Power Plants Near 50009 — Altoona, IA

62 power plants within 50 miles of ZIP 50009 (Altoona, Iowa). Click any plant for capacity, generation, emissions, and generator-level detail.

Centroid: 41.6475, -93.4724 · County: Polk

Natural Gas 51%Wind 40%Oil 6%

Distance	Plant	Fuel	Capacity	Operator
6.0 mi	Archer Daniels Midland Des Moines Des Moines, IA	Coal	8 MW	Archer Daniels Midland Co
6.2 mi	Anderson Erickson Des Moines, IA	Oil	2 MW	Anderson Erickson Dairy
6.8 mi	Des Moines Wastewater Reclamation Fac Des Moines, IA	Biomass	3 MW	Des Moines Metro Wrf
6.8 mi	Pleasant Hill Pleasant Hill, IA	Natural Gas	180 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
6.9 mi	Greater Des Moines Pleasant Hill, IA	Natural Gas	576 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
6.9 mi	Metro Methane Recovery Facility Mitchellville, IA	Biomass	11 MW	Wm Renewable Energy Llc
8.6 mi	River Hills Des Moines, IA	Natural Gas	128 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
10.7 mi	Sycamore (Ia) Johnston, IA	Natural Gas	158 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
17.9 mi	Michelangelo Wind 1 Llc Huxley, IA	Wind	3 MW	Michelangelo Wind 1 Llc
20.4 mi	Indianola Indianola, IA	Oil	41 MW	Indianola Municipal Utilities
24.8 mi	Isu Customer Hosted 1mw Solar Project Ames, IA	Solar	1 MW	Interstate Power And Light Co
25.0 mi	Optimum Wind 6 Llc Nevada, IA	Wind	3 MW	Optimum Wind 6 Llc
25.4 mi	Optimum Wind 5 Llc Nevada, IA	Wind	3 MW	Optimum Wind 5 Llc
25.6 mi	Optimum Wind 4 Llc Nevada, IA	Wind	3 MW	Optimum Wind 4 Llc
25.7 mi	Ia - City Of Ames - Airport Road Ames, IA	Solar	2 MW	Forefront Power, Llc
25.7 mi	Michelangelo Wind 4 Llc Ames, IA	Wind	3 MW	Michelangelo Wind 4 Llc
25.8 mi	Michelangelo Wind 3 Llc Huxley, IA	Wind	3 MW	Michelangelo Wind 3 Llc
25.8 mi	Optimum Wind 3 Llc Nevada, IA	Wind	3 MW	Optimum Wind 3 Llc
25.8 mi	Ames Diesel Generating Station Ames, IA	Oil	—	Interstate Power And Light Co
26.1 mi	Alliant Sbd 8603 Donnelley Nevada, IA	Oil	—	Industrial Energy Applications Inc
26.4 mi	Optimum Wind 7 Llc Nevada, IA	Wind	3 MW	Optimum Wind 7 Llc
26.8 mi	Ames Gt Ames, IA	Oil	79 MW	City Of Ames - (Ia)
27.1 mi	Ames Electric Services Power Plant Ames, IA	Natural Gas	109 MW	City Of Ames - (Ia)
27.6 mi	Iowa State University Ames, IA	Natural Gas	40 MW	Iowa State University
28.1 mi	Ncah Central Utility Plant Ames, IA	Natural Gas	15 MW	National Centers For Animal Health
30.1 mi	State Center State Center, IA	Oil	6 MW	City Of State Center - (Ia)
31.3 mi	Knoxville Industrial Knoxville, IA	Oil	16 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
31.3 mi	Knoxville Battery Energy Storage Knoxville, IA	Other Fossil	1 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
31.9 mi	Red Rock Hydro Plant Pella, IA	Hydroelectric	55 MW	Western Minnesota Mun Pwr Agny
32.1 mi	Pella Peaking Pella, IA	Oil	28 MW	City Of Pella - (Ia)
32.2 mi	Laurel Wind Farm Laurel, IA	Wind	123 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
