Power Plants Near 50041 — Bradford, IA

67 power plants within 50 miles of ZIP 50041 (Bradford, Iowa). Click any plant for capacity, generation, emissions, and generator-level detail.

Centroid: 42.6330, -93.2449 · County: Franklin

Natural Gas 45%Wind 45%Oil 7%Solar 3%

Distance	Plant	Fuel	Capacity	Operator
2.0 mi	Whispering Willow Wind Farm - East Iowa Falls, IA	Wind	200 MW	Interstate Power And Light Co
3.8 mi	Hampton Substation Energy Storage Hampton, IA	Battery Storage	2 MW	Corn Belt Power Coop
5.0 mi	Franklin County Wind Farm Iowa Falls, IA	Wind	99 MW	Interstate Power And Light Co
6.4 mi	Franklin County Solar Hampton, IA	Solar	7 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
11.2 mi	Leonardo Wind 1 Llc Alden, IA	Wind	3 MW	Leonardo Wind 1 Llc
13.2 mi	Whispering Willow North Latimer, IA	Wind	201 MW	Interstate Power And Light Co
20.5 mi	Century Blairsburg, IA	Wind	201 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
21.9 mi	Wellsburg Wind Project Wellsburg, IA	Wind	141 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
23.1 mi	Phoenix Investors, Llc Belmond, IA	Oil	5 MW	Industrial Energy Applications Inc
25.7 mi	Ivester Wind Farm Wellsburg, IA	Wind	91 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
29.0 mi	Garden Wind Llc Zearing, IA	Wind	150 MW	Garden Wind Llc
29.9 mi	Poet Biorefining - Jewell Jewell, IA	Natural Gas	5 MW	Poet Biorefining - Jewell
30.5 mi	Grundy Center City Light Plant Grundy Center, IA	Oil	9 MW	Grundy Center Mun Light & Power
31.0 mi	Hawkeye Power Partners Llc Garner, IA	Wind	42 MW	Hawkeye Power Partners Llc
31.1 mi	Webster City Webster City, IA	Oil	21 MW	City Of Webster City - (Ia)
31.4 mi	Cerro Gordo Wind Farm Union, IA	Wind	42 MW	Cerro Gordo Wind Farm
31.9 mi	Emery Station Clear Lake, IA	Natural Gas	603 MW	Interstate Power And Light Co
32.5 mi	Rockford Rockford, IA	Oil	3 MW	City Of Rockford- (Ia)
33.6 mi	Dike City Power Plant Dike, IA	Oil	2 MW	City Of Dike
34.5 mi	Story City Wind Project Story City, IA	Wind	2 MW	Hamilton Wind Energy Llc
35.0 mi	Hancock County Wind Energy Center Garner, IA	Wind	98 MW	Fpl Energy Hancock County Wind, Llc
35.8 mi	Story City Story City, IA	Oil	14 MW	City Of Story City - (Ia)
35.9 mi	Ced Mason City Wind Mason City, IA	Wind	8 MW	Consolidated Edison Development Inc.
36.5 mi	Fpl Energy Story Wind Llc Zearing, IA	Wind	150 MW	Fpl Energy Story Wind Llc
39.9 mi	Waverly Municipal Electric North Plant Waverly, IA	Oil	25 MW	Waverly Municipal Elec Utility
39.9 mi	South Plant (Ia) Waverly, IA	Oil	12 MW	Waverly Municipal Elec Utility
39.9 mi	Waverly Community Wind Project Waverly, IA	Wind	3 MW	Waverly Municipal Elec Utility
40.0 mi	Gas Turbine (Ia) Cedar Falls, IA	Natural Gas	43 MW	Cedar Falls Utilities
40.5 mi	Merl Parr Charles City, IA	Natural Gas	36 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
40.5 mi	Vienna Wind Farm Marshalltown, IA	Wind	150 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
40.6 mi	Charles City Wind Farm Charles City, IA	Wind	80 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
40.8 mi	University Of Northern Iowa Cedar Falls, IA	Natural Gas	8 MW	University Of Northern Iowa
41.4 mi	Cedar Falls Solar Farm Cedar Falls, IA	Solar	2 MW	Altus Power America Management, Llc
