Power Plants Near 57449 — Houghton, SD
6 power plants within 50 miles of ZIP 57449 (Houghton, South Dakota). Click any plant for capacity, generation, emissions, and generator-level detail.
Centroid: 45.7967, -98.0952 · County: Brown
| Distance | Plant | Fuel | Capacity | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29.2 mi | Groton Generation Station Groton, SD | Natural Gas | 216 MW | Basin Electric Power Coop |
| 31.8 mi | Aberdeen Ct Aberdeen, SD | Natural Gas | 111 MW | Northwestern Energy - (Sd) |
| 41.2 mi | Day County Wind Llc Conde, SD | Wind | 99 MW | Day County Wind Llc |
| 42.5 mi | Tatanka Wind Power Llc Ashley, ND | Wind | 180 MW | Acciona Wind Energy Usa Llc |
| 43.1 mi | Foxtail Wind, Llc Forbes, ND | Wind | 150 MW | Foxtail Wind, Llc |
| 49.1 mi | Webster Ic Webster, SD | Oil | — | Northwestern Energy - (Sd) |
Power generation near this area
There are 6 power plants within 50 miles of Houghton, South Dakota (ZIP 57449), with a combined 756 MW of nameplate capacity. Wind is the most common fuel type in this area with 3 of the 6 nearby plants. The closest plant is Groton Generation Station at 29.2 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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