Power Plants Near 68722 — Butte, NE

6 power plants within 50 miles of ZIP 68722 (Butte, Nebraska). Click any plant for capacity, generation, emissions, and generator-level detail.

Centroid: 42.9124, -98.8459 · County: Boyd

Wind 60%Hydroelectric 40%

Distance	Plant	Fuel	Capacity	Operator
12.0 mi	Spencer Hydro Spencer, NE	Hydroelectric	—	Nebraska Public Power District
18.1 mi	Fort Randall Pickstown, SD	Hydroelectric	320 MW	Usace-Omaha
26.4 mi	Stuart (Ne) Stuart, NE	Oil	2 MW	City Of Stuart - (Ne)
29.8 mi	Grande Prairie Wind Farm O'neill, NE	Wind	400 MW	Bhe Renewables, Llc
42.3 mi	Beethoven Wind Tripp, SD	Wind	80 MW	Northwestern Energy - (Sd)
47.6 mi	Springview Springview, NE	Wind	3 MW	Bluestem Llc

Power generation near this area

There are 6 power plants within 50 miles of Butte, Nebraska (ZIP 68722), with a combined 805 MW of nameplate capacity. Wind is the most common fuel type in this area with 3 of the 6 nearby plants. The closest plant is Spencer Hydro at 12.0 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 Nebraska, visit the Nebraska state page.

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