33.2 mi	Fpl Energy Story Wind Llc Zearing, IA	Wind	150 MW	Fpl Energy Story Wind Llc
33.6 mi	Pella Pella, IA	Coal	—	City Of Pella - (Ia)
34.9 mi	Fareway Customer Hosted 1 Mw Solar Boone, IA	Solar	1 MW	Interstate Power And Light Co
35.2 mi	Winterset Winterset, IA	Oil	18 MW	City Of Winterset - (Ia)
36.0 mi	Perry Customer Hosted 1mw Solar Project Perry, IA	Solar	1 MW	Interstate Power And Light Co
37.8 mi	Story City Story City, IA	Oil	14 MW	City Of Story City - (Ia)
38.0 mi	Grinnell Grinnell, IA	Natural Gas	—	Interstate Power And Light Co
38.4 mi	Grinnell Customer Hosted Solar Grinnell, IA	Solar	—	Interstate Power And Light Co
39.3 mi	Story City Wind Project Story City, IA	Wind	2 MW	Hamilton Wind Energy Llc
39.6 mi	Grinnell College Grinnell, IA	Solar	4 MW	Azimuth 180 Solar Electric, Llc
40.0 mi	Ogden Ogden, IA	Oil	4 MW	City Of Ogden - (Ia)
40.2 mi	Garden Wind Llc Zearing, IA	Wind	150 MW	Garden Wind Llc
40.9 mi	Alliant Sbd 9107 Jbs Usa Marshalltown, IA	Oil	11 MW	Industrial Energy Applications Inc
41.2 mi	Marshalltown Generating Station Marshalltown, IA	Natural Gas	709 MW	Interstate Power And Light Co
41.8 mi	Venus Wind 3 Llc Grinnell, IA	Wind	3 MW	Venus Wind 3 Llc
41.9 mi	Sutherland Marshalltown, IA	Natural Gas	—	Interstate Power And Light Co
41.9 mi	Marshalltown Marshalltown, IA	Natural Gas	189 MW	Interstate Power And Light Co
42.3 mi	Prairie Wind Farm Montezuma, IA	Wind	168 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
42.7 mi	Arbor Hill Solar Greenfield, IA	Solar	25 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
42.9 mi	Hy-Vee Customer Hosted 2.25mw Solar Chariton, IA	Solar	2 MW	Interstate Power And Light Co
44.1 mi	Arbor Hill Wind Farm Greenfield, IA	Wind	310 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
44.3 mi	Great Pathfinder Wind Stratford, IA	Wind	224 MW	Great Pathfinder Wind
44.6 mi	Macksburg Wind Project Macksburg, IA	Wind	120 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
44.8 mi	Stuart (Ia) Stuart, IA	Oil	3 MW	City Of Stuart - (Ia)
45.4 mi	Gilliam South Stuart, IA	Oil	4 MW	City Of Stuart - (Ia)
46.3 mi	Panora Panora, IA	Oil	5 MW	City Of Panora - (Ia)
46.5 mi	Wind Gem Stuart, IA	Wind	2 MW	Wind Gem, Llc
46.5 mi	Rippey Wind Farm Grand Junction, IA	Wind	50 MW	Greenbacker Renewable Energy Corporation
47.7 mi	Beaver Creek Wind Ogden, IA	Wind	340 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
48.0 mi	Poet Biorefining - Jewell Jewell, IA	Natural Gas	5 MW	Poet Biorefining - Jewell
49.2 mi	Montezuma Montezuma, IA	Oil	10 MW	City Of Montezuma - (Ia)

Power generation near this area

There are 62 power plants within 50 miles of Altoona, Iowa (ZIP 50009), with a combined 4,129 MW of nameplate capacity. Wind is the most common fuel type in this area with 20 of the 62 nearby plants. The closest plant is Archer Daniels Midland Des Moines at 6.0 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 Iowa, visit the Iowa state page.

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