Power Plants Near 50027 — Barnes City, IA

38 power plants within 50 miles of ZIP 50027 (Barnes City, Iowa). Click any plant for capacity, generation, emissions, and generator-level detail.

Centroid: 41.4883, -92.4703 · County: Mahaska

Wind 38%Natural Gas 33%Coal 23%Oil 3%

Distance	Plant	Fuel	Capacity	Operator
6.5 mi	English Farms Montezuma, IA	Wind	172 MW	Interstate Power And Light Co
7.3 mi	Montezuma Montezuma, IA	Oil	10 MW	City Of Montezuma - (Ia)
10.8 mi	North English Montezuma, IA	Wind	340 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
12.6 mi	Prairie Wind Farm Montezuma, IA	Wind	168 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
16.6 mi	Brooklyn Brooklyn, IA	Oil	2 MW	City Of Brooklyn - (Ia)
17.4 mi	Brooklyn City North Plant Brooklyn, IA	Oil	2 MW	City Of Brooklyn - (Ia)
20.4 mi	Diamond Trail Wind Farm Ladora, IA	Wind	253 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
20.4 mi	Venus Wind 3 Llc Grinnell, IA	Wind	3 MW	Venus Wind 3 Llc
22.6 mi	Grinnell Customer Hosted Solar Grinnell, IA	Solar	—	Interstate Power And Light Co
22.8 mi	Grinnell College Grinnell, IA	Solar	4 MW	Azimuth 180 Solar Electric, Llc
23.3 mi	Grinnell Grinnell, IA	Natural Gas	—	Interstate Power And Light Co
23.8 mi	Pella Pella, IA	Coal	—	City Of Pella - (Ia)
24.8 mi	Pella Peaking Pella, IA	Oil	28 MW	City Of Pella - (Ia)
25.8 mi	Cargill Corn Milling Division Eddyville, IA	Natural Gas	40 MW	Cargill Inc North America Sweetners
27.5 mi	Ottumwa Ottumwa, IA	Coal	726 MW	Interstate Power And Light Co
27.7 mi	Red Rock Hydro Plant Pella, IA	Hydroelectric	55 MW	Western Minnesota Mun Pwr Agny
30.0 mi	Alliant Sbd 8601 Quad Graphics Marengo, IA	Oil	4 MW	Industrial Energy Applications Inc
32.7 mi	Ottumwa City Of Ottumwa, IA	Hydroelectric	3 MW	Ottumwa City Of
32.8 mi	Knoxville Industrial Knoxville, IA	Oil	16 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
32.8 mi	Knoxville Battery Energy Storage Knoxville, IA	Other Fossil	1 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
36.3 mi	Laurel Wind Farm Laurel, IA	Wind	123 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
36.6 mi	Amana Society Service Company Middle Amana, IA	Oil	22 MW	Amana Society Service Co
38.3 mi	Farmers Electric Cooperative - Kalona Kalona, IA	Oil	6 MW	Farmers Electric Coop - (Ia)
43.5 mi	Sutherland Marshalltown, IA	Natural Gas	—	Interstate Power And Light Co
43.5 mi	Marshalltown Marshalltown, IA	Natural Gas	189 MW	Interstate Power And Light Co
43.6 mi	Marshalltown Generating Station Marshalltown, IA	Natural Gas	709 MW	Interstate Power And Light Co
45.0 mi	Alliant Sbd 9107 Jbs Usa Marshalltown, IA	Oil	11 MW	Industrial Energy Applications Inc
45.1 mi	Winding Stair Wind Dysart, IA	Wind	—	Winding Stair Wind
46.4 mi	Metro Methane Recovery Facility Mitchellville, IA	Biomass	11 MW	Wm Renewable Energy Llc
46.5 mi	Traer Wind Project Traer, IA	Wind	2 MW	City Of Traer - (Ia)
47.2 mi	Oakdale Renewable Energy Plant Coralville, IA	Natural Gas	3 MW	University Of Iowa
47.9 mi	Traer East Tracer, IA	Oil	4 MW	City Of Traer - (Ia)
48.3 mi	Johnson County Hills Solar Iowa City, IA	Solar	3 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
48.5 mi	Coralville Gt Coralville, IA	Natural Gas	72 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
48.7 mi	Traer South Traer, IA	Oil	2 MW	City Of Traer - (Ia)
48.7 mi	Traer Main Traer, IA	Oil	4 MW	City Of Traer - (Ia)
49.0 mi	Vienna Wind Farm Marshalltown, IA	Wind	150 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
49.5 mi	University Of Iowa Main Power Plant Iowa City, IA	Natural Gas	41 MW	University Of Iowa

Power generation near this area

There are 38 power plants within 50 miles of Barnes City, Iowa (ZIP 50027), with a combined 3,177 MW of nameplate capacity. Oil is the most common fuel type in this area with 12 of the 38 nearby plants. The closest plant is English Farms at 6.5 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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