Power Plants Near 50129 — Jefferson, IA

71 power plants within 50 miles of ZIP 50129 (Jefferson, Iowa). Click any plant for capacity, generation, emissions, and generator-level detail.

Centroid: 42.0093, -94.3888 · County: Greene

Wind 75%Natural Gas 17%Oil 4%Solar 3%

Distance	Plant	Fuel	Capacity	Operator
1.7 mi	Grand Junction Grand Junction, IA	Oil	2 MW	City Of Grand Junction - (Ia)
5.2 mi	Hardin Hilltop Wind Llc Jefferson, IA	Wind	15 MW	Junction Hilltop Management Llc
7.8 mi	Rippey Wind Farm Grand Junction, IA	Wind	50 MW	Greenbacker Renewable Energy Corporation
8.7 mi	Junction Hilltop Wind Farm Dana, IA	Wind	8 MW	Junction Hilltop Management Llc
13.3 mi	Beaver Creek Wind Ogden, IA	Wind	340 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
17.7 mi	Ogden Ogden, IA	Oil	4 MW	City Of Ogden - (Ia)
17.8 mi	Coon Rapids Ii Coon Rapids, IA	Oil	5 MW	City Of Coon Rapids
17.9 mi	Perry Customer Hosted 1mw Solar Project Perry, IA	Solar	1 MW	Interstate Power And Light Co
19.6 mi	Gowrie Gowrie, IA	Oil	3 MW	Gowrie Municipal Utilities
21.8 mi	Panora Panora, IA	Oil	5 MW	City Of Panora - (Ia)
22.1 mi	Poet Biorefining - Gowrie Gowrie, IA	Natural Gas	5 MW	Poet Biorefining - Gowrie
23.8 mi	Dayton (Ia) Dayton, IA	Oil	2 MW	City Of Dayton - (Ia)
25.1 mi	Lundgren Wind Project Otho, IA	Wind	251 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
26.0 mi	Carroll Area Wind Farm Templeton, IA	Wind	21 MW	Sriv Partnership Llc
27.6 mi	Fareway Customer Hosted 1 Mw Solar Boone, IA	Solar	1 MW	Interstate Power And Light Co
29.6 mi	Heartland Divide Wind Project, Llc Melville, IA	Wind	104 MW	Heartland Divide Wind Project, Llc
29.7 mi	Carroll Wind Farm Carroll, IA	Wind	159 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
29.8 mi	Great Pathfinder Wind Stratford, IA	Wind	224 MW	Great Pathfinder Wind
33.9 mi	Manning Manning, IA	Oil	8 MW	City Of Manning
34.2 mi	Heartland Divide Ii Audubon, IA	Wind	200 MW	Heartland Divide Ii
34.9 mi	Eclipse Wind Farm Adair, IA	Wind	207 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
35.1 mi	Stuart (Ia) Stuart, IA	Oil	3 MW	City Of Stuart - (Ia)
35.4 mi	Michelangelo Wind 4 Llc Ames, IA	Wind	3 MW	Michelangelo Wind 4 Llc
35.6 mi	Gilliam South Stuart, IA	Oil	4 MW	City Of Stuart - (Ia)
37.4 mi	Wind Gem Stuart, IA	Wind	2 MW	Wind Gem, Llc
37.7 mi	Isu Customer Hosted 1mw Solar Project Ames, IA	Solar	1 MW	Interstate Power And Light Co
38.0 mi	Arbor Hill Solar Greenfield, IA	Solar	25 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
38.1 mi	Silver Queen Wind Farm Westside, IA	Wind	—	Silver Queen Wind Farm, Llc
38.5 mi	Iowa State University Ames, IA	Natural Gas	40 MW	Iowa State University
38.7 mi	Victory Wind Farm Westside, IA	Wind	105 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
39.5 mi	Morning Light Wind Farm Adair, IA	Wind	111 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
39.6 mi	Ia - City Of Ames - Airport Road Ames, IA	Solar	2 MW	Forefront Power, Llc
40.1 mi	Ames Electric Services Power Plant Ames, IA	Natural Gas	109 MW	City Of Ames - (Ia)
40.3 mi	Michelangelo Wind 1 Llc Huxley, IA	Wind	3 MW	Michelangelo Wind 1 Llc
41.0 mi	Pocahontas Prairie Wind Farm Pomeroy, IA	Wind	80 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
