Ben French is a former coal plant in Pennington County, South Dakota. EIA records 1 coal unit retired in 2014 (25 MW). 110 MW of generation still operates at the site (natural gas fired combustion turbine, petroleum liquids): an existing grid connection, shown in the app as a proxy, never as available capacity.
Screening match
Microreactor
61.9 / 100
Data for 100% of the criteria
SMR
63.1 / 100
Data for 100% of the criteria
Large reactor
49.3 / 100
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Location
Pennington County, South Dakota. Approximate location (44.09, -103.26).
Nearby candidate sites
Ben French ranks 2nd of 2 candidate sites in South Dakota by SMR match.
Osage (WY) (WY) · former coal plant · about 58 mi away
Neil Simpson (WY) · former coal plant · about 106 mi away
Dave Johnston (WY) · retiring coal plant · about 153 mi away
Colstrip (MT) · former coal plant · about 206 mi away
R M Heskett (ND) · former coal plant · about 224 mi away
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