Power Plants Near 50023 — Ankeny, IA

66 power plants within 50 miles of ZIP 50023 (Ankeny, Iowa). Click any plant for capacity, generation, emissions, and generator-level detail.

Centroid: 41.7194, -93.6266 · County: Polk

Natural Gas 53%Wind 38%Oil 6%

Distance	Plant	Fuel	Capacity	Operator
4.2 mi	Sycamore (Ia) Johnston, IA	Natural Gas	158 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
6.9 mi	Archer Daniels Midland Des Moines Des Moines, IA	Coal	8 MW	Archer Daniels Midland Co
8.6 mi	Anderson Erickson Des Moines, IA	Oil	2 MW	Anderson Erickson Dairy
8.9 mi	River Hills Des Moines, IA	Natural Gas	128 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
10.7 mi	Des Moines Wastewater Reclamation Fac Des Moines, IA	Biomass	3 MW	Des Moines Metro Wrf
11.2 mi	Michelangelo Wind 1 Llc Huxley, IA	Wind	3 MW	Michelangelo Wind 1 Llc
12.4 mi	Greater Des Moines Pleasant Hill, IA	Natural Gas	576 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
12.4 mi	Pleasant Hill Pleasant Hill, IA	Natural Gas	180 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
16.3 mi	Metro Methane Recovery Facility Mitchellville, IA	Biomass	11 MW	Wm Renewable Energy Llc
18.0 mi	Isu Customer Hosted 1mw Solar Project Ames, IA	Solar	1 MW	Interstate Power And Light Co
18.3 mi	Michelangelo Wind 4 Llc Ames, IA	Wind	3 MW	Michelangelo Wind 4 Llc
19.6 mi	Ia - City Of Ames - Airport Road Ames, IA	Solar	2 MW	Forefront Power, Llc
20.5 mi	Ames Diesel Generating Station Ames, IA	Oil	—	Interstate Power And Light Co
20.6 mi	Optimum Wind 6 Llc Nevada, IA	Wind	3 MW	Optimum Wind 6 Llc
21.1 mi	Optimum Wind 5 Llc Nevada, IA	Wind	3 MW	Optimum Wind 5 Llc
21.2 mi	Ames Electric Services Power Plant Ames, IA	Natural Gas	109 MW	City Of Ames - (Ia)
21.3 mi	Optimum Wind 4 Llc Nevada, IA	Wind	3 MW	Optimum Wind 4 Llc
21.3 mi	Iowa State University Ames, IA	Natural Gas	40 MW	Iowa State University
21.4 mi	Ames Gt Ames, IA	Oil	79 MW	City Of Ames - (Ia)
21.5 mi	Michelangelo Wind 3 Llc Huxley, IA	Wind	3 MW	Michelangelo Wind 3 Llc
21.5 mi	Optimum Wind 3 Llc Nevada, IA	Wind	3 MW	Optimum Wind 3 Llc
22.7 mi	Ncah Central Utility Plant Ames, IA	Natural Gas	15 MW	National Centers For Animal Health
23.2 mi	Alliant Sbd 8603 Donnelley Nevada, IA	Oil	—	Industrial Energy Applications Inc
23.6 mi	Optimum Wind 7 Llc Nevada, IA	Wind	3 MW	Optimum Wind 7 Llc
25.1 mi	Indianola Indianola, IA	Oil	41 MW	Indianola Municipal Utilities
26.5 mi	Fareway Customer Hosted 1 Mw Solar Boone, IA	Solar	1 MW	Interstate Power And Light Co
26.8 mi	Perry Customer Hosted 1mw Solar Project Perry, IA	Solar	1 MW	Interstate Power And Light Co
30.8 mi	Ogden Ogden, IA	Oil	4 MW	City Of Ogden - (Ia)
31.5 mi	State Center State Center, IA	Oil	6 MW	City Of State Center - (Ia)
32.2 mi	Fpl Energy Story Wind Llc Zearing, IA	Wind	150 MW	Fpl Energy Story Wind Llc
32.3 mi	Story City Story City, IA	Oil	14 MW	City Of Story City - (Ia)
33.1 mi	Winterset Winterset, IA	Oil	18 MW	City Of Winterset - (Ia)
33.8 mi	Story City Wind Project Story City, IA	Wind	2 MW	Hamilton Wind Energy Llc
36.5 mi	Great Pathfinder Wind Stratford, IA	Wind	224 MW	Great Pathfinder Wind