41.6 mi	Streeter Station Cedar Falls, IA	Natural Gas	52 MW	Cedar Falls Utilities
42.5 mi	Lime Creek Mason City, IA	Oil	90 MW	Interstate Power And Light Co
42.8 mi	State Center State Center, IA	Oil	6 MW	City Of State Center - (Ia)
42.8 mi	Optimum Wind 7 Llc Nevada, IA	Wind	3 MW	Optimum Wind 7 Llc
43.2 mi	Alliant Sbd 8603 Donnelley Nevada, IA	Oil	—	Industrial Energy Applications Inc
43.3 mi	Great Pathfinder Wind Stratford, IA	Wind	224 MW	Great Pathfinder Wind
43.6 mi	Alliant Sbd 9107 Jbs Usa Marshalltown, IA	Oil	11 MW	Industrial Energy Applications Inc
43.9 mi	Holliday Creek Solar Fort Dodge, IA	Solar	100 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
44.0 mi	Ncah Central Utility Plant Ames, IA	Natural Gas	15 MW	National Centers For Animal Health
44.0 mi	Electrifarm Waterloo, IA	Natural Gas	264 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
44.6 mi	Optimum Wind 3 Llc Nevada, IA	Wind	3 MW	Optimum Wind 3 Llc
44.6 mi	Michelangelo Wind 3 Llc Huxley, IA	Wind	3 MW	Michelangelo Wind 3 Llc
44.8 mi	Optimum Wind 4 Llc Nevada, IA	Wind	3 MW	Optimum Wind 4 Llc
45.0 mi	Marshalltown Generating Station Marshalltown, IA	Natural Gas	709 MW	Interstate Power And Light Co
45.0 mi	Optimum Wind 5 Llc Nevada, IA	Wind	3 MW	Optimum Wind 5 Llc
45.0 mi	Marshalltown Marshalltown, IA	Natural Gas	189 MW	Interstate Power And Light Co
45.0 mi	Sutherland Marshalltown, IA	Natural Gas	—	Interstate Power And Light Co
45.3 mi	Ames Gt Ames, IA	Oil	79 MW	City Of Ames - (Ia)
45.5 mi	Optimum Wind 6 Llc Nevada, IA	Wind	3 MW	Optimum Wind 6 Llc
45.7 mi	Waterloo Solar (Ia) Waterloo, IA	Solar	3 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
45.9 mi	Ames Electric Services Power Plant Ames, IA	Natural Gas	109 MW	City Of Ames - (Ia)
45.9 mi	Roeder Family Wind Farm Llc Manly, IA	Wind	2 MW	Consolidated Edison Development Inc.
46.0 mi	Ames Diesel Generating Station Ames, IA	Oil	—	Interstate Power And Light Co
46.2 mi	Poet Biorefining-Hanlontown, Llc Hanlontown, IA	Natural Gas	4 MW	Poet Biorefining-Hanlontown, Llc
46.4 mi	Iowa State University Ames, IA	Natural Gas	40 MW	Iowa State University
46.6 mi	Waterloo Lundquist Waterloo, IA	Oil	18 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
47.5 mi	Ia - City Of Ames - Airport Road Ames, IA	Solar	2 MW	Forefront Power, Llc
47.8 mi	Forest City Light Plant Forest City, IA	Oil	22 MW	City Of Forest City- (Ia)
48.5 mi	Forest City Solar Forest City, IA	Solar	3 MW	Butter Solar, Llc
49.3 mi	Dayton (Ia) Dayton, IA	Oil	2 MW	City Of Dayton - (Ia)
49.7 mi	Traer South Traer, IA	Oil	2 MW	City Of Traer - (Ia)
49.8 mi	Osage (Ia) Osage, IA	Wind	19 MW	City Of Osage - (Ia)
49.8 mi	Isu Customer Hosted 1mw Solar Project Ames, IA	Solar	1 MW	Interstate Power And Light Co
49.8 mi	Fpl Energy Crystal Lake Wind Llc Britt, IA	Wind	150 MW	Fpl Energy Crystal Lake Wind Llc

Power generation near this area

There are 67 power plants within 50 miles of Bradford, Iowa (ZIP 50041), with a combined 4,590 MW of nameplate capacity. Wind is the most common fuel type in this area with 27 of the 67 nearby plants. The closest plant is Whispering Willow Wind Farm - East at 2.0 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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