Power Plants Near 50157 — Malcom, IA

65 power plants within 50 miles of ZIP 50157 (Malcom, Iowa). Click any plant for capacity, generation, emissions, and generator-level detail.

Centroid: 41.7695, -92.5354 · County: Poweshiek

Wind 35%Coal 27%Natural Gas 27%Solar 5%Oil 4%

Distance	Plant	Fuel	Capacity	Operator
5.4 mi	Brooklyn Brooklyn, IA	Oil	2 MW	City Of Brooklyn - (Ia)
5.4 mi	Brooklyn City North Plant Brooklyn, IA	Oil	2 MW	City Of Brooklyn - (Ia)
7.3 mi	Venus Wind 3 Llc Grinnell, IA	Wind	3 MW	Venus Wind 3 Llc
9.0 mi	North English Montezuma, IA	Wind	340 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
9.5 mi	Grinnell College Grinnell, IA	Solar	4 MW	Azimuth 180 Solar Electric, Llc
10.7 mi	Grinnell Customer Hosted Solar Grinnell, IA	Solar	—	Interstate Power And Light Co
11.1 mi	Grinnell Grinnell, IA	Natural Gas	—	Interstate Power And Light Co
12.7 mi	Montezuma Montezuma, IA	Oil	10 MW	City Of Montezuma - (Ia)
15.3 mi	English Farms Montezuma, IA	Wind	172 MW	Interstate Power And Light Co
20.2 mi	Diamond Trail Wind Farm Ladora, IA	Wind	253 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
21.9 mi	Laurel Wind Farm Laurel, IA	Wind	123 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
24.6 mi	Prairie Wind Farm Montezuma, IA	Wind	168 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
24.6 mi	Alliant Sbd 8601 Quad Graphics Marengo, IA	Oil	4 MW	Industrial Energy Applications Inc
25.4 mi	Sutherland Marshalltown, IA	Natural Gas	—	Interstate Power And Light Co
25.4 mi	Marshalltown Marshalltown, IA	Natural Gas	189 MW	Interstate Power And Light Co
25.7 mi	Marshalltown Generating Station Marshalltown, IA	Natural Gas	709 MW	Interstate Power And Light Co
26.8 mi	Winding Stair Wind Dysart, IA	Wind	—	Winding Stair Wind
27.2 mi	Alliant Sbd 9107 Jbs Usa Marshalltown, IA	Oil	11 MW	Industrial Energy Applications Inc
27.5 mi	Traer Wind Project Traer, IA	Wind	2 MW	City Of Traer - (Ia)
28.7 mi	Traer East Tracer, IA	Oil	4 MW	City Of Traer - (Ia)
29.4 mi	Traer South Traer, IA	Oil	2 MW	City Of Traer - (Ia)
29.5 mi	Traer Main Traer, IA	Oil	4 MW	City Of Traer - (Ia)
29.6 mi	Vienna Wind Farm Marshalltown, IA	Wind	150 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
32.3 mi	Pella Pella, IA	Coal	—	City Of Pella - (Ia)
32.4 mi	Pella Peaking Pella, IA	Oil	28 MW	City Of Pella - (Ia)
33.2 mi	Amana Society Service Company Middle Amana, IA	Oil	22 MW	Amana Society Service Co
36.0 mi	Red Rock Hydro Plant Pella, IA	Hydroelectric	55 MW	Western Minnesota Mun Pwr Agny
36.5 mi	State Center State Center, IA	Oil	6 MW	City Of State Center - (Ia)
38.2 mi	Vinton Vinton, IA	Natural Gas	18 MW	City Of Vinton - (Ia)
41.5 mi	Knoxville Industrial Knoxville, IA	Oil	16 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
41.5 mi	Knoxville Battery Energy Storage Knoxville, IA	Other Fossil	1 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
41.6 mi	La Porte La Porte City, IA	Oil	5 MW	La Porte City Utilities
42.8 mi	Grundy Center City Light Plant Grundy Center, IA	Oil	9 MW	Grundy Center Mun Light & Power
43.5 mi	Farmers Electric Cooperative - Kalona Kalona, IA	Oil	6 MW	Farmers Electric Coop - (Ia)
