Power Plants Near 50105 — Gilbert, IA

62 power plants within 50 miles of ZIP 50105 (Gilbert, Iowa). Click any plant for capacity, generation, emissions, and generator-level detail.

Centroid: 42.1148, -93.6399 · County: Story

Wind 50%Natural Gas 44%Oil 3%Solar 2%

Distance	Plant	Fuel	Capacity	Operator
5.3 mi	Story City Story City, IA	Oil	14 MW	City Of Story City - (Ia)
5.7 mi	Ncah Central Utility Plant Ames, IA	Natural Gas	15 MW	National Centers For Animal Health
6.0 mi	Iowa State University Ames, IA	Natural Gas	40 MW	Iowa State University
6.4 mi	Ames Electric Services Power Plant Ames, IA	Natural Gas	109 MW	City Of Ames - (Ia)
6.7 mi	Ames Gt Ames, IA	Oil	79 MW	City Of Ames - (Ia)
6.8 mi	Story City Wind Project Story City, IA	Wind	2 MW	Hamilton Wind Energy Llc
7.8 mi	Ames Diesel Generating Station Ames, IA	Oil	—	Interstate Power And Light Co
7.8 mi	Ia - City Of Ames - Airport Road Ames, IA	Solar	2 MW	Forefront Power, Llc
9.2 mi	Michelangelo Wind 3 Llc Huxley, IA	Wind	3 MW	Michelangelo Wind 3 Llc
9.3 mi	Optimum Wind 3 Llc Nevada, IA	Wind	3 MW	Optimum Wind 3 Llc
9.3 mi	Optimum Wind 4 Llc Nevada, IA	Wind	3 MW	Optimum Wind 4 Llc
9.4 mi	Optimum Wind 5 Llc Nevada, IA	Wind	3 MW	Optimum Wind 5 Llc
9.4 mi	Isu Customer Hosted 1mw Solar Project Ames, IA	Solar	1 MW	Interstate Power And Light Co
9.5 mi	Optimum Wind 6 Llc Nevada, IA	Wind	3 MW	Optimum Wind 6 Llc
10.0 mi	Michelangelo Wind 4 Llc Ames, IA	Wind	3 MW	Michelangelo Wind 4 Llc
11.7 mi	Fareway Customer Hosted 1 Mw Solar Boone, IA	Solar	1 MW	Interstate Power And Light Co
11.9 mi	Alliant Sbd 8603 Donnelley Nevada, IA	Oil	—	Industrial Energy Applications Inc
12.3 mi	Optimum Wind 7 Llc Nevada, IA	Wind	3 MW	Optimum Wind 7 Llc
13.9 mi	Great Pathfinder Wind Stratford, IA	Wind	224 MW	Great Pathfinder Wind
14.8 mi	Poet Biorefining - Jewell Jewell, IA	Natural Gas	5 MW	Poet Biorefining - Jewell
15.6 mi	Garden Wind Llc Zearing, IA	Wind	150 MW	Garden Wind Llc
16.2 mi	Michelangelo Wind 1 Llc Huxley, IA	Wind	3 MW	Michelangelo Wind 1 Llc
18.9 mi	Fpl Energy Story Wind Llc Zearing, IA	Wind	150 MW	Fpl Energy Story Wind Llc
21.5 mi	Ogden Ogden, IA	Oil	4 MW	City Of Ogden - (Ia)
24.2 mi	Dayton (Ia) Dayton, IA	Oil	2 MW	City Of Dayton - (Ia)
25.4 mi	State Center State Center, IA	Oil	6 MW	City Of State Center - (Ia)
26.2 mi	Webster City Webster City, IA	Oil	21 MW	City Of Webster City - (Ia)
26.9 mi	Beaver Creek Wind Ogden, IA	Wind	340 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
29.9 mi	Leonardo Wind 1 Llc Alden, IA	Wind	3 MW	Leonardo Wind 1 Llc
30.6 mi	Sycamore (Ia) Johnston, IA	Natural Gas	158 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
31.0 mi	Perry Customer Hosted 1mw Solar Project Perry, IA	Solar	1 MW	Interstate Power And Light Co
31.1 mi	Century Blairsburg, IA	Wind	201 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
31.1 mi	Lundgren Wind Project Otho, IA	Wind	251 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
31.6 mi	Rippey Wind Farm Grand Junction, IA	Wind	50 MW	Greenbacker Renewable Energy Corporation
