Power Plants Near 50031 — Beaver, IA

63 power plants within 50 miles of ZIP 50031 (Beaver, Iowa). Click any plant for capacity, generation, emissions, and generator-level detail.

Centroid: 42.0387, -94.1436 · County: Boone

Wind 66%Natural Gas 27%Oil 4%Solar 3%

Distance	Plant	Fuel	Capacity	Operator
4.8 mi	Beaver Creek Wind Ogden, IA	Wind	340 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
5.0 mi	Ogden Ogden, IA	Oil	4 MW	City Of Ogden - (Ia)
5.3 mi	Rippey Wind Farm Grand Junction, IA	Wind	50 MW	Greenbacker Renewable Energy Corporation
7.7 mi	Junction Hilltop Wind Farm Dana, IA	Wind	8 MW	Junction Hilltop Management Llc
11.6 mi	Grand Junction Grand Junction, IA	Oil	2 MW	City Of Grand Junction - (Ia)
11.7 mi	Hardin Hilltop Wind Llc Jefferson, IA	Wind	15 MW	Junction Hilltop Management Llc
13.5 mi	Perry Customer Hosted 1mw Solar Project Perry, IA	Solar	1 MW	Interstate Power And Light Co
14.8 mi	Fareway Customer Hosted 1 Mw Solar Boone, IA	Solar	1 MW	Interstate Power And Light Co
15.8 mi	Dayton (Ia) Dayton, IA	Oil	2 MW	City Of Dayton - (Ia)
18.3 mi	Great Pathfinder Wind Stratford, IA	Wind	224 MW	Great Pathfinder Wind
18.4 mi	Gowrie Gowrie, IA	Oil	3 MW	Gowrie Municipal Utilities
20.5 mi	Lundgren Wind Project Otho, IA	Wind	251 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
20.8 mi	Poet Biorefining - Gowrie Gowrie, IA	Natural Gas	5 MW	Poet Biorefining - Gowrie
23.1 mi	Michelangelo Wind 4 Llc Ames, IA	Wind	3 MW	Michelangelo Wind 4 Llc
25.4 mi	Isu Customer Hosted 1mw Solar Project Ames, IA	Solar	1 MW	Interstate Power And Light Co
25.9 mi	Iowa State University Ames, IA	Natural Gas	40 MW	Iowa State University
26.4 mi	Panora Panora, IA	Oil	5 MW	City Of Panora - (Ia)
27.1 mi	Ia - City Of Ames - Airport Road Ames, IA	Solar	2 MW	Forefront Power, Llc
27.5 mi	Ames Electric Services Power Plant Ames, IA	Natural Gas	109 MW	City Of Ames - (Ia)
28.8 mi	Ames Gt Ames, IA	Oil	79 MW	City Of Ames - (Ia)
28.9 mi	Michelangelo Wind 1 Llc Huxley, IA	Wind	3 MW	Michelangelo Wind 1 Llc
29.0 mi	Ncah Central Utility Plant Ames, IA	Natural Gas	15 MW	National Centers For Animal Health
29.2 mi	Ames Diesel Generating Station Ames, IA	Oil	—	Interstate Power And Light Co
29.6 mi	Story City Story City, IA	Oil	14 MW	City Of Story City - (Ia)
29.9 mi	Coon Rapids Ii Coon Rapids, IA	Oil	5 MW	City Of Coon Rapids
30.2 mi	Story City Wind Project Story City, IA	Wind	2 MW	Hamilton Wind Energy Llc
31.7 mi	Poet Biorefining - Jewell Jewell, IA	Natural Gas	5 MW	Poet Biorefining - Jewell
31.9 mi	Optimum Wind 6 Llc Nevada, IA	Wind	3 MW	Optimum Wind 6 Llc
32.2 mi	Optimum Wind 5 Llc Nevada, IA	Wind	3 MW	Optimum Wind 5 Llc
32.3 mi	Optimum Wind 4 Llc Nevada, IA	Wind	3 MW	Optimum Wind 4 Llc
32.3 mi	Michelangelo Wind 3 Llc Huxley, IA	Wind	3 MW	Michelangelo Wind 3 Llc
32.4 mi	Optimum Wind 3 Llc Nevada, IA	Wind	3 MW	Optimum Wind 3 Llc
34.3 mi	Webster City Webster City, IA	Oil	21 MW	City Of Webster City - (Ia)
