Power Plants Near 50142 — Le Grand, IA

70 power plants within 50 miles of ZIP 50142 (Le Grand, Iowa). Click any plant for capacity, generation, emissions, and generator-level detail.

Centroid: 42.0066, -92.7756 · County: Marshall

Natural Gas 49%Wind 44%Oil 5%

Distance	Plant	Fuel	Capacity	Operator
5.1 mi	Sutherland Marshalltown, IA	Natural Gas	—	Interstate Power And Light Co
5.1 mi	Marshalltown Marshalltown, IA	Natural Gas	189 MW	Interstate Power And Light Co
5.6 mi	Marshalltown Generating Station Marshalltown, IA	Natural Gas	709 MW	Interstate Power And Light Co
7.1 mi	Alliant Sbd 9107 Jbs Usa Marshalltown, IA	Oil	11 MW	Industrial Energy Applications Inc
10.6 mi	Vienna Wind Farm Marshalltown, IA	Wind	150 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
11.8 mi	Laurel Wind Farm Laurel, IA	Wind	123 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
17.3 mi	Grinnell College Grinnell, IA	Solar	4 MW	Azimuth 180 Solar Electric, Llc
17.6 mi	Grinnell Grinnell, IA	Natural Gas	—	Interstate Power And Light Co
18.1 mi	Grinnell Customer Hosted Solar Grinnell, IA	Solar	—	Interstate Power And Light Co
19.0 mi	Venus Wind 3 Llc Grinnell, IA	Wind	3 MW	Venus Wind 3 Llc
19.9 mi	State Center State Center, IA	Oil	6 MW	City Of State Center - (Ia)
19.9 mi	Traer East Tracer, IA	Oil	4 MW	City Of Traer - (Ia)
20.1 mi	Traer South Traer, IA	Oil	2 MW	City Of Traer - (Ia)
20.2 mi	Traer Wind Project Traer, IA	Wind	2 MW	City Of Traer - (Ia)
20.5 mi	Traer Main Traer, IA	Oil	4 MW	City Of Traer - (Ia)
22.8 mi	Winding Stair Wind Dysart, IA	Wind	—	Winding Stair Wind
24.2 mi	Ivester Wind Farm Wellsburg, IA	Wind	91 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
24.6 mi	Grundy Center City Light Plant Grundy Center, IA	Oil	9 MW	Grundy Center Mun Light & Power
25.3 mi	Brooklyn City North Plant Brooklyn, IA	Oil	2 MW	City Of Brooklyn - (Ia)
25.6 mi	Brooklyn Brooklyn, IA	Oil	2 MW	City Of Brooklyn - (Ia)
26.4 mi	Fpl Energy Story Wind Llc Zearing, IA	Wind	150 MW	Fpl Energy Story Wind Llc
28.3 mi	Wellsburg Wind Project Wellsburg, IA	Wind	141 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
28.9 mi	North English Montezuma, IA	Wind	340 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
31.8 mi	Montezuma Montezuma, IA	Oil	10 MW	City Of Montezuma - (Ia)
32.4 mi	Dike City Power Plant Dike, IA	Oil	2 MW	City Of Dike
33.6 mi	Optimum Wind 7 Llc Nevada, IA	Wind	3 MW	Optimum Wind 7 Llc
34.1 mi	Garden Wind Llc Zearing, IA	Wind	150 MW	Garden Wind Llc
34.2 mi	Alliant Sbd 8603 Donnelley Nevada, IA	Oil	—	Industrial Energy Applications Inc
35.1 mi	Electrifarm Waterloo, IA	Natural Gas	264 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
35.6 mi	English Farms Montezuma, IA	Wind	172 MW	Interstate Power And Light Co
36.6 mi	Cedar Falls Solar Farm Cedar Falls, IA	Solar	2 MW	Altus Power America Management, Llc
36.7 mi	La Porte La Porte City, IA	Oil	5 MW	La Porte City Utilities
37.9 mi	Optimum Wind 3 Llc Nevada, IA	Wind	3 MW	Optimum Wind 3 Llc
37.9 mi	Michelangelo Wind 3 Llc Huxley, IA	Wind	3 MW	Michelangelo Wind 3 Llc
38.0 mi	Optimum Wind 4 Llc Nevada, IA	Wind	3 MW	Optimum Wind 4 Llc
38.1 mi	Optimum Wind 5 Llc Nevada, IA	Wind	3 MW	Optimum Wind 5 Llc
38.1 mi	Gas Turbine (Ia) Cedar Falls, IA	Natural Gas	43 MW	Cedar Falls Utilities