32.3 mi	Junction Hilltop Wind Farm Dana, IA	Wind	8 MW	Junction Hilltop Management Llc
34.0 mi	Archer Daniels Midland Des Moines Des Moines, IA	Coal	8 MW	Archer Daniels Midland Co
35.2 mi	Gowrie Gowrie, IA	Oil	3 MW	Gowrie Municipal Utilities
35.6 mi	Anderson Erickson Des Moines, IA	Oil	2 MW	Anderson Erickson Dairy
36.0 mi	Poet Biorefining - Gowrie Gowrie, IA	Natural Gas	5 MW	Poet Biorefining - Gowrie
36.3 mi	River Hills Des Moines, IA	Natural Gas	128 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
37.2 mi	Hardin Hilltop Wind Llc Jefferson, IA	Wind	15 MW	Junction Hilltop Management Llc
37.4 mi	Franklin County Wind Farm Iowa Falls, IA	Wind	99 MW	Interstate Power And Light Co
37.6 mi	Des Moines Wastewater Reclamation Fac Des Moines, IA	Biomass	3 MW	Des Moines Metro Wrf
37.9 mi	Grand Junction Grand Junction, IA	Oil	2 MW	City Of Grand Junction - (Ia)
38.3 mi	Alliant Sbd 9107 Jbs Usa Marshalltown, IA	Oil	11 MW	Industrial Energy Applications Inc
38.5 mi	Metro Methane Recovery Facility Mitchellville, IA	Biomass	11 MW	Wm Renewable Energy Llc
38.6 mi	Ivester Wind Farm Wellsburg, IA	Wind	91 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
39.0 mi	Pleasant Hill Pleasant Hill, IA	Natural Gas	180 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
39.0 mi	Greater Des Moines Pleasant Hill, IA	Natural Gas	576 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
39.3 mi	Holliday Creek Solar Fort Dodge, IA	Solar	100 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
39.4 mi	Wellsburg Wind Project Wellsburg, IA	Wind	141 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
39.6 mi	Marshalltown Generating Station Marshalltown, IA	Natural Gas	709 MW	Interstate Power And Light Co
39.6 mi	Laurel Wind Farm Laurel, IA	Wind	123 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
40.3 mi	Marshalltown Marshalltown, IA	Natural Gas	189 MW	Interstate Power And Light Co
40.3 mi	Sutherland Marshalltown, IA	Natural Gas	—	Interstate Power And Light Co
41.9 mi	Whispering Willow Wind Farm - East Iowa Falls, IA	Wind	200 MW	Interstate Power And Light Co
44.4 mi	Vienna Wind Farm Marshalltown, IA	Wind	150 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
44.7 mi	Hampton Substation Energy Storage Hampton, IA	Battery Storage	2 MW	Corn Belt Power Coop
47.0 mi	Whispering Willow North Latimer, IA	Wind	201 MW	Interstate Power And Light Co
47.4 mi	Panora Panora, IA	Oil	5 MW	City Of Panora - (Ia)
47.4 mi	Franklin County Solar Hampton, IA	Solar	7 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
47.6 mi	Grundy Center City Light Plant Grundy Center, IA	Oil	9 MW	Grundy Center Mun Light & Power

Power generation near this area

There are 62 power plants within 50 miles of Gilbert, Iowa (ZIP 50105), with a combined 4,829 MW of nameplate capacity. Wind is the most common fuel type in this area with 26 of the 62 nearby plants. The closest plant is Story City at 5.3 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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