37.2 mi	Rippey Wind Farm Grand Junction, IA	Wind	50 MW	Greenbacker Renewable Energy Corporation
37.2 mi	Arbor Hill Solar Greenfield, IA	Solar	25 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
37.2 mi	Garden Wind Llc Zearing, IA	Wind	150 MW	Garden Wind Llc
37.5 mi	Laurel Wind Farm Laurel, IA	Wind	123 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
38.3 mi	Panora Panora, IA	Oil	5 MW	City Of Panora - (Ia)
38.5 mi	Beaver Creek Wind Ogden, IA	Wind	340 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
38.7 mi	Stuart (Ia) Stuart, IA	Oil	3 MW	City Of Stuart - (Ia)
39.3 mi	Gilliam South Stuart, IA	Oil	4 MW	City Of Stuart - (Ia)
39.4 mi	Arbor Hill Wind Farm Greenfield, IA	Wind	310 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
40.4 mi	Knoxville Industrial Knoxville, IA	Oil	16 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
40.4 mi	Knoxville Battery Energy Storage Knoxville, IA	Other Fossil	1 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
40.7 mi	Wind Gem Stuart, IA	Wind	2 MW	Wind Gem, Llc
41.2 mi	Red Rock Hydro Plant Pella, IA	Hydroelectric	55 MW	Western Minnesota Mun Pwr Agny
41.5 mi	Pella Peaking Pella, IA	Oil	28 MW	City Of Pella - (Ia)
42.1 mi	Poet Biorefining - Jewell Jewell, IA	Natural Gas	5 MW	Poet Biorefining - Jewell
42.2 mi	Junction Hilltop Wind Farm Dana, IA	Wind	8 MW	Junction Hilltop Management Llc
43.0 mi	Pella Pella, IA	Coal	—	City Of Pella - (Ia)
43.0 mi	Macksburg Wind Project Macksburg, IA	Wind	120 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
43.7 mi	Dayton (Ia) Dayton, IA	Oil	2 MW	City Of Dayton - (Ia)
43.8 mi	Grand Junction Grand Junction, IA	Oil	2 MW	City Of Grand Junction - (Ia)
44.1 mi	Alliant Sbd 9107 Jbs Usa Marshalltown, IA	Oil	11 MW	Industrial Energy Applications Inc
44.8 mi	Marshalltown Generating Station Marshalltown, IA	Natural Gas	709 MW	Interstate Power And Light Co
45.3 mi	Grinnell Grinnell, IA	Natural Gas	—	Interstate Power And Light Co
45.5 mi	Hardin Hilltop Wind Llc Jefferson, IA	Wind	15 MW	Junction Hilltop Management Llc
45.5 mi	Sutherland Marshalltown, IA	Natural Gas	—	Interstate Power And Light Co
45.5 mi	Marshalltown Marshalltown, IA	Natural Gas	189 MW	Interstate Power And Light Co
45.7 mi	Grinnell Customer Hosted Solar Grinnell, IA	Solar	—	Interstate Power And Light Co
46.8 mi	Grinnell College Grinnell, IA	Solar	4 MW	Azimuth 180 Solar Electric, Llc
47.9 mi	Wolverine Greenfield, IA	Wind	2 MW	Wolverine Wind Energy, Llc
48.1 mi	Meadow Ridge Greenfield, IA	Wind	2 MW	Meadow Ridge Wind Energy, Llc
49.2 mi	Venus Wind 3 Llc Grinnell, IA	Wind	3 MW	Venus Wind 3 Llc
49.7 mi	Hy-Vee Customer Hosted 2.25mw Solar Chariton, IA	Solar	2 MW	Interstate Power And Light Co

Power generation near this area

There are 66 power plants within 50 miles of Ankeny, Iowa (ZIP 50023), with a combined 3,980 MW of nameplate capacity. Wind is the most common fuel type in this area with 23 of the 66 nearby plants. The closest plant is Sycamore (Ia) at 4.2 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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