Power Plants Near 58779 — Ryder, ND

9 power plants within 50 miles of ZIP 58779 (Ryder, North Dakota). Click any plant for capacity, generation, emissions, and generator-level detail.

Centroid: 47.9788, -101.6683 · County: Ward

Coal 73%Hydroelectric 20%Wind 8%

Distance	Plant	Fuel	Capacity	Operator
18.2 mi	Minot Wind Project Minot, ND	Wind	5 MW	Basin Electric Power Coop
18.7 mi	Prairie Winds Nd1 Minot, ND	Wind	116 MW	Basin Electric Power Coop
34.3 mi	New Frontier Wind Ruso, ND	Wind	100 MW	Meadowlark Wind I Llc
35.3 mi	Velva Windfarm Llc Velva, ND	Wind	12 MW	Acciona Wind Energy Usa Llc
35.5 mi	Garrison Riverside, ND	Hydroelectric	583 MW	Usace-Omaha
36.3 mi	Garrison Butte Wind, Llc Hazen, ND	Wind	—	Nextera Energy Garrison Butte Wind, Llc
42.7 mi	Antelope Valley Beulah, ND	Coal	954 MW	Basin Electric Power Coop
45.0 mi	Discovery Wind, Llc Mclean, ND	Wind	—	Discovery Wind, Llc
47.9 mi	Coal Creek Underwood, ND	Coal	1,216 MW	Rainbow Energy Center

Power generation near this area

There are 9 power plants within 50 miles of Ryder, North Dakota (ZIP 58779), with a combined 2,985 MW of nameplate capacity. Wind is the most common fuel type in this area with 6 of the 9 nearby plants. The closest plant is Minot Wind Project at 18.2 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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