Power Plants Near 59030 — Gardiner, MT

3 power plants within 50 miles of ZIP 59030 (Gardiner, Montana). Click any plant for capacity, generation, emissions, and generator-level detail.

Centroid: 45.0849, -110.5715 · County: Park

Hydroelectric 72%Oil 28%
DistancePlantFuelCapacityOperator
40.6 miMystic
Fishtail, MT
Hydroelectric12 MWNorthwestern Energy (Mt Hydro)
45.5 miOld Faithful
Yellowstone, WY
Oil2 MWNorthwestern Energy (Mt Wind/Thermal)
46.3 miLake (Wy)
Yellowstone, WY
Oil3 MWNorthwestern Energy (Mt Wind/Thermal)

Power generation near this area

There are 3 power plants within 50 miles of Gardiner, Montana (ZIP 59030), with a combined 17 MW of nameplate capacity. Oil is the most common fuel type in this area with 2 of the 3 nearby plants. The closest plant is Mystic at 40.6 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 Montana, visit the Montana state page.

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