Power Plants Near 57481 — Westport, SD

7 power plants within 50 miles of ZIP 57481 (Westport, South Dakota). Click any plant for capacity, generation, emissions, and generator-level detail.

Centroid: 45.6705, -98.5802 · County: Brown

Wind 66%Natural Gas 34%

Distance	Plant	Fuel	Capacity	Operator
17.1 mi	Aberdeen Ct Aberdeen, SD	Natural Gas	111 MW	Northwestern Energy - (Sd)
26.6 mi	Tatanka Wind Power Llc Ashley, ND	Wind	180 MW	Acciona Wind Energy Usa Llc
31.1 mi	Groton Generation Station Groton, SD	Natural Gas	216 MW	Basin Electric Power Coop
32.9 mi	Foxtail Wind, Llc Forbes, ND	Wind	150 MW	Foxtail Wind, Llc
38.0 mi	Merricourt Wind Energy Center Kulm, ND	Wind	150 MW	Otter Tail Power Co
45.4 mi	Day County Wind Llc Conde, SD	Wind	99 MW	Day County Wind Llc
47.9 mi	Fpl Energy North Dakota Wind I/Ii Edgeley, ND	Wind	62 MW	Fpl Energy North Dakota Wind Llc

Power generation near this area

There are 7 power plants within 50 miles of Westport, South Dakota (ZIP 57481), with a combined 968 MW of nameplate capacity. Wind is the most common fuel type in this area with 5 of the 7 nearby plants. The closest plant is Aberdeen Ct at 17.1 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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