Power Plants Near 50011 — Ames, IA

65 power plants within 50 miles of ZIP 50011 (Ames, Iowa). Click any plant for capacity, generation, emissions, and generator-level detail.

Centroid: 42.0360, -93.4652 · County: Story

Wind 48%Natural Gas 45%Oil 4%Solar 2%

Distance	Plant	Fuel	Capacity	Operator
1.4 mi	Alliant Sbd 8603 Donnelley Nevada, IA	Oil	—	Industrial Energy Applications Inc
1.9 mi	Optimum Wind 7 Llc Nevada, IA	Wind	3 MW	Optimum Wind 7 Llc
2.7 mi	Optimum Wind 3 Llc Nevada, IA	Wind	3 MW	Optimum Wind 3 Llc
2.8 mi	Michelangelo Wind 3 Llc Huxley, IA	Wind	3 MW	Michelangelo Wind 3 Llc
2.9 mi	Optimum Wind 4 Llc Nevada, IA	Wind	3 MW	Optimum Wind 4 Llc
3.1 mi	Optimum Wind 5 Llc Nevada, IA	Wind	3 MW	Optimum Wind 5 Llc
3.6 mi	Optimum Wind 6 Llc Nevada, IA	Wind	3 MW	Optimum Wind 6 Llc
5.9 mi	Ames Diesel Generating Station Ames, IA	Oil	—	Interstate Power And Light Co
5.9 mi	Ncah Central Utility Plant Ames, IA	Natural Gas	15 MW	National Centers For Animal Health
6.1 mi	Ames Gt Ames, IA	Oil	79 MW	City Of Ames - (Ia)
7.4 mi	Ames Electric Services Power Plant Ames, IA	Natural Gas	109 MW	City Of Ames - (Ia)
8.1 mi	Ia - City Of Ames - Airport Road Ames, IA	Solar	2 MW	Forefront Power, Llc
9.0 mi	Iowa State University Ames, IA	Natural Gas	40 MW	Iowa State University
10.6 mi	Isu Customer Hosted 1mw Solar Project Ames, IA	Solar	1 MW	Interstate Power And Light Co
11.0 mi	Fpl Energy Story Wind Llc Zearing, IA	Wind	150 MW	Fpl Energy Story Wind Llc
12.5 mi	Story City Story City, IA	Oil	14 MW	City Of Story City - (Ia)
12.7 mi	Michelangelo Wind 4 Llc Ames, IA	Wind	3 MW	Michelangelo Wind 4 Llc
13.4 mi	Michelangelo Wind 1 Llc Huxley, IA	Wind	3 MW	Michelangelo Wind 1 Llc
13.7 mi	Story City Wind Project Story City, IA	Wind	2 MW	Hamilton Wind Energy Llc
13.8 mi	Garden Wind Llc Zearing, IA	Wind	150 MW	Garden Wind Llc
15.6 mi	State Center State Center, IA	Oil	6 MW	City Of State Center - (Ia)
20.2 mi	Fareway Customer Hosted 1 Mw Solar Boone, IA	Solar	1 MW	Interstate Power And Light Co
22.6 mi	Poet Biorefining - Jewell Jewell, IA	Natural Gas	5 MW	Poet Biorefining - Jewell
24.4 mi	Great Pathfinder Wind Stratford, IA	Wind	224 MW	Great Pathfinder Wind
27.4 mi	Sycamore (Ia) Johnston, IA	Natural Gas	158 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
29.1 mi	Archer Daniels Midland Des Moines Des Moines, IA	Coal	8 MW	Archer Daniels Midland Co
29.2 mi	Alliant Sbd 9107 Jbs Usa Marshalltown, IA	Oil	11 MW	Industrial Energy Applications Inc
29.3 mi	Laurel Wind Farm Laurel, IA	Wind	123 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
29.8 mi	Ogden Ogden, IA	Oil	4 MW	City Of Ogden - (Ia)
30.4 mi	Marshalltown Generating Station Marshalltown, IA	Natural Gas	709 MW	Interstate Power And Light Co
30.6 mi	Anderson Erickson Des Moines, IA	Oil	2 MW	Anderson Erickson Dairy
30.7 mi	Metro Methane Recovery Facility Mitchellville, IA	Biomass	11 MW	Wm Renewable Energy Llc
31.1 mi	Sutherland Marshalltown, IA	Natural Gas	—	Interstate Power And Light Co
31.1 mi	Marshalltown Marshalltown, IA	Natural Gas	189 MW	Interstate Power And Light Co
31.8 mi	River Hills Des Moines, IA	Natural Gas	128 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
