Power Plants Near 57467 — Orient, SD

10 power plants within 50 miles of ZIP 57467 (Orient, South Dakota). Click any plant for capacity, generation, emissions, and generator-level detail.

Centroid: 44.8343, -99.1058 · County: Faulk

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Distance	Plant	Fuel	Capacity	Operator
14.0 mi	Faulkton Faulkton, SD	Oil	3 MW	Northwestern Energy - (Sd)
24.7 mi	Rolling Thunder Wind Farm Hybrid Miller, SD	Wind	26 MW	Ae Power Services Llc
27.1 mi	Future Ct Huron, SD	Natural Gas	—	Northwestern Energy - (Sd)
27.6 mi	South Dakota Wind Energy Cente Highmore, SD	Wind	41 MW	Fpl Energy South Dakota Wind Llc
28.6 mi	Redfield Redfield, SD	Natural Gas	—	Northwestern Energy - (Sd)
29.9 mi	Highmore Highmore, SD	Oil	—	Northwestern Energy - (Sd)
34.4 mi	Sweetland Wind Farm, Llc St. Lawrence, SD	Wind	200 MW	Sweetland Wind Farm, Llc
38.7 mi	Triple H Wind Project Highmore, SD	Wind	250 MW	Engie North America
41.7 mi	North Bend Wind Project, Llc Highmore, SD	Wind	200 MW	North Bend Wind Project, Llc
44.6 mi	Mobile Unit Huron, SD	Oil	—	Northwestern Energy - (Sd)

Power generation near this area

There are 10 power plants within 50 miles of Orient, South Dakota (ZIP 57467), with a combined 719 MW of nameplate capacity. Wind is the most common fuel type in this area with 5 of the 10 nearby plants. The closest plant is Faulkton at 14.0 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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