Power Plants Near 50126 — Iowa Falls, IA

68 power plants within 50 miles of ZIP 50126 (Iowa Falls, Iowa). Click any plant for capacity, generation, emissions, and generator-level detail.

Centroid: 42.5138, -93.2709 · County: Hardin

Wind 49%Natural Gas 44%Oil 5%Solar 2%

Distance	Plant	Fuel	Capacity	Operator
5.1 mi	Leonardo Wind 1 Llc Alden, IA	Wind	3 MW	Leonardo Wind 1 Llc
7.2 mi	Franklin County Wind Farm Iowa Falls, IA	Wind	99 MW	Interstate Power And Light Co
8.7 mi	Whispering Willow Wind Farm - East Iowa Falls, IA	Wind	200 MW	Interstate Power And Light Co
12.1 mi	Hampton Substation Energy Storage Hampton, IA	Battery Storage	2 MW	Corn Belt Power Coop
14.7 mi	Franklin County Solar Hampton, IA	Solar	7 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
17.7 mi	Wellsburg Wind Project Wellsburg, IA	Wind	141 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
19.0 mi	Century Blairsburg, IA	Wind	201 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
19.5 mi	Whispering Willow North Latimer, IA	Wind	201 MW	Interstate Power And Light Co
20.7 mi	Garden Wind Llc Zearing, IA	Wind	150 MW	Garden Wind Llc
20.7 mi	Ivester Wind Farm Wellsburg, IA	Wind	91 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
23.7 mi	Poet Biorefining - Jewell Jewell, IA	Natural Gas	5 MW	Poet Biorefining - Jewell
27.0 mi	Story City Wind Project Story City, IA	Wind	2 MW	Hamilton Wind Energy Llc
27.5 mi	Grundy Center City Light Plant Grundy Center, IA	Oil	9 MW	Grundy Center Mun Light & Power
27.9 mi	Webster City Webster City, IA	Oil	21 MW	City Of Webster City - (Ia)
28.1 mi	Phoenix Investors, Llc Belmond, IA	Oil	5 MW	Industrial Energy Applications Inc
28.2 mi	Story City Story City, IA	Oil	14 MW	City Of Story City - (Ia)
28.3 mi	Fpl Energy Story Wind Llc Zearing, IA	Wind	150 MW	Fpl Energy Story Wind Llc
33.0 mi	Dike City Power Plant Dike, IA	Oil	2 MW	City Of Dike
34.5 mi	Optimum Wind 7 Llc Nevada, IA	Wind	3 MW	Optimum Wind 7 Llc
34.8 mi	State Center State Center, IA	Oil	6 MW	City Of State Center - (Ia)
34.9 mi	Alliant Sbd 8603 Donnelley Nevada, IA	Oil	—	Industrial Energy Applications Inc
35.2 mi	Vienna Wind Farm Marshalltown, IA	Wind	150 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
36.0 mi	Ncah Central Utility Plant Ames, IA	Natural Gas	15 MW	National Centers For Animal Health
36.4 mi	Optimum Wind 3 Llc Nevada, IA	Wind	3 MW	Optimum Wind 3 Llc
36.4 mi	Michelangelo Wind 3 Llc Huxley, IA	Wind	3 MW	Michelangelo Wind 3 Llc
36.6 mi	Optimum Wind 4 Llc Nevada, IA	Wind	3 MW	Optimum Wind 4 Llc
36.8 mi	Optimum Wind 5 Llc Nevada, IA	Wind	3 MW	Optimum Wind 5 Llc
37.0 mi	Alliant Sbd 9107 Jbs Usa Marshalltown, IA	Oil	11 MW	Industrial Energy Applications Inc
37.2 mi	Ames Gt Ames, IA	Oil	79 MW	City Of Ames - (Ia)
37.2 mi	Great Pathfinder Wind Stratford, IA	Wind	224 MW	Great Pathfinder Wind
37.3 mi	Optimum Wind 6 Llc Nevada, IA	Wind	3 MW	Optimum Wind 6 Llc
37.9 mi	Ames Electric Services Power Plant Ames, IA	Natural Gas	109 MW	City Of Ames - (Ia)
37.9 mi	Ames Diesel Generating Station Ames, IA	Oil	—	Interstate Power And Light Co
38.3 mi	Hawkeye Power Partners Llc Garner, IA	Wind	42 MW	Hawkeye Power Partners Llc
38.4 mi	Marshalltown Generating Station Marshalltown, IA	Natural Gas	709 MW	Interstate Power And Light Co
