Power Plants Near 50111 — Grimes, IA

73 power plants within 50 miles of ZIP 50111 (Grimes, Iowa). Click any plant for capacity, generation, emissions, and generator-level detail.

Centroid: 41.7018, -93.7821 · County: Polk

Wind 64%Natural Gas 28%Oil 6%

Distance	Plant	Fuel	Capacity	Operator
5.8 mi	Sycamore (Ia) Johnston, IA	Natural Gas	158 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
11.4 mi	River Hills Des Moines, IA	Natural Gas	128 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
11.5 mi	Archer Daniels Midland Des Moines Des Moines, IA	Coal	8 MW	Archer Daniels Midland Co
12.7 mi	Anderson Erickson Des Moines, IA	Oil	2 MW	Anderson Erickson Dairy
14.6 mi	Des Moines Wastewater Reclamation Fac Des Moines, IA	Biomass	3 MW	Des Moines Metro Wrf
14.8 mi	Michelangelo Wind 1 Llc Huxley, IA	Wind	3 MW	Michelangelo Wind 1 Llc
16.5 mi	Greater Des Moines Pleasant Hill, IA	Natural Gas	576 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
16.6 mi	Pleasant Hill Pleasant Hill, IA	Natural Gas	180 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
19.5 mi	Michelangelo Wind 4 Llc Ames, IA	Wind	3 MW	Michelangelo Wind 4 Llc
20.0 mi	Perry Customer Hosted 1mw Solar Project Perry, IA	Solar	1 MW	Interstate Power And Light Co
20.2 mi	Isu Customer Hosted 1mw Solar Project Ames, IA	Solar	1 MW	Interstate Power And Light Co
22.5 mi	Ia - City Of Ames - Airport Road Ames, IA	Solar	2 MW	Forefront Power, Llc
23.2 mi	Metro Methane Recovery Facility Mitchellville, IA	Biomass	11 MW	Wm Renewable Energy Llc
23.7 mi	Iowa State University Ames, IA	Natural Gas	40 MW	Iowa State University
24.0 mi	Ames Diesel Generating Station Ames, IA	Oil	—	Interstate Power And Light Co
24.1 mi	Ames Electric Services Power Plant Ames, IA	Natural Gas	109 MW	City Of Ames - (Ia)
24.7 mi	Ames Gt Ames, IA	Oil	79 MW	City Of Ames - (Ia)
24.9 mi	Optimum Wind 6 Llc Nevada, IA	Wind	3 MW	Optimum Wind 6 Llc
25.3 mi	Fareway Customer Hosted 1 Mw Solar Boone, IA	Solar	1 MW	Interstate Power And Light Co
25.5 mi	Optimum Wind 5 Llc Nevada, IA	Wind	3 MW	Optimum Wind 5 Llc
25.7 mi	Optimum Wind 4 Llc Nevada, IA	Wind	3 MW	Optimum Wind 4 Llc
25.9 mi	Michelangelo Wind 3 Llc Huxley, IA	Wind	3 MW	Michelangelo Wind 3 Llc
25.9 mi	Optimum Wind 3 Llc Nevada, IA	Wind	3 MW	Optimum Wind 3 Llc
26.0 mi	Ncah Central Utility Plant Ames, IA	Natural Gas	15 MW	National Centers For Animal Health
26.2 mi	Indianola Indianola, IA	Oil	41 MW	Indianola Municipal Utilities
26.9 mi	Ogden Ogden, IA	Oil	4 MW	City Of Ogden - (Ia)
27.9 mi	Winterset Winterset, IA	Oil	18 MW	City Of Winterset - (Ia)
28.4 mi	Alliant Sbd 8603 Donnelley Nevada, IA	Oil	—	Industrial Energy Applications Inc
28.9 mi	Optimum Wind 7 Llc Nevada, IA	Wind	3 MW	Optimum Wind 7 Llc
29.7 mi	Arbor Hill Solar Greenfield, IA	Solar	25 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
30.2 mi	Panora Panora, IA	Oil	5 MW	City Of Panora - (Ia)
30.8 mi	Stuart (Ia) Stuart, IA	Oil	3 MW	City Of Stuart - (Ia)
31.5 mi	Rippey Wind Farm Grand Junction, IA	Wind	50 MW	Greenbacker Renewable Energy Corporation
31.5 mi	Gilliam South Stuart, IA	Oil	4 MW	City Of Stuart - (Ia)
32.2 mi	Arbor Hill Wind Farm Greenfield, IA	Wind	310 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
33.0 mi	Wind Gem Stuart, IA	Wind	2 MW	Wind Gem, Llc
34.2 mi	Beaver Creek Wind Ogden, IA	Wind	340 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