41.3 mi	Holliday Creek Solar Fort Dodge, IA	Solar	100 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
41.4 mi	Ames Gt Ames, IA	Oil	79 MW	City Of Ames - (Ia)
41.6 mi	Ncah Central Utility Plant Ames, IA	Natural Gas	15 MW	National Centers For Animal Health
41.8 mi	Ames Diesel Generating Station Ames, IA	Oil	—	Interstate Power And Light Co
42.1 mi	Sac County Wind, Llc Sac City, IA	Wind	80 MW	Sac County Wind
42.2 mi	Story City Story City, IA	Oil	14 MW	City Of Story City - (Ia)
42.3 mi	Arbor Hill Wind Farm Greenfield, IA	Wind	310 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
42.7 mi	Wolverine Greenfield, IA	Wind	2 MW	Wolverine Wind Energy, Llc
42.7 mi	Story City Wind Project Story City, IA	Wind	2 MW	Hamilton Wind Energy Llc
42.9 mi	Meadow Ridge Greenfield, IA	Wind	2 MW	Meadow Ridge Wind Energy, Llc
42.9 mi	Adair Wind Farm Adair, IA	Wind	175 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
43.2 mi	Poet Biorefining - Jewell Jewell, IA	Natural Gas	5 MW	Poet Biorefining - Jewell
43.4 mi	Webster City Webster City, IA	Oil	21 MW	City Of Webster City - (Ia)
43.4 mi	Sycamore (Ia) Johnston, IA	Natural Gas	158 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
43.6 mi	Anita Anita, IA	Oil	3 MW	City Of Anita - (Ia)
43.7 mi	Pomeroy Wind Farm Fonda, IA	Wind	286 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
43.8 mi	Exira Brayton, IA	Natural Gas	182 MW	Western Minnesota Mun Pwr Agny
44.4 mi	Optimum Wind 6 Llc Nevada, IA	Wind	3 MW	Optimum Wind 6 Llc
44.7 mi	Optimum Wind 5 Llc Nevada, IA	Wind	3 MW	Optimum Wind 5 Llc
44.8 mi	Optimum Wind 4 Llc Nevada, IA	Wind	3 MW	Optimum Wind 4 Llc
44.9 mi	Michelangelo Wind 3 Llc Huxley, IA	Wind	3 MW	Michelangelo Wind 3 Llc
44.9 mi	Optimum Wind 3 Llc Nevada, IA	Wind	3 MW	Optimum Wind 3 Llc
47.3 mi	Fontanelle Fontanelle, IA	Wind	2 MW	Forward Fontanelle Power, Llc
47.8 mi	Green Energy Machine Anita, IA	Wind	2 MW	Green Energy Machine, Llc
48.0 mi	Roseman Anita, IA	Wind	2 MW	Roseman Energy, Llc
48.0 mi	North Generation Plant Greenfield, IA	Oil	8 MW	City Of Greenfield - (Ia)
48.6 mi	Alliant Sbd 8603 Donnelley Nevada, IA	Oil	—	Industrial Energy Applications Inc
48.9 mi	Downtown Generation Plant Greenfield, IA	Oil	5 MW	City Of Greenfield - (Ia)
48.9 mi	Greenfield Light Plant Greenfield, IA	Oil	—	City Of Greenfield - (Ia)
49.1 mi	River Hills Des Moines, IA	Natural Gas	128 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
49.2 mi	Archer Daniels Midland Des Moines Des Moines, IA	Coal	8 MW	Archer Daniels Midland Co
49.2 mi	Optimum Wind 7 Llc Nevada, IA	Wind	3 MW	Optimum Wind 7 Llc
49.4 mi	Richland (Ia) Odebolt, IA	Wind	131 MW	Interstate Power And Light Co
49.5 mi	Wiota Wiota, IA	Wind	2 MW	Wiota Wind Energy, Llc #1
49.9 mi	Greenfield Wind Greenfield, IA	Wind	2 MW	Greenfield Wind Power, Llc
49.9 mi	Sky Volt Greenfield, IA	Wind	2 MW	Sky Volt, Llc

Power generation near this area

There are 71 power plants within 50 miles of Jefferson, Iowa (ZIP 50129), with a combined 3,840 MW of nameplate capacity. Wind is the most common fuel type in this area with 38 of the 71 nearby plants. The closest plant is Grand Junction at 1.7 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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