43.9 mi	Metro Methane Recovery Facility Mitchellville, IA	Biomass	11 MW	Wm Renewable Energy Llc
44.0 mi	Cargill Corn Milling Division Eddyville, IA	Natural Gas	40 MW	Cargill Inc North America Sweetners
44.3 mi	Ivester Wind Farm Wellsburg, IA	Wind	91 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
44.4 mi	Fpl Energy Story Wind Llc Zearing, IA	Wind	150 MW	Fpl Energy Story Wind Llc
44.9 mi	Archer Daniels Midland Cedar Rapids Cedar Rapids, IA	Coal	295 MW	Archer Daniels Midland Co
45.1 mi	Deer Run Battery Cedar Rapids, IA	Other Fossil	5 MW	Interstate Power And Light Co
45.1 mi	Pleasant Creek Unit 1 Palo, IA	Solar	50 MW	Interstate Power And Light Co
45.1 mi	Pleasant Creek Unit 2 Palo, IA	Solar	150 MW	Interstate Power And Light Co
45.2 mi	Cedar Rapids Community Solar Cedar Rapids, IA	Solar	5 MW	Interstate Power And Light Co
46.0 mi	Alliant Sbg 9802 Toyota Cedar Rapids, IA	Natural Gas	1 MW	Industrial Energy Applications Inc
46.2 mi	Alliant Sbd 8501 Aegon Li Cedar Rapids, IA	Oil	—	Industrial Energy Applications Inc
46.3 mi	Alliant Sbd 9302 Aegon Np Cedar Rapids, IA	Oil	—	Industrial Energy Applications Inc
46.5 mi	Alliant Sbd 9403 Aegon Dc Cedar Rapids, IA	Oil	4 MW	Industrial Energy Applications Inc
46.5 mi	Ottumwa Ottumwa, IA	Coal	726 MW	Interstate Power And Light Co
46.6 mi	Kirkwood Wind Turbine Cedar Rapids, IA	Wind	3 MW	Kirkwood Community College
46.7 mi	Red Cedar Cedar Rapids, IA	Natural Gas	—	Interstate Power And Light Co
46.7 mi	Electrifarm Waterloo, IA	Natural Gas	264 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
46.8 mi	Alliant Sbd0201 Ingredion Cedar Rapids, IA	Oil	6 MW	Industrial Energy Applications Inc
47.0 mi	Sixth Street Cedar Rapids, IA	Coal	—	Interstate Power And Light Co
47.1 mi	Alliant Sbd 9801 Aegon Martha's Way Hiawatha, IA	Oil	—	Industrial Energy Applications Inc
47.4 mi	Alliant Sbd 9901 Wells Fargo Cedar Rapids, IA	Oil	—	Industrial Energy Applications Inc
47.7 mi	Prairie Creek Cedar Rapids, IA	Coal	213 MW	Interstate Power And Light Co
47.7 mi	Alliant Sbd 9203 Profol Cedar Rapids, IA	Oil	6 MW	American Profol Incorporated
48.1 mi	Alliant Sbd 9702 Cedar Graphics Hiawatha, IA	Oil	—	Industrial Energy Applications Inc
48.1 mi	Dike City Power Plant Dike, IA	Oil	2 MW	City Of Dike
48.3 mi	Oakdale Renewable Energy Plant Coralville, IA	Natural Gas	3 MW	University Of Iowa
48.3 mi	Wellsburg Wind Project Wellsburg, IA	Wind	141 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
49.3 mi	Alliant Sbd 9106 Rockwell Cr Cedar Rapids, IA	Oil	16 MW	Industrial Energy Applications Inc
49.3 mi	Cedar Falls Solar Farm Cedar Falls, IA	Solar	2 MW	Altus Power America Management, Llc
49.4 mi	Optimum Wind 7 Llc Nevada, IA	Wind	3 MW	Optimum Wind 7 Llc
49.8 mi	Alliant Sbd 8603 Donnelley Nevada, IA	Oil	—	Industrial Energy Applications Inc

Power generation near this area

There are 65 power plants within 50 miles of Malcom, Iowa (ZIP 50157), with a combined 4,502 MW of nameplate capacity. Oil is the most common fuel type in this area with 26 of the 65 nearby plants. The closest plant is Brooklyn at 5.4 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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