | 26 MW | Ae Power Services Llc |
| 38.3 mi | Big Bend Dam Chamberlain, SD | Hydroelectric | 538 MW | Usace-Omaha |
| 49.3 mi | Future Ct Huron, SD | Natural Gas | — | Northwestern Energy - (Sd) |
Power generation near this area
There are 13 power plants within 50 miles of Wessington Springs, South Dakota (ZIP 57382), with a combined 1,093 MW of nameplate capacity. Wind is the most common fuel type in this area with 7 of the 13 nearby plants. The closest plant is Wessington Springs at 6.1 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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