Power Plants Near 58278 — Thompson, ND

10 power plants within 50 miles of ZIP 58278 (Thompson, North Dakota). Click any plant for capacity, generation, emissions, and generator-level detail.

Centroid: 47.7766, -97.0962 · County: Grand Forks

Wind 55%Coal 27%Oil 12%Hydroelectric 6%

Distance	Plant	Fuel	Capacity	Operator
11.2 mi	American Crystal Sugar East Grand Forks East Grand Forks, MN	Coal	8 MW	American Crystal Sugar Co
21.5 mi	American Crystal Sugar Crookston Crookston, MN	Coal	7 MW	American Crystal Sugar Co
23.5 mi	American Crystal Sugar Hillsboro Hillsboro, ND	Coal	13 MW	American Crystal Sugar Co
26.3 mi	Hillsboro Hillsboro, ND	Oil	4 MW	City Of Hillsboro - (Nd)
31.9 mi	Halstad Halstad, MN	Oil	4 MW	City Of Halstad - (Mn)
36.6 mi	Red Lake Falls Community Hybrid Red Lake Falls, MN	Wind	6 MW	Consolidated Edison Development Inc.
40.5 mi	Grand Forks Grand Forks, ND	Oil	—	Minnkota Power Coop, Inc
47.3 mi	Grafton Grafton, ND	Oil	4 MW	City Of Grafton - (Nd)
48.4 mi	Thief River Falls Thief River Falls, MN	Hydroelectric	7 MW	City Of Thief River Falls
48.6 mi	Luverne Wind Energy Center Luverne, ND	Wind	50 MW	Otter Tail Power Co

Power generation near this area

There are 10 power plants within 50 miles of Thompson, North Dakota (ZIP 58278), with a combined 101 MW of nameplate capacity. Oil is the most common fuel type in this area with 4 of the 10 nearby plants. The closest plant is American Crystal Sugar East Grand Forks at 11.2 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 North Dakota, visit the North Dakota state page.

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