Power Plants Near 50072 — Earlham, IA

72 power plants within 50 miles of ZIP 50072 (Earlham, Iowa). Click any plant for capacity, generation, emissions, and generator-level detail.

Centroid: 41.4709, -94.1294 · County: Madison

Wind 63%Natural Gas 31%Oil 4%

Distance	Plant	Fuel	Capacity	Operator
6.9 mi	Arbor Hill Solar Greenfield, IA	Solar	25 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
8.2 mi	Arbor Hill Wind Farm Greenfield, IA	Wind	310 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
10.0 mi	Stuart (Ia) Stuart, IA	Oil	3 MW	City Of Stuart - (Ia)
10.4 mi	Gilliam South Stuart, IA	Oil	4 MW	City Of Stuart - (Ia)
10.9 mi	Wind Gem Stuart, IA	Wind	2 MW	Wind Gem, Llc
11.0 mi	Winterset Winterset, IA	Oil	18 MW	City Of Winterset - (Ia)
17.2 mi	Wolverine Greenfield, IA	Wind	2 MW	Wolverine Wind Energy, Llc
17.3 mi	Meadow Ridge Greenfield, IA	Wind	2 MW	Meadow Ridge Wind Energy, Llc
18.1 mi	Macksburg Wind Project Macksburg, IA	Wind	120 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
19.8 mi	Panora Panora, IA	Oil	5 MW	City Of Panora - (Ia)
20.0 mi	North Generation Plant Greenfield, IA	Oil	8 MW	City Of Greenfield - (Ia)
20.7 mi	Downtown Generation Plant Greenfield, IA	Oil	5 MW	City Of Greenfield - (Ia)
20.7 mi	Greenfield Light Plant Greenfield, IA	Oil	—	City Of Greenfield - (Ia)
22.3 mi	Greenfield Wind Greenfield, IA	Wind	2 MW	Greenfield Wind Power, Llc
22.3 mi	Sky Volt Greenfield, IA	Wind	2 MW	Sky Volt, Llc
23.1 mi	Morning Light Wind Farm Adair, IA	Wind	111 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
23.1 mi	Cumberland Rose Orient, IA	Wind	2 MW	Cumberland Rose Wind Energy, Llc
23.4 mi	Bulldog Orient, IA	Wind	2 MW	Bulldog Wind Energy, Llc
23.8 mi	Orient Wind Farm Orient, IA	Wind	501 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
24.6 mi	Fontanelle Fontanelle, IA	Wind	2 MW	Forward Fontanelle Power, Llc
25.7 mi	Perry Customer Hosted 1mw Solar Project Perry, IA	Solar	1 MW	Interstate Power And Light Co
27.2 mi	Summit Lake Creston, IA	Natural Gas	119 MW	Central Iowa Power Cooperative
27.2 mi	Sycamore (Ia) Johnston, IA	Natural Gas	158 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
27.6 mi	River Hills Des Moines, IA	Natural Gas	128 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
27.9 mi	Adair Wind Farm Adair, IA	Wind	175 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
29.3 mi	Eclipse Wind Farm Adair, IA	Wind	207 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
29.3 mi	Creston Solar (50 Mw) Creston, IA	Solar	50 MW	Interstate Power And Light Co
30.0 mi	Anderson Erickson Des Moines, IA	Oil	2 MW	Anderson Erickson Dairy
30.1 mi	Archer Daniels Midland Des Moines Des Moines, IA	Coal	8 MW	Archer Daniels Midland Co
30.3 mi	Creston School Customer Hosted Solar Creston, IA	Solar	—	Interstate Power And Light Co
30.3 mi	Indianola Indianola, IA	Oil	41 MW	Indianola Municipal Utilities
30.4 mi	Southern Hills Wind Farm Creston, IA	Wind	254 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
30.4 mi	Des Moines Wastewater Reclamation Fac Des Moines, IA	Biomass	3 MW	Des Moines Metro Wrf
31.7 mi	Greater Des Moines Pleasant Hill, IA	Natural Gas	576 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
31.9 mi	Pleasant Hill Pleasant Hill, IA	Natural Gas	180 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