38.5 mi	Marshalltown Marshalltown, IA	Natural Gas	189 MW	Interstate Power And Light Co
38.5 mi	Sutherland Marshalltown, IA	Natural Gas	—	Interstate Power And Light Co
38.5 mi	Iowa State University Ames, IA	Natural Gas	40 MW	Iowa State University
38.9 mi	Cerro Gordo Wind Farm Union, IA	Wind	42 MW	Cerro Gordo Wind Farm
39.5 mi	Ia - City Of Ames - Airport Road Ames, IA	Solar	2 MW	Forefront Power, Llc
40.1 mi	Emery Station Clear Lake, IA	Natural Gas	603 MW	Interstate Power And Light Co
40.5 mi	Rockford Rockford, IA	Oil	3 MW	City Of Rockford- (Ia)
40.5 mi	Gas Turbine (Ia) Cedar Falls, IA	Natural Gas	43 MW	Cedar Falls Utilities
41.3 mi	University Of Northern Iowa Cedar Falls, IA	Natural Gas	8 MW	University Of Northern Iowa
41.5 mi	Hancock County Wind Energy Center Garner, IA	Wind	98 MW	Fpl Energy Hancock County Wind, Llc
41.5 mi	Cedar Falls Solar Farm Cedar Falls, IA	Solar	2 MW	Altus Power America Management, Llc
41.9 mi	Isu Customer Hosted 1mw Solar Project Ames, IA	Solar	1 MW	Interstate Power And Light Co
42.4 mi	Streeter Station Cedar Falls, IA	Natural Gas	52 MW	Cedar Falls Utilities
42.5 mi	Holliday Creek Solar Fort Dodge, IA	Solar	100 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
43.1 mi	Michelangelo Wind 4 Llc Ames, IA	Wind	3 MW	Michelangelo Wind 4 Llc
43.2 mi	Fareway Customer Hosted 1 Mw Solar Boone, IA	Solar	1 MW	Interstate Power And Light Co
43.4 mi	Waverly Municipal Electric North Plant Waverly, IA	Oil	25 MW	Waverly Municipal Elec Utility
43.4 mi	South Plant (Ia) Waverly, IA	Oil	12 MW	Waverly Municipal Elec Utility
43.4 mi	Waverly Community Wind Project Waverly, IA	Wind	3 MW	Waverly Municipal Elec Utility
43.6 mi	Electrifarm Waterloo, IA	Natural Gas	264 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
44.2 mi	Ced Mason City Wind Mason City, IA	Wind	8 MW	Consolidated Edison Development Inc.
44.4 mi	Dayton (Ia) Dayton, IA	Oil	2 MW	City Of Dayton - (Ia)
46.3 mi	Traer South Traer, IA	Oil	2 MW	City Of Traer - (Ia)
46.7 mi	Waterloo Solar (Ia) Waterloo, IA	Solar	3 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
46.8 mi	Traer Main Traer, IA	Oil	4 MW	City Of Traer - (Ia)
46.9 mi	Laurel Wind Farm Laurel, IA	Wind	123 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
47.1 mi	Traer East Tracer, IA	Oil	4 MW	City Of Traer - (Ia)
47.1 mi	Charles City Wind Farm Charles City, IA	Wind	80 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
47.1 mi	Waterloo Lundquist Waterloo, IA	Oil	18 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
47.3 mi	Michelangelo Wind 1 Llc Huxley, IA	Wind	3 MW	Michelangelo Wind 1 Llc
47.5 mi	Lundgren Wind Project Otho, IA	Wind	251 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
47.6 mi	Merl Parr Charles City, IA	Natural Gas	36 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
48.8 mi	Traer Wind Project Traer, IA	Wind	2 MW	City Of Traer - (Ia)

Power generation near this area

There are 68 power plants within 50 miles of Iowa Falls, Iowa (ZIP 50126), with a combined 4,691 MW of nameplate capacity. Wind is the most common fuel type in this area with 29 of the 68 nearby plants. The closest plant is Leonardo Wind 1 Llc at 5.1 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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