Power Plants Near 59327 — Forsyth, MT

7 power plants within 50 miles of ZIP 59327 (Forsyth, Montana). Click any plant for capacity, generation, emissions, and generator-level detail.

Centroid: 46.2819, -106.6991 · County: Rosebud

Coal 68%Wind 31%

Distance	Plant	Fuel	Capacity	Operator
21.3 mi	Colstrip Energy Lp Colstrip, MT	Coal	46 MW	Colstrip Energy Lp
27.9 mi	Colstrip Colstrip, MT	Coal	1,647 MW	Talen Montana Llc
40.0 mi	Clearwater Wind I Miles City, MT	Wind	366 MW	Clearwater Energy Resources Llc
44.0 mi	Miles City Gt Miles City, MT	Natural Gas	23 MW	Montana-Dakota Utilities Co
44.2 mi	Clearwater Wind Ii Miles City, MT	Wind	103 MW	Clearwater Wind Ii, Llc
44.2 mi	Clearwater Wind Iii Miles City, MT	Wind	100 MW	Clearwater Wind Iii, Llc
48.3 mi	Clearwater Wind East Miles City, MT	Wind	208 MW	Clearwater Wind East, Llc

Power generation near this area

There are 7 power plants within 50 miles of Forsyth, Montana (ZIP 59327), with a combined 2,493 MW of nameplate capacity. Wind is the most common fuel type in this area with 4 of the 7 nearby plants. The closest plant is Colstrip Energy Lp at 21.3 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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