Power Plants Near 57544 — Kennebec, SD

11 power plants within 50 miles of ZIP 57544 (Kennebec, South Dakota). Click any plant for capacity, generation, emissions, and generator-level detail.

Centroid: 43.8921, -99.8502 · County: Lyman

Hydroelectric 72%Wind 28%

Distance	Plant	Fuel	Capacity	Operator
22.5 mi	Big Bend Dam Chamberlain, SD	Hydroelectric	538 MW	Usace-Omaha
30.2 mi	Chamberlain Wind Project Chamberlain, SD	Wind	3 MW	Basin Electric Power Coop
34.8 mi	North Bend Wind Project, Llc Highmore, SD	Wind	200 MW	North Bend Wind Project, Llc
37.2 mi	Triple H Wind Project Highmore, SD	Wind	250 MW	Engie North America
41.1 mi	Pierre Solar Pierre, SD	Solar	1 MW	Pierre Solar
42.1 mi	Ft. Pierre Fort Pierre, SD	Oil	6 MW	City Of Fort Pierre - (Sd)
46.4 mi	Highmore Highmore, SD	Oil	—	Northwestern Energy - (Sd)
46.8 mi	Oahe Pierre, SD	Hydroelectric	786 MW	Usace-Omaha
47.8 mi	Brule County Wind Kimball, SD	Wind	20 MW	Consolidated Edison Development Inc.
48.0 mi	Future Ct Huron, SD	Natural Gas	—	Northwestern Energy - (Sd)
48.6 mi	South Dakota Wind Energy Cente Highmore, SD	Wind	41 MW	Fpl Energy South Dakota Wind Llc

Power generation near this area

There are 11 power plants within 50 miles of Kennebec, South Dakota (ZIP 57544), with a combined 1,845 MW of nameplate capacity. Wind is the most common fuel type in this area with 5 of the 11 nearby plants. The closest plant is Big Bend Dam at 22.5 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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