Power Plants Near 50141 — Laurel, IA

70 power plants within 50 miles of ZIP 50141 (Laurel, Iowa). Click any plant for capacity, generation, emissions, and generator-level detail.

Centroid: 41.8829, -92.9263 · County: Marshall

Natural Gas 54%Wind 39%Oil 5%

Distance	Plant	Fuel	Capacity	Operator
0.4 mi	Laurel Wind Farm Laurel, IA	Wind	123 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
11.4 mi	Marshalltown Generating Station Marshalltown, IA	Natural Gas	709 MW	Interstate Power And Light Co
11.9 mi	Sutherland Marshalltown, IA	Natural Gas	—	Interstate Power And Light Co
11.9 mi	Marshalltown Marshalltown, IA	Natural Gas	189 MW	Interstate Power And Light Co
12.1 mi	Alliant Sbd 9107 Jbs Usa Marshalltown, IA	Oil	11 MW	Industrial Energy Applications Inc
12.8 mi	Grinnell Grinnell, IA	Natural Gas	—	Interstate Power And Light Co
13.4 mi	Grinnell Customer Hosted Solar Grinnell, IA	Solar	—	Interstate Power And Light Co
13.6 mi	Grinnell College Grinnell, IA	Solar	4 MW	Azimuth 180 Solar Electric, Llc
15.3 mi	State Center State Center, IA	Oil	6 MW	City Of State Center - (Ia)
16.3 mi	Venus Wind 3 Llc Grinnell, IA	Wind	3 MW	Venus Wind 3 Llc
20.6 mi	Vienna Wind Farm Marshalltown, IA	Wind	150 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
23.4 mi	Fpl Energy Story Wind Llc Zearing, IA	Wind	150 MW	Fpl Energy Story Wind Llc
26.9 mi	Brooklyn Brooklyn, IA	Oil	2 MW	City Of Brooklyn - (Ia)
27.0 mi	Brooklyn City North Plant Brooklyn, IA	Oil	2 MW	City Of Brooklyn - (Ia)
27.6 mi	North English Montezuma, IA	Wind	340 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
27.8 mi	Optimum Wind 7 Llc Nevada, IA	Wind	3 MW	Optimum Wind 7 Llc
28.2 mi	Alliant Sbd 8603 Donnelley Nevada, IA	Oil	—	Industrial Energy Applications Inc
29.2 mi	Montezuma Montezuma, IA	Oil	10 MW	City Of Montezuma - (Ia)
29.6 mi	Metro Methane Recovery Facility Mitchellville, IA	Biomass	11 MW	Wm Renewable Energy Llc
31.1 mi	Ivester Wind Farm Wellsburg, IA	Wind	91 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
31.4 mi	Traer East Tracer, IA	Oil	4 MW	City Of Traer - (Ia)
31.4 mi	Traer Wind Project Traer, IA	Wind	2 MW	City Of Traer - (Ia)
31.5 mi	Traer South Traer, IA	Oil	2 MW	City Of Traer - (Ia)
31.6 mi	Optimum Wind 3 Llc Nevada, IA	Wind	3 MW	Optimum Wind 3 Llc
31.6 mi	Michelangelo Wind 3 Llc Huxley, IA	Wind	3 MW	Michelangelo Wind 3 Llc
31.7 mi	Optimum Wind 4 Llc Nevada, IA	Wind	3 MW	Optimum Wind 4 Llc
31.7 mi	Optimum Wind 5 Llc Nevada, IA	Wind	3 MW	Optimum Wind 5 Llc
31.9 mi	Optimum Wind 6 Llc Nevada, IA	Wind	3 MW	Optimum Wind 6 Llc
32.0 mi	Traer Main Traer, IA	Oil	4 MW	City Of Traer - (Ia)
32.6 mi	Pella Peaking Pella, IA	Oil	28 MW	City Of Pella - (Ia)
32.9 mi	Prairie Wind Farm Montezuma, IA	Wind	168 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
32.9 mi	Garden Wind Llc Zearing, IA	Wind	150 MW	Garden Wind Llc
33.5 mi	Pella Pella, IA	Coal	—	City Of Pella - (Ia)
33.6 mi	Winding Stair Wind Dysart, IA	Wind	—	Winding Stair Wind
34.1 mi	Grundy Center City Light Plant Grundy Center, IA	Oil	9 MW	Grundy Center Mun Light & Power
34.4 mi	English Farms Montezuma, IA	Wind	172 MW	Interstate Power And Light Co
34.6 mi	Ames Diesel Generating Station Ames, IA	Oil	—	Interstate Power And Light Co
35.2 mi	Wellsburg Wind Project Wellsburg, IA	Wind	141 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