32.3 mi	Leonardo Wind 1 Llc Alden, IA	Wind	3 MW	Leonardo Wind 1 Llc
32.3 mi	Des Moines Wastewater Reclamation Fac Des Moines, IA	Biomass	3 MW	Des Moines Metro Wrf
33.2 mi	Pleasant Hill Pleasant Hill, IA	Natural Gas	180 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
33.3 mi	Greater Des Moines Pleasant Hill, IA	Natural Gas	576 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
33.6 mi	Ivester Wind Farm Wellsburg, IA	Wind	91 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
34.6 mi	Dayton (Ia) Dayton, IA	Oil	2 MW	City Of Dayton - (Ia)
35.0 mi	Webster City Webster City, IA	Oil	21 MW	City Of Webster City - (Ia)
35.4 mi	Wellsburg Wind Project Wellsburg, IA	Wind	141 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
36.2 mi	Perry Customer Hosted 1mw Solar Project Perry, IA	Solar	1 MW	Interstate Power And Light Co
36.2 mi	Beaver Creek Wind Ogden, IA	Wind	340 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
36.3 mi	Vienna Wind Farm Marshalltown, IA	Wind	150 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
37.5 mi	Century Blairsburg, IA	Wind	201 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
39.7 mi	Rippey Wind Farm Grand Junction, IA	Wind	50 MW	Greenbacker Renewable Energy Corporation
40.0 mi	Franklin County Wind Farm Iowa Falls, IA	Wind	99 MW	Interstate Power And Light Co
41.5 mi	Junction Hilltop Wind Farm Dana, IA	Wind	8 MW	Junction Hilltop Management Llc
41.6 mi	Lundgren Wind Project Otho, IA	Wind	251 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
41.7 mi	Grinnell Grinnell, IA	Natural Gas	—	Interstate Power And Light Co
42.1 mi	Grundy Center City Light Plant Grundy Center, IA	Oil	9 MW	Grundy Center Mun Light & Power
42.3 mi	Grinnell Customer Hosted Solar Grinnell, IA	Solar	—	Interstate Power And Light Co
42.8 mi	Grinnell College Grinnell, IA	Solar	4 MW	Azimuth 180 Solar Electric, Llc
43.2 mi	Whispering Willow Wind Farm - East Iowa Falls, IA	Wind	200 MW	Interstate Power And Light Co
45.5 mi	Gowrie Gowrie, IA	Oil	3 MW	Gowrie Municipal Utilities
45.6 mi	Venus Wind 3 Llc Grinnell, IA	Wind	3 MW	Venus Wind 3 Llc
46.3 mi	Hardin Hilltop Wind Llc Jefferson, IA	Wind	15 MW	Junction Hilltop Management Llc
46.4 mi	Grand Junction Grand Junction, IA	Oil	2 MW	City Of Grand Junction - (Ia)
46.4 mi	Poet Biorefining - Gowrie Gowrie, IA	Natural Gas	5 MW	Poet Biorefining - Gowrie
46.5 mi	Hampton Substation Energy Storage Hampton, IA	Battery Storage	2 MW	Corn Belt Power Coop
47.0 mi	Indianola Indianola, IA	Oil	41 MW	Indianola Municipal Utilities
49.1 mi	Franklin County Solar Hampton, IA	Solar	7 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
49.2 mi	Holliday Creek Solar Fort Dodge, IA	Solar	100 MW	Midamerican Energy Co

Power generation near this area

There are 65 power plants within 50 miles of Ames, Iowa (ZIP 50011), with a combined 4,671 MW of nameplate capacity. Wind is the most common fuel type in this area with 26 of the 65 nearby plants. The closest plant is Alliant Sbd 8603 Donnelley at 1.4 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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