Power Plants Near 50034 — Blairsburg, IA

56 power plants within 50 miles of ZIP 50034 (Blairsburg, Iowa). Click any plant for capacity, generation, emissions, and generator-level detail.

Centroid: 42.4937, -93.6594 · County: Hamilton

Wind 71%Natural Gas 21%Oil 5%Solar 3%

Distance	Plant	Fuel	Capacity	Operator
5.0 mi	Century Blairsburg, IA	Wind	201 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
8.1 mi	Webster City Webster City, IA	Oil	21 MW	City Of Webster City - (Ia)
11.4 mi	Poet Biorefining - Jewell Jewell, IA	Natural Gas	5 MW	Poet Biorefining - Jewell
14.9 mi	Leonardo Wind 1 Llc Alden, IA	Wind	3 MW	Leonardo Wind 1 Llc
18.2 mi	Franklin County Wind Farm Iowa Falls, IA	Wind	99 MW	Interstate Power And Light Co
20.0 mi	Story City Wind Project Story City, IA	Wind	2 MW	Hamilton Wind Energy Llc
21.5 mi	Story City Story City, IA	Oil	14 MW	City Of Story City - (Ia)
22.3 mi	Great Pathfinder Wind Stratford, IA	Wind	224 MW	Great Pathfinder Wind
23.0 mi	Whispering Willow North Latimer, IA	Wind	201 MW	Interstate Power And Light Co
23.2 mi	Holliday Creek Solar Fort Dodge, IA	Solar	100 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
23.6 mi	Garden Wind Llc Zearing, IA	Wind	150 MW	Garden Wind Llc
24.0 mi	Phoenix Investors, Llc Belmond, IA	Oil	5 MW	Industrial Energy Applications Inc
24.9 mi	Whispering Willow Wind Farm - East Iowa Falls, IA	Wind	200 MW	Interstate Power And Light Co
25.5 mi	Hampton Substation Energy Storage Hampton, IA	Battery Storage	2 MW	Corn Belt Power Coop
26.4 mi	Dayton (Ia) Dayton, IA	Oil	2 MW	City Of Dayton - (Ia)
27.9 mi	Franklin County Solar Hampton, IA	Solar	7 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
28.3 mi	Lundgren Wind Project Otho, IA	Wind	251 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
31.2 mi	Ncah Central Utility Plant Ames, IA	Natural Gas	15 MW	National Centers For Animal Health
31.4 mi	Fareway Customer Hosted 1 Mw Solar Boone, IA	Solar	1 MW	Interstate Power And Light Co
32.2 mi	Iowa State University Ames, IA	Natural Gas	40 MW	Iowa State University
32.4 mi	Ames Electric Services Power Plant Ames, IA	Natural Gas	109 MW	City Of Ames - (Ia)
32.5 mi	Ames Gt Ames, IA	Oil	79 MW	City Of Ames - (Ia)
33.4 mi	Fpl Energy Story Wind Llc Zearing, IA	Wind	150 MW	Fpl Energy Story Wind Llc
33.5 mi	Ames Diesel Generating Station Ames, IA	Oil	—	Interstate Power And Light Co
33.6 mi	Optimum Wind 3 Llc Nevada, IA	Wind	3 MW	Optimum Wind 3 Llc
33.6 mi	Michelangelo Wind 3 Llc Huxley, IA	Wind	3 MW	Michelangelo Wind 3 Llc
33.8 mi	Optimum Wind 4 Llc Nevada, IA	Wind	3 MW	Optimum Wind 4 Llc
33.9 mi	Optimum Wind 5 Llc Nevada, IA	Wind	3 MW	Optimum Wind 5 Llc
34.0 mi	Ia - City Of Ames - Airport Road Ames, IA	Solar	2 MW	Forefront Power, Llc
34.2 mi	Poet Biorefining - Gowrie Gowrie, IA	Natural Gas	5 MW	Poet Biorefining - Gowrie
34.2 mi	Optimum Wind 7 Llc Nevada, IA	Wind	3 MW	Optimum Wind 7 Llc
34.2 mi	Alliant Sbd 8603 Donnelley Nevada, IA	Oil	—	Industrial Energy Applications Inc
34.3 mi	Optimum Wind 6 Llc Nevada, IA	Wind	3 MW	Optimum Wind 6 Llc
35.3 mi	Gowrie Gowrie, IA	Oil	3 MW	Gowrie Municipal Utilities
35.5 mi	Isu Customer Hosted 1mw Solar Project Ames, IA	Solar	1 MW	Interstate Power And Light Co
35.7 mi	Michelangelo Wind 4 Llc Ames, IA	Wind	3 MW	Michelangelo Wind 4 Llc
36.0 mi	Wellsburg Wind Project Wellsburg, IA	Wind	141 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
37.2 mi	Beaver Creek Wind Ogden, IA	Wind	340 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
37.2 mi	Ogden Ogden, IA	Oil	4 MW	City Of Ogden - (Ia)
38.0 mi	Ivester Wind Farm Wellsburg, IA	Wind	91 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
38.7 mi	Hancock County Wind Energy Center Garner, IA	Wind	98 MW	Fpl Energy Hancock County Wind, Llc
39.3 mi	Hawkeye Power Partners Llc Garner, IA	Wind	42 MW	Hawkeye Power Partners Llc
40.6 mi	Cerro Gordo Wind Farm Union, IA	Wind	42 MW	Cerro Gordo Wind Farm
41.4 mi	Junction Hilltop Wind Farm Dana, IA	Wind	8 MW	Junction Hilltop Management Llc
41.6 mi	State Center State Center, IA	Oil	6 MW	City Of State Center - (Ia)
41.7 mi	Kossuth County Wind Lu Verne, IA	Wind	70 MW	Kossuth County Wind, Llc
42.0 mi	Kossuth Lu Verne, IA	Wind	152 MW	Wisconsin Power & Light Co
42.4 mi	Michelangelo Wind 1 Llc Huxley, IA	Wind	3 MW	Michelangelo Wind 1 Llc
44.6 mi	Iowa Distributed Wind Generation Project Algona, IA	Wind	2 MW	City Of Algona - (Ia)
44.8 mi	Rippey Wind Farm Grand Junction, IA	Wind	50 MW	Greenbacker Renewable Energy Corporation
45.5 mi	Emery Station Clear Lake, IA	Natural Gas	603 MW	Interstate Power And Light Co
45.9 mi	Hardin Hilltop Wind Llc Jefferson, IA	Wind	15 MW	Junction Hilltop Management Llc
46.1 mi	Grundy Center City Light Plant Grundy Center, IA	Oil	9 MW	Grundy Center Mun Light & Power
48.5 mi	Grand Junction Grand Junction, IA	Oil	2 MW	City Of Grand Junction - (Ia)
49.3 mi	Alliant Sbd 9107 Jbs Usa Marshalltown, IA	Oil	11 MW	Industrial Energy Applications Inc
49.7 mi	Algona Algona, IA	Oil	16 MW	City Of Algona - (Ia)

Power generation near this area

There are 56 power plants within 50 miles of Blairsburg, Iowa (ZIP 50034), with a combined 3,617 MW of nameplate capacity. Wind is the most common fuel type in this area with 30 of the 56 nearby plants. The closest plant is Century at 5.0 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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