Power Plants Near 50061 — Cumming, IA

66 power plants within 50 miles of ZIP 50061 (Cumming, Iowa). Click any plant for capacity, generation, emissions, and generator-level detail.

Centroid: 41.4849, -93.7539 · County: Warren

Wind 57%Natural Gas 33%Oil 6%Solar 2%

Distance	Plant	Fuel	Capacity	Operator
10.1 mi	River Hills Des Moines, IA	Natural Gas	128 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
11.8 mi	Des Moines Wastewater Reclamation Fac Des Moines, IA	Biomass	3 MW	Des Moines Metro Wrf
12.2 mi	Anderson Erickson Des Moines, IA	Oil	2 MW	Anderson Erickson Dairy
12.7 mi	Greater Des Moines Pleasant Hill, IA	Natural Gas	576 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
12.9 mi	Pleasant Hill Pleasant Hill, IA	Natural Gas	180 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
13.0 mi	Archer Daniels Midland Des Moines Des Moines, IA	Coal	8 MW	Archer Daniels Midland Co
13.1 mi	Indianola Indianola, IA	Oil	41 MW	Indianola Municipal Utilities
13.5 mi	Sycamore (Ia) Johnston, IA	Natural Gas	158 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
16.8 mi	Winterset Winterset, IA	Oil	18 MW	City Of Winterset - (Ia)
22.1 mi	Metro Methane Recovery Facility Mitchellville, IA	Biomass	11 MW	Wm Renewable Energy Llc
26.3 mi	Macksburg Wind Project Macksburg, IA	Wind	120 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
26.4 mi	Arbor Hill Solar Greenfield, IA	Solar	25 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
26.9 mi	Arbor Hill Wind Farm Greenfield, IA	Wind	310 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
28.2 mi	Michelangelo Wind 1 Llc Huxley, IA	Wind	3 MW	Michelangelo Wind 1 Llc
29.2 mi	Stuart (Ia) Stuart, IA	Oil	3 MW	City Of Stuart - (Ia)
29.7 mi	Gilliam South Stuart, IA	Oil	4 MW	City Of Stuart - (Ia)
30.3 mi	Wind Gem Stuart, IA	Wind	2 MW	Wind Gem, Llc
31.2 mi	Perry Customer Hosted 1mw Solar Project Perry, IA	Solar	1 MW	Interstate Power And Light Co
34.2 mi	Michelangelo Wind 4 Llc Ames, IA	Wind	3 MW	Michelangelo Wind 4 Llc
34.5 mi	Isu Customer Hosted 1mw Solar Project Ames, IA	Solar	1 MW	Interstate Power And Light Co
34.9 mi	Panora Panora, IA	Oil	5 MW	City Of Panora - (Ia)
36.3 mi	Wolverine Greenfield, IA	Wind	2 MW	Wolverine Wind Energy, Llc
36.4 mi	Meadow Ridge Greenfield, IA	Wind	2 MW	Meadow Ridge Wind Energy, Llc
36.5 mi	Ia - City Of Ames - Airport Road Ames, IA	Solar	2 MW	Forefront Power, Llc
37.7 mi	Ames Diesel Generating Station Ames, IA	Oil	—	Interstate Power And Light Co
37.8 mi	Knoxville Industrial Knoxville, IA	Oil	16 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
37.8 mi	Knoxville Battery Energy Storage Knoxville, IA	Other Fossil	1 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
38.0 mi	Iowa State University Ames, IA	Natural Gas	40 MW	Iowa State University
38.0 mi	Optimum Wind 6 Llc Nevada, IA	Wind	3 MW	Optimum Wind 6 Llc
38.0 mi	Hy-Vee Customer Hosted 2.25mw Solar Chariton, IA	Solar	2 MW	Interstate Power And Light Co
38.1 mi	Ames Electric Services Power Plant Ames, IA	Natural Gas	109 MW	City Of Ames - (Ia)
38.2 mi	North Generation Plant Greenfield, IA	Oil	8 MW	City Of Greenfield - (Ia)