38.4 mi	Optimum Wind 6 Llc Nevada, IA	Wind	3 MW	Optimum Wind 6 Llc
38.6 mi	University Of Northern Iowa Cedar Falls, IA	Natural Gas	8 MW	University Of Northern Iowa
39.0 mi	Diamond Trail Wind Farm Ladora, IA	Wind	253 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
39.5 mi	Prairie Wind Farm Montezuma, IA	Wind	168 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
39.6 mi	Alliant Sbd 8601 Quad Graphics Marengo, IA	Oil	4 MW	Industrial Energy Applications Inc
39.8 mi	Streeter Station Cedar Falls, IA	Natural Gas	52 MW	Cedar Falls Utilities
40.2 mi	Vinton Vinton, IA	Natural Gas	18 MW	City Of Vinton - (Ia)
40.9 mi	Waterloo Lundquist Waterloo, IA	Oil	18 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
41.0 mi	Metro Methane Recovery Facility Mitchellville, IA	Biomass	11 MW	Wm Renewable Energy Llc
41.1 mi	Ames Diesel Generating Station Ames, IA	Oil	—	Interstate Power And Light Co
41.3 mi	Ncah Central Utility Plant Ames, IA	Natural Gas	15 MW	National Centers For Animal Health
41.5 mi	Ames Gt Ames, IA	Oil	79 MW	City Of Ames - (Ia)
42.0 mi	Pella Peaking Pella, IA	Oil	28 MW	City Of Pella - (Ia)
42.6 mi	Pella Pella, IA	Coal	—	City Of Pella - (Ia)
42.8 mi	Ames Electric Services Power Plant Ames, IA	Natural Gas	109 MW	City Of Ames - (Ia)
42.9 mi	Waterloo Solar (Ia) Waterloo, IA	Solar	3 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
43.2 mi	Ia - City Of Ames - Airport Road Ames, IA	Solar	2 MW	Forefront Power, Llc
44.1 mi	Story City Story City, IA	Oil	14 MW	City Of Story City - (Ia)
44.4 mi	Iowa State University Ames, IA	Natural Gas	40 MW	Iowa State University
44.4 mi	Michelangelo Wind 1 Llc Huxley, IA	Wind	3 MW	Michelangelo Wind 1 Llc
44.5 mi	Story City Wind Project Story City, IA	Wind	2 MW	Hamilton Wind Energy Llc
45.3 mi	Red Rock Hydro Plant Pella, IA	Hydroelectric	55 MW	Western Minnesota Mun Pwr Agny
45.3 mi	Isu Customer Hosted 1mw Solar Project Ames, IA	Solar	1 MW	Interstate Power And Light Co
45.5 mi	Leonardo Wind 1 Llc Alden, IA	Wind	3 MW	Leonardo Wind 1 Llc
47.5 mi	Michelangelo Wind 4 Llc Ames, IA	Wind	3 MW	Michelangelo Wind 4 Llc
47.8 mi	Amana Society Service Company Middle Amana, IA	Oil	22 MW	Amana Society Service Co
48.4 mi	Whispering Willow Wind Farm - East Iowa Falls, IA	Wind	200 MW	Interstate Power And Light Co
49.3 mi	Archer Daniels Midland Des Moines Des Moines, IA	Coal	8 MW	Archer Daniels Midland Co
49.5 mi	Pleasant Hill Pleasant Hill, IA	Natural Gas	180 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
49.7 mi	Greater Des Moines Pleasant Hill, IA	Natural Gas	576 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
49.9 mi	Anderson Erickson Des Moines, IA	Oil	2 MW	Anderson Erickson Dairy
49.9 mi	Knoxville Industrial Knoxville, IA	Oil	16 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
49.9 mi	Knoxville Battery Energy Storage Knoxville, IA	Other Fossil	1 MW	Midamerican Energy Co

Power generation near this area

There are 70 power plants within 50 miles of Le Grand, Iowa (ZIP 50142), with a combined 4,498 MW of nameplate capacity. Wind is the most common fuel type in this area with 24 of the 70 nearby plants. The closest plant is Sutherland 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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