Power Plants Near 50112 — Grinnell, IA

60 power plants within 50 miles of ZIP 50112 (Grinnell, Iowa). Click any plant for capacity, generation, emissions, and generator-level detail.

Centroid: 41.7421, -92.7344 · County: Poweshiek

Natural Gas 43%Wind 36%Coal 15%Oil 4%

Distance	Plant	Fuel	Capacity	Operator
0.4 mi	Grinnell Customer Hosted Solar Grinnell, IA	Solar	—	Interstate Power And Light Co
1.1 mi	Grinnell Grinnell, IA	Natural Gas	—	Interstate Power And Light Co
1.4 mi	Grinnell College Grinnell, IA	Solar	4 MW	Azimuth 180 Solar Electric, Llc
3.2 mi	Venus Wind 3 Llc Grinnell, IA	Wind	3 MW	Venus Wind 3 Llc
13.9 mi	North English Montezuma, IA	Wind	340 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
14.1 mi	Laurel Wind Farm Laurel, IA	Wind	123 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
14.8 mi	Brooklyn Brooklyn, IA	Oil	2 MW	City Of Brooklyn - (Ia)
15.2 mi	Brooklyn City North Plant Brooklyn, IA	Oil	2 MW	City Of Brooklyn - (Ia)
15.3 mi	Montezuma Montezuma, IA	Oil	10 MW	City Of Montezuma - (Ia)
20.7 mi	English Farms Montezuma, IA	Wind	172 MW	Interstate Power And Light Co
21.1 mi	Prairie Wind Farm Montezuma, IA	Wind	168 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
22.0 mi	Marshalltown Generating Station Marshalltown, IA	Natural Gas	709 MW	Interstate Power And Light Co
22.0 mi	Sutherland Marshalltown, IA	Natural Gas	—	Interstate Power And Light Co
22.1 mi	Marshalltown Marshalltown, IA	Natural Gas	189 MW	Interstate Power And Light Co
23.2 mi	Alliant Sbd 9107 Jbs Usa Marshalltown, IA	Oil	11 MW	Industrial Energy Applications Inc
25.2 mi	Pella Peaking Pella, IA	Oil	28 MW	City Of Pella - (Ia)
25.5 mi	Pella Pella, IA	Coal	—	City Of Pella - (Ia)
28.7 mi	Red Rock Hydro Plant Pella, IA	Hydroelectric	55 MW	Western Minnesota Mun Pwr Agny
28.9 mi	Vienna Wind Farm Marshalltown, IA	Wind	150 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
29.1 mi	State Center State Center, IA	Oil	6 MW	City Of State Center - (Ia)
29.8 mi	Diamond Trail Wind Farm Ladora, IA	Wind	253 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
32.6 mi	Traer Wind Project Traer, IA	Wind	2 MW	City Of Traer - (Ia)
33.2 mi	Winding Stair Wind Dysart, IA	Wind	—	Winding Stair Wind
33.4 mi	Traer East Tracer, IA	Oil	4 MW	City Of Traer - (Ia)
33.5 mi	Metro Methane Recovery Facility Mitchellville, IA	Biomass	11 MW	Wm Renewable Energy Llc
33.9 mi	Traer South Traer, IA	Oil	2 MW	City Of Traer - (Ia)
33.9 mi	Knoxville Industrial Knoxville, IA	Oil	16 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
33.9 mi	Knoxville Battery Energy Storage Knoxville, IA	Other Fossil	1 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
34.1 mi	Traer Main Traer, IA	Oil	4 MW	City Of Traer - (Ia)
35.0 mi	Alliant Sbd 8601 Quad Graphics Marengo, IA	Oil	4 MW	Industrial Energy Applications Inc
37.3 mi	Fpl Energy Story Wind Llc Zearing, IA	Wind	150 MW	Fpl Energy Story Wind Llc
40.9 mi	Optimum Wind 7 Llc Nevada, IA	Wind	3 MW	Optimum Wind 7 Llc
41.3 mi	Alliant Sbd 8603 Donnelley Nevada, IA	Oil	—	Industrial Energy Applications Inc
41.9 mi	Cargill Corn Milling Division Eddyville, IA	Natural Gas	40 MW	Cargill Inc North America Sweetners
42.3 mi	Ivester Wind Farm Wellsburg, IA	Wind	91 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
42.7 mi	Pleasant Hill Pleasant Hill, IA	Natural Gas	180 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
43.0 mi	Grundy Center City Light Plant Grundy Center, IA	Oil	9 MW	Grundy Center Mun Light & Power
43.0 mi	Greater Des Moines Pleasant Hill, IA	Natural Gas	576 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
43.6 mi	Amana Society Service Company Middle Amana, IA	Oil	22 MW	Amana Society Service Co
44.1 mi	Des Moines Wastewater Reclamation Fac Des Moines, IA	Biomass	3 MW	Des Moines Metro Wrf
44.4 mi	Optimum Wind 3 Llc Nevada, IA	Wind	3 MW	Optimum Wind 3 Llc
44.4 mi	Michelangelo Wind 3 Llc Huxley, IA	Wind	3 MW	Michelangelo Wind 3 Llc
44.4 mi	Optimum Wind 4 Llc Nevada, IA	Wind	3 MW	Optimum Wind 4 Llc
44.5 mi	Optimum Wind 5 Llc Nevada, IA	Wind	3 MW	Optimum Wind 5 Llc
44.5 mi	Anderson Erickson Des Moines, IA	Oil	2 MW	Anderson Erickson Dairy
44.5 mi	Optimum Wind 6 Llc Nevada, IA	Wind	3 MW	Optimum Wind 6 Llc
44.6 mi	Archer Daniels Midland Des Moines Des Moines, IA	Coal	8 MW	Archer Daniels Midland Co
45.6 mi	Ottumwa Ottumwa, IA	Coal	726 MW	Interstate Power And Light Co
46.4 mi	Wellsburg Wind Project Wellsburg, IA	Wind	141 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
46.8 mi	Michelangelo Wind 1 Llc Huxley, IA	Wind	3 MW	Michelangelo Wind 1 Llc
46.8 mi	Garden Wind Llc Zearing, IA	Wind	150 MW	Garden Wind Llc
46.9 mi	River Hills Des Moines, IA	Natural Gas	128 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
47.0 mi	Vinton Vinton, IA	Natural Gas	18 MW	City Of Vinton - (Ia)
47.2 mi	Ames Diesel Generating Station Ames, IA	Oil	—	Interstate Power And Light Co
47.9 mi	Ames Gt Ames, IA	Oil	79 MW	City Of Ames - (Ia)
48.3 mi	Ncah Central Utility Plant Ames, IA	Natural Gas	15 MW	National Centers For Animal Health
48.4 mi	La Porte La Porte City, IA	Oil	5 MW	La Porte City Utilities
48.9 mi	Sycamore (Ia) Johnston, IA	Natural Gas	158 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
48.9 mi	Ia - City Of Ames - Airport Road Ames, IA	Solar	2 MW	Forefront Power, Llc
49.1 mi	Ames Electric Services Power Plant Ames, IA	Natural Gas	109 MW	City Of Ames - (Ia)

Power generation near this area

There are 60 power plants within 50 miles of Grinnell, Iowa (ZIP 50112), with a combined 4,899 MW of nameplate capacity. Wind is the most common fuel type in this area with 20 of the 60 nearby plants. The closest plant is Grinnell Customer Hosted Solar at 0.4 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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