33.0 mi	Anita Anita, IA	Oil	3 MW	City Of Anita - (Ia)
33.1 mi	Green Energy Machine Anita, IA	Wind	2 MW	Green Energy Machine, Llc
33.1 mi	Roseman Anita, IA	Wind	2 MW	Roseman Energy, Llc
34.6 mi	Prescott Wind Farm Prescott, IA	Wind	39 MW	Prescott Wind Energy Llc
37.4 mi	Rippey Wind Farm Grand Junction, IA	Wind	50 MW	Greenbacker Renewable Energy Corporation
38.4 mi	Rolling Hills Wind Farm Massena, IA	Wind	484 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
38.5 mi	Heartland Divide Wind Project, Llc Melville, IA	Wind	104 MW	Heartland Divide Wind Project, Llc
38.5 mi	Michelangelo Wind 1 Llc Huxley, IA	Wind	3 MW	Michelangelo Wind 1 Llc
39.1 mi	Wiota Wiota, IA	Wind	2 MW	Wiota Wind Energy, Llc #1
39.4 mi	Ogden Ogden, IA	Oil	4 MW	City Of Ogden - (Ia)
39.7 mi	Coon Rapids Ii Coon Rapids, IA	Oil	5 MW	City Of Coon Rapids
40.5 mi	Grand Junction Grand Junction, IA	Oil	2 MW	City Of Grand Junction - (Ia)
41.0 mi	Exira Brayton, IA	Natural Gas	182 MW	Western Minnesota Mun Pwr Agny
41.0 mi	Metro Methane Recovery Facility Mitchellville, IA	Biomass	11 MW	Wm Renewable Energy Llc
41.4 mi	Michelangelo Wind 4 Llc Ames, IA	Wind	3 MW	Michelangelo Wind 4 Llc
42.8 mi	Isu Customer Hosted 1mw Solar Project Ames, IA	Solar	1 MW	Interstate Power And Light Co
43.3 mi	Fareway Customer Hosted 1 Mw Solar Boone, IA	Solar	1 MW	Interstate Power And Light Co
43.9 mi	Hardin Hilltop Wind Llc Jefferson, IA	Wind	15 MW	Junction Hilltop Management Llc
44.0 mi	Junction Hilltop Wind Farm Dana, IA	Wind	8 MW	Junction Hilltop Management Llc
44.0 mi	Beaver Creek Wind Ogden, IA	Wind	340 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
44.7 mi	Heartland Divide Ii Audubon, IA	Wind	200 MW	Heartland Divide Ii
45.3 mi	Ia - City Of Ames - Airport Road Ames, IA	Solar	2 MW	Forefront Power, Llc
45.3 mi	Atlantic Atlantic, IA	Natural Gas	10 MW	Atlantic Municipal Utilities
45.9 mi	Corning Corning, IA	Oil	7 MW	City Of Corning - (Ia)
46.0 mi	Iowa State University Ames, IA	Natural Gas	40 MW	Iowa State University
46.5 mi	Lenox Lenox, IA	Oil	6 MW	City Of Lenox - (Ia)
46.8 mi	Ames Electric Services Power Plant Ames, IA	Natural Gas	109 MW	City Of Ames - (Ia)
47.1 mi	Ames Diesel Generating Station Ames, IA	Oil	—	Interstate Power And Light Co
47.4 mi	Adams Wind Lenox, IA	Wind	154 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
47.7 mi	Ames Gt Ames, IA	Oil	79 MW	City Of Ames - (Ia)
48.4 mi	Optimum Wind 6 Llc Nevada, IA	Wind	3 MW	Optimum Wind 6 Llc
48.8 mi	Ncah Central Utility Plant Ames, IA	Natural Gas	15 MW	National Centers For Animal Health
49.0 mi	Optimum Wind 5 Llc Nevada, IA	Wind	3 MW	Optimum Wind 5 Llc
49.1 mi	Poet Biorefining Llc - Corning Corning, IA	Natural Gas	5 MW	Poet Biorefining Llc - Corning
49.2 mi	Optimum Wind 4 Llc Nevada, IA	Wind	3 MW	Optimum Wind 4 Llc
49.4 mi	Michelangelo Wind 3 Llc Huxley, IA	Wind	3 MW	Michelangelo Wind 3 Llc
49.4 mi	Optimum Wind 3 Llc Nevada, IA	Wind	3 MW	Optimum Wind 3 Llc

Power generation near this area

There are 72 power plants within 50 miles of Earlham, Iowa (ZIP 50072), with a combined 4,923 MW of nameplate capacity. Wind is the most common fuel type in this area with 34 of the 72 nearby plants. The closest plant is Arbor Hill Solar at 6.9 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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