Power Plants Near 58439 — Forbes, ND

6 power plants within 50 miles of ZIP 58439 (Forbes, North Dakota). Click any plant for capacity, generation, emissions, and generator-level detail.

Centroid: 46.0109, -98.8124 · County: Dickey

Wind 83%Natural Gas 17%

Distance	Plant	Fuel	Capacity	Operator
6.8 mi	Foxtail Wind, Llc Forbes, ND	Wind	150 MW	Foxtail Wind, Llc
7.4 mi	Tatanka Wind Power Llc Ashley, ND	Wind	180 MW	Acciona Wind Energy Usa Llc
13.6 mi	Merricourt Wind Energy Center Kulm, ND	Wind	150 MW	Otter Tail Power Co
22.2 mi	Fpl Energy North Dakota Wind I/Ii Edgeley, ND	Wind	62 MW	Fpl Energy North Dakota Wind Llc
40.2 mi	Badger Wind, Llc Northwest Mcintosh, ND	Wind	—	Badger Wind , Llc
43.0 mi	Aberdeen Ct Aberdeen, SD	Natural Gas	111 MW	Northwestern Energy - (Sd)

Power generation near this area

There are 6 power plants within 50 miles of Forbes, North Dakota (ZIP 58439), with a combined 653 MW of nameplate capacity. Wind is the most common fuel type in this area with 5 of the 6 nearby plants. The closest plant is Foxtail Wind, Llc at 6.8 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 North Dakota, visit the North Dakota state page.

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