34.7 mi	Story City Story City, IA	Oil	14 MW	City Of Story City - (Ia)
35.7 mi	Great Pathfinder Wind Stratford, IA	Wind	224 MW	Great Pathfinder Wind
36.2 mi	Story City Wind Project Story City, IA	Wind	2 MW	Hamilton Wind Energy Llc
37.2 mi	Junction Hilltop Wind Farm Dana, IA	Wind	8 MW	Junction Hilltop Management Llc
37.8 mi	Grand Junction Grand Junction, IA	Oil	2 MW	City Of Grand Junction - (Ia)
37.9 mi	Macksburg Wind Project Macksburg, IA	Wind	120 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
38.2 mi	Fpl Energy Story Wind Llc Zearing, IA	Wind	150 MW	Fpl Energy Story Wind Llc
38.6 mi	State Center State Center, IA	Oil	6 MW	City Of State Center - (Ia)
39.9 mi	Hardin Hilltop Wind Llc Jefferson, IA	Wind	15 MW	Junction Hilltop Management Llc
40.4 mi	Wolverine Greenfield, IA	Wind	2 MW	Wolverine Wind Energy, Llc
40.5 mi	Meadow Ridge Greenfield, IA	Wind	2 MW	Meadow Ridge Wind Energy, Llc
41.3 mi	Dayton (Ia) Dayton, IA	Oil	2 MW	City Of Dayton - (Ia)
41.8 mi	Garden Wind Llc Zearing, IA	Wind	150 MW	Garden Wind Llc
43.7 mi	Poet Biorefining - Jewell Jewell, IA	Natural Gas	5 MW	Poet Biorefining - Jewell
43.8 mi	North Generation Plant Greenfield, IA	Oil	8 MW	City Of Greenfield - (Ia)
44.4 mi	Morning Light Wind Farm Adair, IA	Wind	111 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
44.6 mi	Downtown Generation Plant Greenfield, IA	Oil	5 MW	City Of Greenfield - (Ia)
44.6 mi	Greenfield Light Plant Greenfield, IA	Oil	—	City Of Greenfield - (Ia)
45.5 mi	Laurel Wind Farm Laurel, IA	Wind	123 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
45.9 mi	Knoxville Industrial Knoxville, IA	Oil	16 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
45.9 mi	Knoxville Battery Energy Storage Knoxville, IA	Other Fossil	1 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
46.2 mi	Greenfield Wind Greenfield, IA	Wind	2 MW	Greenfield Wind Power, Llc
46.2 mi	Sky Volt Greenfield, IA	Wind	2 MW	Sky Volt, Llc
47.1 mi	Cumberland Rose Orient, IA	Wind	2 MW	Cumberland Rose Wind Energy, Llc
47.4 mi	Red Rock Hydro Plant Pella, IA	Hydroelectric	55 MW	Western Minnesota Mun Pwr Agny
47.4 mi	Bulldog Orient, IA	Wind	2 MW	Bulldog Wind Energy, Llc
47.7 mi	Orient Wind Farm Orient, IA	Wind	501 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
47.7 mi	Eclipse Wind Farm Adair, IA	Wind	207 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
47.8 mi	Coon Rapids Ii Coon Rapids, IA	Oil	5 MW	City Of Coon Rapids
47.8 mi	Gowrie Gowrie, IA	Oil	3 MW	Gowrie Municipal Utilities
47.9 mi	Fontanelle Fontanelle, IA	Wind	2 MW	Forward Fontanelle Power, Llc
48.1 mi	Pella Peaking Pella, IA	Oil	28 MW	City Of Pella - (Ia)
48.1 mi	Lundgren Wind Project Otho, IA	Wind	251 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
49.5 mi	Adair Wind Farm Adair, IA	Wind	175 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
49.5 mi	Pella Pella, IA	Coal	—	City Of Pella - (Ia)
50.0 mi	Poet Biorefining - Gowrie Gowrie, IA	Natural Gas	5 MW	Poet Biorefining - Gowrie

Power generation near this area

There are 73 power plants within 50 miles of Grimes, Iowa (ZIP 50111), with a combined 4,340 MW of nameplate capacity. Wind is the most common fuel type in this area with 32 of the 73 nearby plants. The closest plant is Sycamore (Ia) at 5.8 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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