Power Plants Near 50101 — Galt, IA

65 power plants within 50 miles of ZIP 50101 (Galt, Iowa). Click any plant for capacity, generation, emissions, and generator-level detail.

Centroid: 42.6912, -93.6035 · County: Wright

Wind 73%Natural Gas 18%Oil 6%Solar 3%

Distance	Plant	Fuel	Capacity	Operator
8.9 mi	Century Blairsburg, IA	Wind	201 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
10.2 mi	Phoenix Investors, Llc Belmond, IA	Oil	5 MW	Industrial Energy Applications Inc
11.0 mi	Whispering Willow North Latimer, IA	Wind	201 MW	Interstate Power And Light Co
14.8 mi	Franklin County Wind Farm Iowa Falls, IA	Wind	99 MW	Interstate Power And Light Co
17.9 mi	Leonardo Wind 1 Llc Alden, IA	Wind	3 MW	Leonardo Wind 1 Llc
18.6 mi	Webster City Webster City, IA	Oil	21 MW	City Of Webster City - (Ia)
18.9 mi	Hampton Substation Energy Storage Hampton, IA	Battery Storage	2 MW	Corn Belt Power Coop
20.3 mi	Franklin County Solar Hampton, IA	Solar	7 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
20.6 mi	Whispering Willow Wind Farm - East Iowa Falls, IA	Wind	200 MW	Interstate Power And Light Co
25.0 mi	Hancock County Wind Energy Center Garner, IA	Wind	98 MW	Fpl Energy Hancock County Wind, Llc
25.2 mi	Poet Biorefining - Jewell Jewell, IA	Natural Gas	5 MW	Poet Biorefining - Jewell
25.4 mi	Hawkeye Power Partners Llc Garner, IA	Wind	42 MW	Hawkeye Power Partners Llc
26.7 mi	Cerro Gordo Wind Farm Union, IA	Wind	42 MW	Cerro Gordo Wind Farm
26.8 mi	Holliday Creek Solar Fort Dodge, IA	Solar	100 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
32.0 mi	Emery Station Clear Lake, IA	Natural Gas	603 MW	Interstate Power And Light Co
33.4 mi	Story City Wind Project Story City, IA	Wind	2 MW	Hamilton Wind Energy Llc
33.7 mi	Kossuth County Wind Lu Verne, IA	Wind	70 MW	Kossuth County Wind, Llc
33.9 mi	Kossuth Lu Verne, IA	Wind	152 MW	Wisconsin Power & Light Co
34.3 mi	Garden Wind Llc Zearing, IA	Wind	150 MW	Garden Wind Llc
34.9 mi	Story City Story City, IA	Oil	14 MW	City Of Story City - (Ia)
35.8 mi	Great Pathfinder Wind Stratford, IA	Wind	224 MW	Great Pathfinder Wind
36.1 mi	Iowa Distributed Wind Generation Project Algona, IA	Wind	2 MW	City Of Algona - (Ia)
37.8 mi	Fpl Energy Crystal Lake Wind Llc Britt, IA	Wind	150 MW	Fpl Energy Crystal Lake Wind Llc
38.0 mi	Lundgren Wind Project Otho, IA	Wind	251 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
38.1 mi	Dayton (Ia) Dayton, IA	Oil	2 MW	City Of Dayton - (Ia)
38.5 mi	Wellsburg Wind Project Wellsburg, IA	Wind	141 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
39.6 mi	Forest City Light Plant Forest City, IA	Oil	22 MW	City Of Forest City- (Ia)
40.2 mi	Ced Mason City Wind Mason City, IA	Wind	8 MW	Consolidated Edison Development Inc.
40.3 mi	Plum Creek Wind Algona, IA	Wind	—	Midamerican Energy Co
40.4 mi	Forest City Solar Forest City, IA	Solar	3 MW	Butter Solar, Llc
41.4 mi	Rockford Rockford, IA	Oil	3 MW	City Of Rockford- (Ia)
41.5 mi	Fpl Energy Crystal Lake Wind Ii Llc Britt, IA	Wind	200 MW	Fpl Energy Crystal Lake Wind Ii Llc
