Power Plants Near 57569 — Reliance, SD

12 power plants within 50 miles of ZIP 57569 (Reliance, South Dakota). Click any plant for capacity, generation, emissions, and generator-level detail.

Centroid: 43.8789, -99.6032 · County: Lyman

Wind 57%Hydroelectric 43%

Distance	Plant	Fuel	Capacity	Operator
13.5 mi	Big Bend Dam Chamberlain, SD	Hydroelectric	538 MW	Usace-Omaha
17.8 mi	Chamberlain Wind Project Chamberlain, SD	Wind	3 MW	Basin Electric Power Coop
34.6 mi	North Bend Wind Project, Llc Highmore, SD	Wind	200 MW	North Bend Wind Project, Llc
35.8 mi	Brule County Wind Kimball, SD	Wind	20 MW	Consolidated Edison Development Inc.
36.1 mi	Triple H Wind Project Highmore, SD	Wind	250 MW	Engie North America
40.6 mi	Prairie Winds Sd1 Crow Lake, SD	Wind	162 MW	Basin Electric Power Coop
43.1 mi	Aurora County Wind White Lake, SD	Wind	20 MW	Consolidated Edison Development Inc.
44.6 mi	Highmore Highmore, SD	Oil	—	Northwestern Energy - (Sd)
45.2 mi	Future Ct Huron, SD	Natural Gas	—	Northwestern Energy - (Sd)
46.6 mi	South Dakota Wind Energy Cente Highmore, SD	Wind	41 MW	Fpl Energy South Dakota Wind Llc
47.5 mi	Rolling Thunder Wind Farm Hybrid Miller, SD	Wind	26 MW	Ae Power Services Llc
49.6 mi	Pierre Solar Pierre, SD	Solar	1 MW	Pierre Solar

Power generation near this area

There are 12 power plants within 50 miles of Reliance, South Dakota (ZIP 57569), with a combined 1,260 MW of nameplate capacity. Wind is the most common fuel type in this area with 8 of the 12 nearby plants. The closest plant is Big Bend Dam at 13.5 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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