35.2 mi	Ames Gt Ames, IA	Oil	79 MW	City Of Ames - (Ia)
35.4 mi	Ncah Central Utility Plant Ames, IA	Natural Gas	15 MW	National Centers For Animal Health
35.6 mi	Red Rock Hydro Plant Pella, IA	Hydroelectric	55 MW	Western Minnesota Mun Pwr Agny
35.8 mi	Michelangelo Wind 1 Llc Huxley, IA	Wind	3 MW	Michelangelo Wind 1 Llc
36.4 mi	Ames Electric Services Power Plant Ames, IA	Natural Gas	109 MW	City Of Ames - (Ia)
36.5 mi	Ia - City Of Ames - Airport Road Ames, IA	Solar	2 MW	Forefront Power, Llc
38.0 mi	Iowa State University Ames, IA	Natural Gas	40 MW	Iowa State University
38.1 mi	Isu Customer Hosted 1mw Solar Project Ames, IA	Solar	1 MW	Interstate Power And Light Co
38.2 mi	Pleasant Hill Pleasant Hill, IA	Natural Gas	180 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
38.3 mi	Archer Daniels Midland Des Moines Des Moines, IA	Coal	8 MW	Archer Daniels Midland Co
38.4 mi	Greater Des Moines Pleasant Hill, IA	Natural Gas	576 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
38.8 mi	Anderson Erickson Des Moines, IA	Oil	2 MW	Anderson Erickson Dairy
39.0 mi	Des Moines Wastewater Reclamation Fac Des Moines, IA	Biomass	3 MW	Des Moines Metro Wrf
39.8 mi	Knoxville Industrial Knoxville, IA	Oil	16 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
39.8 mi	Knoxville Battery Energy Storage Knoxville, IA	Other Fossil	1 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
40.3 mi	Michelangelo Wind 4 Llc Ames, IA	Wind	3 MW	Michelangelo Wind 4 Llc
40.4 mi	Story City Story City, IA	Oil	14 MW	City Of Story City - (Ia)
41.1 mi	River Hills Des Moines, IA	Natural Gas	128 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
41.2 mi	Story City Wind Project Story City, IA	Wind	2 MW	Hamilton Wind Energy Llc
41.3 mi	Sycamore (Ia) Johnston, IA	Natural Gas	158 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
41.8 mi	Diamond Trail Wind Farm Ladora, IA	Wind	253 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
42.9 mi	Dike City Power Plant Dike, IA	Oil	2 MW	City Of Dike
45.0 mi	Alliant Sbd 8601 Quad Graphics Marengo, IA	Oil	4 MW	Industrial Energy Applications Inc
46.4 mi	Electrifarm Waterloo, IA	Natural Gas	264 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
47.8 mi	Cedar Falls Solar Farm Cedar Falls, IA	Solar	2 MW	Altus Power America Management, Llc
48.1 mi	La Porte La Porte City, IA	Oil	5 MW	La Porte City Utilities
48.1 mi	Leonardo Wind 1 Llc Alden, IA	Wind	3 MW	Leonardo Wind 1 Llc
48.7 mi	Poet Biorefining - Jewell Jewell, IA	Natural Gas	5 MW	Poet Biorefining - Jewell
48.9 mi	Indianola Indianola, IA	Oil	41 MW	Indianola Municipal Utilities
49.2 mi	Gas Turbine (Ia) Cedar Falls, IA	Natural Gas	43 MW	Cedar Falls Utilities
49.4 mi	Fareway Customer Hosted 1 Mw Solar Boone, IA	Solar	1 MW	Interstate Power And Light Co
49.7 mi	University Of Northern Iowa Cedar Falls, IA	Natural Gas	8 MW	University Of Northern Iowa

Power generation near this area

There are 70 power plants within 50 miles of Laurel, Iowa (ZIP 50141), with a combined 4,522 MW of nameplate capacity. Wind is the most common fuel type in this area with 23 of the 70 nearby plants. The closest plant is Laurel Wind Farm 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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