34.9 mi	Sycamore (Ia) Johnston, IA	Natural Gas	158 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
36.0 mi	Alliant Sbd 8603 Donnelley Nevada, IA	Oil	—	Industrial Energy Applications Inc
36.6 mi	Optimum Wind 7 Llc Nevada, IA	Wind	3 MW	Optimum Wind 7 Llc
36.7 mi	Holliday Creek Solar Fort Dodge, IA	Solar	100 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
38.0 mi	Stuart (Ia) Stuart, IA	Oil	3 MW	City Of Stuart - (Ia)
38.7 mi	Gilliam South Stuart, IA	Oil	4 MW	City Of Stuart - (Ia)
38.7 mi	Carroll Area Wind Farm Templeton, IA	Wind	21 MW	Sriv Partnership Llc
40.0 mi	Arbor Hill Solar Greenfield, IA	Solar	25 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
40.6 mi	Wind Gem Stuart, IA	Wind	2 MW	Wind Gem, Llc
40.6 mi	Archer Daniels Midland Des Moines Des Moines, IA	Coal	8 MW	Archer Daniels Midland Co
40.7 mi	Heartland Divide Wind Project, Llc Melville, IA	Wind	104 MW	Heartland Divide Wind Project, Llc
41.1 mi	River Hills Des Moines, IA	Natural Gas	128 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
41.2 mi	Carroll Wind Farm Carroll, IA	Wind	159 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
41.5 mi	Garden Wind Llc Zearing, IA	Wind	150 MW	Garden Wind Llc
42.0 mi	Anderson Erickson Des Moines, IA	Oil	2 MW	Anderson Erickson Dairy
43.5 mi	Eclipse Wind Farm Adair, IA	Wind	207 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
44.1 mi	Des Moines Wastewater Reclamation Fac Des Moines, IA	Biomass	3 MW	Des Moines Metro Wrf
44.3 mi	Arbor Hill Wind Farm Greenfield, IA	Wind	310 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
44.6 mi	Century Blairsburg, IA	Wind	201 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
44.9 mi	Fpl Energy Story Wind Llc Zearing, IA	Wind	150 MW	Fpl Energy Story Wind Llc
45.0 mi	Pocahontas Prairie Wind Farm Pomeroy, IA	Wind	80 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
46.0 mi	Heartland Divide Ii Audubon, IA	Wind	200 MW	Heartland Divide Ii
46.0 mi	Greater Des Moines Pleasant Hill, IA	Natural Gas	576 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
46.1 mi	Pleasant Hill Pleasant Hill, IA	Natural Gas	180 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
46.1 mi	Morning Light Wind Farm Adair, IA	Wind	111 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
46.7 mi	Manning Manning, IA	Oil	8 MW	City Of Manning
47.2 mi	Wolverine Greenfield, IA	Wind	2 MW	Wolverine Wind Energy, Llc
47.5 mi	Meadow Ridge Greenfield, IA	Wind	2 MW	Meadow Ridge Wind Energy, Llc
48.7 mi	Pomeroy Wind Farm Fonda, IA	Wind	286 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
48.9 mi	Winterset Winterset, IA	Oil	18 MW	City Of Winterset - (Ia)

Power generation near this area

There are 63 power plants within 50 miles of Beaver, Iowa (ZIP 50031), with a combined 4,422 MW of nameplate capacity. Wind is the most common fuel type in this area with 30 of the 63 nearby plants. The closest plant is Beaver Creek Wind at 4.8 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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