Power Plants Near 57793 — Whitewood, SD

5 power plants within 50 miles of ZIP 57793 (Whitewood, South Dakota). Click any plant for capacity, generation, emissions, and generator-level detail.

Centroid: 44.4589, -103.6370 · County: Lawrence

Natural Gas 39%Solar 33%Wind 27%

Distance	Plant	Fuel	Capacity	Operator
10.8 mi	Spearfish Hydro Spearfish, SD	Hydroelectric	4 MW	City Of Spearfish
29.7 mi	Lange Generating Station Rapid City, SD	Natural Gas	40 MW	Black Hills Power, Inc.
31.7 mi	Ben French Rapid City, SD	Natural Gas	110 MW	Black Hills Power, Inc.
33.0 mi	Willow Creek Wind Power Llc Newell, SD	Wind	105 MW	Willow Creek Wind Power Llc
47.7 mi	Wild Springs New Underwood, SD	Solar	128 MW	National Grid Renewables

Power generation near this area

There are 5 power plants within 50 miles of Whitewood, South Dakota (ZIP 57793), with a combined 387 MW of nameplate capacity. Natural Gas is the most common fuel type in this area with 2 of the 5 nearby plants. The closest plant is Spearfish Hydro at 10.8 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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