Power Plants Near 57548 — Lower Brule, SD

15 power plants within 50 miles of ZIP 57548 (Lower Brule, South Dakota). Click any plant for capacity, generation, emissions, and generator-level detail.

Centroid: 44.0937, -99.6139 · County: Lyman

Hydroelectric 59%Wind 41%

Distance	Plant	Fuel	Capacity	Operator
9.2 mi	Big Bend Dam Chamberlain, SD	Hydroelectric	538 MW	Usace-Omaha
19.7 mi	North Bend Wind Project, Llc Highmore, SD	Wind	200 MW	North Bend Wind Project, Llc
21.2 mi	Triple H Wind Project Highmore, SD	Wind	250 MW	Engie North America
24.9 mi	Chamberlain Wind Project Chamberlain, SD	Wind	3 MW	Basin Electric Power Coop
29.9 mi	Highmore Highmore, SD	Oil	—	Northwestern Energy - (Sd)
30.8 mi	Future Ct Huron, SD	Natural Gas	—	Northwestern Energy - (Sd)
32.0 mi	South Dakota Wind Energy Cente Highmore, SD	Wind	41 MW	Fpl Energy South Dakota Wind Llc
35.6 mi	Rolling Thunder Wind Farm Hybrid Miller, SD	Wind	26 MW	Ae Power Services Llc
39.9 mi	Pierre Solar Pierre, SD	Solar	1 MW	Pierre Solar
42.4 mi	Ft. Pierre Fort Pierre, SD	Oil	6 MW	City Of Fort Pierre - (Sd)
43.2 mi	Brule County Wind Kimball, SD	Wind	20 MW	Consolidated Edison Development Inc.
43.5 mi	Prairie Winds Sd1 Crow Lake, SD	Wind	162 MW	Basin Electric Power Coop
45.0 mi	Sweetland Wind Farm, Llc St. Lawrence, SD	Wind	200 MW	Sweetland Wind Farm, Llc
45.5 mi	Oahe Pierre, SD	Hydroelectric	786 MW	Usace-Omaha
49.2 mi	Aurora County Wind White Lake, SD	Wind	20 MW	Consolidated Edison Development Inc.

Power generation near this area

There are 15 power plants within 50 miles of Lower Brule, South Dakota (ZIP 57548), with a combined 2,253 MW of nameplate capacity. Wind is the most common fuel type in this area with 9 of the 15 nearby plants. The closest plant is Big Bend Dam at 9.2 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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