38.5 mi	Ames Gt Ames, IA	Oil	79 MW	City Of Ames - (Ia)
38.5 mi	Optimum Wind 5 Llc Nevada, IA	Wind	3 MW	Optimum Wind 5 Llc
38.7 mi	Downtown Generation Plant Greenfield, IA	Oil	5 MW	City Of Greenfield - (Ia)
38.7 mi	Greenfield Light Plant Greenfield, IA	Oil	—	City Of Greenfield - (Ia)
38.7 mi	Optimum Wind 4 Llc Nevada, IA	Wind	3 MW	Optimum Wind 4 Llc
38.9 mi	Michelangelo Wind 3 Llc Huxley, IA	Wind	3 MW	Michelangelo Wind 3 Llc
38.9 mi	Optimum Wind 3 Llc Nevada, IA	Wind	3 MW	Optimum Wind 3 Llc
39.6 mi	Cumberland Rose Orient, IA	Wind	2 MW	Cumberland Rose Wind Energy, Llc
39.6 mi	Orient Wind Farm Orient, IA	Wind	501 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
39.8 mi	Ncah Central Utility Plant Ames, IA	Natural Gas	15 MW	National Centers For Animal Health
39.9 mi	Bulldog Orient, IA	Wind	2 MW	Bulldog Wind Energy, Llc
40.1 mi	Summit Lake Creston, IA	Natural Gas	119 MW	Central Iowa Power Cooperative
40.2 mi	Greenfield Wind Greenfield, IA	Wind	2 MW	Greenfield Wind Power, Llc
40.2 mi	Sky Volt Greenfield, IA	Wind	2 MW	Sky Volt, Llc
40.3 mi	Fareway Customer Hosted 1 Mw Solar Boone, IA	Solar	1 MW	Interstate Power And Light Co
40.6 mi	Alliant Sbd 8603 Donnelley Nevada, IA	Oil	—	Industrial Energy Applications Inc
40.8 mi	Red Rock Hydro Plant Pella, IA	Hydroelectric	55 MW	Western Minnesota Mun Pwr Agny
41.0 mi	Creston Solar (50 Mw) Creston, IA	Solar	50 MW	Interstate Power And Light Co
41.0 mi	Ogden Ogden, IA	Oil	4 MW	City Of Ogden - (Ia)
41.1 mi	Optimum Wind 7 Llc Nevada, IA	Wind	3 MW	Optimum Wind 7 Llc
42.6 mi	Morning Light Wind Farm Adair, IA	Wind	111 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
42.6 mi	Pella Peaking Pella, IA	Oil	28 MW	City Of Pella - (Ia)
43.0 mi	Creston School Customer Hosted Solar Creston, IA	Solar	—	Interstate Power And Light Co
43.5 mi	Fontanelle Fontanelle, IA	Wind	2 MW	Forward Fontanelle Power, Llc
43.8 mi	Rippey Wind Farm Grand Junction, IA	Wind	50 MW	Greenbacker Renewable Energy Corporation
43.9 mi	Pella Pella, IA	Coal	—	City Of Pella - (Ia)
45.1 mi	Southern Hills Wind Farm Creston, IA	Wind	254 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
47.4 mi	Adair Wind Farm Adair, IA	Wind	175 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
47.7 mi	State Center State Center, IA	Oil	6 MW	City Of State Center - (Ia)
47.9 mi	Beaver Creek Wind Ogden, IA	Wind	340 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
48.4 mi	Eclipse Wind Farm Adair, IA	Wind	207 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
49.1 mi	Story City Story City, IA	Oil	14 MW	City Of Story City - (Ia)
49.2 mi	Grand Junction Grand Junction, IA	Oil	2 MW	City Of Grand Junction - (Ia)
49.5 mi	Fpl Energy Story Wind Llc Zearing, IA	Wind	150 MW	Fpl Energy Story Wind Llc

Power generation near this area

There are 66 power plants within 50 miles of Cumming, Iowa (ZIP 50061), with a combined 3,973 MW of nameplate capacity. Wind is the most common fuel type in this area with 26 of the 66 nearby plants. The closest plant is River Hills at 10.1 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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