41.6 mi	Ivester Wind Farm Wellsburg, IA	Wind	91 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
41.6 mi	Algona Algona, IA	Oil	16 MW	City Of Algona - (Ia)
42.9 mi	Poet Biorefining-Hanlontown, Llc Hanlontown, IA	Natural Gas	4 MW	Poet Biorefining-Hanlontown, Llc
43.3 mi	Poet Biorefining - Gowrie Gowrie, IA	Natural Gas	5 MW	Poet Biorefining - Gowrie
43.4 mi	Lime Creek Mason City, IA	Oil	90 MW	Interstate Power And Light Co
43.9 mi	Winnebago Wind Power Project Forest City, IA	Wind	20 MW	Avangrid Power Llc
43.9 mi	Fpl Energy Story Wind Llc Zearing, IA	Wind	150 MW	Fpl Energy Story Wind Llc
44.6 mi	Ncah Central Utility Plant Ames, IA	Natural Gas	15 MW	National Centers For Animal Health
44.9 mi	Roeder Family Wind Farm Llc Manly, IA	Wind	2 MW	Consolidated Edison Development Inc.
44.9 mi	Gowrie Gowrie, IA	Oil	3 MW	Gowrie Municipal Utilities
45.3 mi	Fareway Customer Hosted 1 Mw Solar Boone, IA	Solar	1 MW	Interstate Power And Light Co
45.6 mi	Crystal Lake 3 Llc Britt, IA	Wind	66 MW	Crystal Lake 3 Llc
45.9 mi	Ames Gt Ames, IA	Oil	79 MW	City Of Ames - (Ia)
45.9 mi	Iowa State University Ames, IA	Natural Gas	40 MW	Iowa State University
46.0 mi	Ames Electric Services Power Plant Ames, IA	Natural Gas	109 MW	City Of Ames - (Ia)
46.6 mi	West Bend West Bent, IA	Oil	7 MW	City Of West Bend
46.6 mi	Optimum Wind 7 Llc Nevada, IA	Wind	3 MW	Optimum Wind 7 Llc
46.7 mi	Optimum Wind 3 Llc Nevada, IA	Wind	3 MW	Optimum Wind 3 Llc
46.7 mi	Michelangelo Wind 3 Llc Huxley, IA	Wind	3 MW	Michelangelo Wind 3 Llc
46.8 mi	Alliant Sbd 8603 Donnelley Nevada, IA	Oil	—	Industrial Energy Applications Inc
46.8 mi	Optimum Wind 4 Llc Nevada, IA	Wind	3 MW	Optimum Wind 4 Llc
46.9 mi	Ames Diesel Generating Station Ames, IA	Oil	—	Interstate Power And Light Co
47.0 mi	Optimum Wind 5 Llc Nevada, IA	Wind	3 MW	Optimum Wind 5 Llc
47.5 mi	Optimum Wind 6 Llc Nevada, IA	Wind	3 MW	Optimum Wind 6 Llc
47.6 mi	Ia - City Of Ames - Airport Road Ames, IA	Solar	2 MW	Forefront Power, Llc
48.0 mi	Grundy Center City Light Plant Grundy Center, IA	Oil	9 MW	Grundy Center Mun Light & Power
48.1 mi	Lake Mills Gas Recovery Lake Mills, IA	Biomass	4 MW	Wm Renewable Energy Llc
48.3 mi	Top Of Iowa Windfarm Iii Kensett, IA	Wind	30 MW	Madison Gas & Electric Co
48.7 mi	Old Gold Energy Center, Llc Joice, IA	Wind	80 MW	Old Gold Energy Center, Llc
48.8 mi	Northern Iowa Windpower Ii Kensett, IA	Wind	80 MW	Avangrid Power Llc
49.3 mi	Isu Customer Hosted 1mw Solar Project Ames, IA	Solar	1 MW	Interstate Power And Light Co
49.5 mi	Beaver Creek Wind Ogden, IA	Wind	340 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
49.5 mi	Michelangelo Wind 4 Llc Ames, IA	Wind	3 MW	Michelangelo Wind 4 Llc

Power generation near this area

There are 65 power plants within 50 miles of Galt, Iowa (ZIP 50101), with a combined 4,286 MW of nameplate capacity. Wind is the most common fuel type in this area with 36 of the 65 nearby plants. The closest plant is Century at 8.9 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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