Power Plants Near 59035 — Fort Smith, MT

14 power plants within 50 miles of ZIP 59035 (Fort Smith, Montana). Click any plant for capacity, generation, emissions, and generator-level detail.

Centroid: 45.3127, -107.9371 · County: Big Horn

Hydroelectric 28%Wind 24%Natural Gas 21%Coal 12%Solar 8%Oil 7%

Distance	Plant	Fuel	Capacity	Operator
1.1 mi	Yellowtail Hardin, MT	Hydroelectric	278 MW	U S Bureau Of Reclamation
32.4 mi	South Mills Solar, Llc Hardin, MT	Solar	3 MW	Adapture Renewables, Inc.
34.8 mi	Hardin Generator Project Hardin, MT	Coal	116 MW	Heorot Power Management
37.9 mi	Mud Springs Wind Project, Llc Bridger, MT	Wind	—	Big Sky Wind, Llc
38.2 mi	Pryor Mountain Wind Bridger, MT	Wind	240 MW	Pacificorp
39.8 mi	Horse Thief Wind Project, Llc Bridger, MT	Wind	—	Big Sky Wind, Llc
41.4 mi	J E Corette Plant Billings, MT	Coal	—	Talen Montana Llc
41.5 mi	Western Sugar Cooperative - Billings Billings, MT	Coal	2 MW	Western Sugar Cooperative - Billings
41.8 mi	Phillips 66 Billings Refinery Billings, MT	Other Fossil	2 MW	Phillips 66 Billings Refinery
41.9 mi	Yellowstone Energy Lp Billings, MT	Oil	68 MW	Yellowstone Energy Lp
46.6 mi	Yellowstone County Generating Station Laurel, MT	Natural Gas	207 MW	Northwestern Energy (Mt Wind/Thermal)
49.4 mi	Mtsun Billings, MT	Solar	80 MW	Greenbacker Renewable Energy Corporation
49.7 mi	Elk Basin Gasoline Plant Powell, WY	Other Fossil	2 MW	Contango Oil And Gas
49.9 mi	Beartooth Energy Storage Llc Billings, MT	Battery Storage	—	Beartooth Energy Storage, Llc

Power generation near this area

There are 14 power plants within 50 miles of Fort Smith, Montana (ZIP 59035), with a combined 997 MW of nameplate capacity. Coal is the most common fuel type in this area with 3 of the 14 nearby plants. The closest plant is Yellowtail at 1.1 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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