Power Plants Near 50125 — Indianola, IA

53 power plants within 50 miles of ZIP 50125 (Indianola, Iowa). Click any plant for capacity, generation, emissions, and generator-level detail.

Centroid: 41.3143, -93.5880 · County: Warren

Wind 45%Natural Gas 43%Oil 7%Solar 3%

Distance	Plant	Fuel	Capacity	Operator
3.4 mi	Indianola Indianola, IA	Oil	41 MW	Indianola Municipal Utilities
17.0 mi	Greater Des Moines Pleasant Hill, IA	Natural Gas	576 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
17.1 mi	Pleasant Hill Pleasant Hill, IA	Natural Gas	180 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
18.0 mi	Des Moines Wastewater Reclamation Fac Des Moines, IA	Biomass	3 MW	Des Moines Metro Wrf
19.1 mi	River Hills Des Moines, IA	Natural Gas	128 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
19.8 mi	Anderson Erickson Des Moines, IA	Oil	2 MW	Anderson Erickson Dairy
21.4 mi	Archer Daniels Midland Des Moines Des Moines, IA	Coal	8 MW	Archer Daniels Midland Co
22.1 mi	Winterset Winterset, IA	Oil	18 MW	City Of Winterset - (Ia)
23.1 mi	Metro Methane Recovery Facility Mitchellville, IA	Biomass	11 MW	Wm Renewable Energy Llc
23.4 mi	Hy-Vee Customer Hosted 2.25mw Solar Chariton, IA	Solar	2 MW	Interstate Power And Light Co
25.2 mi	Sycamore (Ia) Johnston, IA	Natural Gas	158 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
27.4 mi	Knoxville Industrial Knoxville, IA	Oil	16 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
27.4 mi	Knoxville Battery Energy Storage Knoxville, IA	Other Fossil	1 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
27.7 mi	Macksburg Wind Project Macksburg, IA	Wind	120 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
31.7 mi	Red Rock Hydro Plant Pella, IA	Hydroelectric	55 MW	Western Minnesota Mun Pwr Agny
34.4 mi	Pella Peaking Pella, IA	Oil	28 MW	City Of Pella - (Ia)
35.4 mi	Pella Pella, IA	Coal	—	City Of Pella - (Ia)
35.5 mi	Arbor Hill Wind Farm Greenfield, IA	Wind	310 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
36.5 mi	Arbor Hill Solar Greenfield, IA	Solar	25 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
39.2 mi	Michelangelo Wind 1 Llc Huxley, IA	Wind	3 MW	Michelangelo Wind 1 Llc
40.0 mi	Stuart (Ia) Stuart, IA	Oil	3 MW	City Of Stuart - (Ia)
40.3 mi	Gilliam South Stuart, IA	Oil	4 MW	City Of Stuart - (Ia)
40.4 mi	Wind Gem Stuart, IA	Wind	2 MW	Wind Gem, Llc
41.5 mi	Creston Solar (50 Mw) Creston, IA	Solar	50 MW	Interstate Power And Light Co
41.8 mi	Summit Lake Creston, IA	Natural Gas	119 MW	Central Iowa Power Cooperative
43.8 mi	Orient Wind Farm Orient, IA	Wind	501 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
44.1 mi	Creston School Customer Hosted Solar Creston, IA	Solar	—	Interstate Power And Light Co
44.4 mi	Cumberland Rose Orient, IA	Wind	2 MW	Cumberland Rose Wind Energy, Llc
44.7 mi	Bulldog Orient, IA	Wind	2 MW	Bulldog Wind Energy, Llc
44.8 mi	Wolverine Greenfield, IA	Wind	2 MW	Wolverine Wind Energy, Llc
44.8 mi	Meadow Ridge Greenfield, IA	Wind	2 MW	Meadow Ridge Wind Energy, Llc
45.0 mi	North Generation Plant Greenfield, IA	Oil	8 MW	City Of Greenfield - (Ia)
45.3 mi	Downtown Generation Plant Greenfield, IA	Oil	5 MW	City Of Greenfield - (Ia)
45.3 mi	Greenfield Light Plant Greenfield, IA	Oil	—	City Of Greenfield - (Ia)
45.8 mi	Perry Customer Hosted 1mw Solar Project Perry, IA	Solar	1 MW	Interstate Power And Light Co
46.1 mi	Isu Customer Hosted 1mw Solar Project Ames, IA	Solar	1 MW	Interstate Power And Light Co
46.2 mi	Michelangelo Wind 4 Llc Ames, IA	Wind	3 MW	Michelangelo Wind 4 Llc
46.6 mi	Greenfield Wind Greenfield, IA	Wind	2 MW	Greenfield Wind Power, Llc
46.6 mi	Sky Volt Greenfield, IA	Wind	2 MW	Sky Volt, Llc
46.6 mi	Prairie Wind Farm Montezuma, IA	Wind	168 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
47.6 mi	Ia - City Of Ames - Airport Road Ames, IA	Solar	2 MW	Forefront Power, Llc
47.8 mi	Southern Hills Wind Farm Creston, IA	Wind	254 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
48.0 mi	Optimum Wind 6 Llc Nevada, IA	Wind	3 MW	Optimum Wind 6 Llc
48.1 mi	Panora Panora, IA	Oil	5 MW	City Of Panora - (Ia)
48.3 mi	Ames Diesel Generating Station Ames, IA	Oil	—	Interstate Power And Light Co
48.5 mi	Optimum Wind 5 Llc Nevada, IA	Wind	3 MW	Optimum Wind 5 Llc
48.7 mi	Optimum Wind 4 Llc Nevada, IA	Wind	3 MW	Optimum Wind 4 Llc
48.8 mi	Michelangelo Wind 3 Llc Huxley, IA	Wind	3 MW	Michelangelo Wind 3 Llc
48.9 mi	Optimum Wind 3 Llc Nevada, IA	Wind	3 MW	Optimum Wind 3 Llc
49.2 mi	Ames Electric Services Power Plant Ames, IA	Natural Gas	109 MW	City Of Ames - (Ia)
49.3 mi	Ames Gt Ames, IA	Oil	79 MW	City Of Ames - (Ia)
49.3 mi	Iowa State University Ames, IA	Natural Gas	40 MW	Iowa State University
49.7 mi	Alliant Sbd 8603 Donnelley Nevada, IA	Oil	—	Industrial Energy Applications Inc

Power generation near this area

There are 53 power plants within 50 miles of Indianola, Iowa (ZIP 50125), with a combined 3,061 MW of nameplate capacity. Wind is the most common fuel type in this area with 19 of the 53 nearby plants. The closest plant is Indianola at 3.4 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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