Power Plants Near 50160 — Martensdale, IA

60 power plants within 50 miles of ZIP 50160 (Martensdale, Iowa). Click any plant for capacity, generation, emissions, and generator-level detail.

Centroid: 41.3730, -93.7358 · County: Warren

Wind 48%Natural Gas 41%Oil 7%Solar 3%

Distance	Plant	Fuel	Capacity	Operator
9.0 mi	Indianola Indianola, IA	Oil	41 MW	Indianola Municipal Utilities
14.6 mi	Winterset Winterset, IA	Oil	18 MW	City Of Winterset - (Ia)
16.2 mi	River Hills Des Moines, IA	Natural Gas	128 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
16.6 mi	Greater Des Moines Pleasant Hill, IA	Natural Gas	576 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
16.6 mi	Des Moines Wastewater Reclamation Fac Des Moines, IA	Biomass	3 MW	Des Moines Metro Wrf
16.8 mi	Pleasant Hill Pleasant Hill, IA	Natural Gas	180 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
17.8 mi	Anderson Erickson Des Moines, IA	Oil	2 MW	Anderson Erickson Dairy
19.1 mi	Archer Daniels Midland Des Moines Des Moines, IA	Coal	8 MW	Archer Daniels Midland Co
20.9 mi	Sycamore (Ia) Johnston, IA	Natural Gas	158 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
22.2 mi	Macksburg Wind Project Macksburg, IA	Wind	120 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
25.1 mi	Metro Methane Recovery Facility Mitchellville, IA	Biomass	11 MW	Wm Renewable Energy Llc
27.3 mi	Arbor Hill Wind Farm Greenfield, IA	Wind	310 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
28.1 mi	Arbor Hill Solar Greenfield, IA	Solar	25 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
31.4 mi	Hy-Vee Customer Hosted 2.25mw Solar Chariton, IA	Solar	2 MW	Interstate Power And Light Co
31.4 mi	Stuart (Ia) Stuart, IA	Oil	3 MW	City Of Stuart - (Ia)
31.8 mi	Gilliam South Stuart, IA	Oil	4 MW	City Of Stuart - (Ia)
32.0 mi	Wind Gem Stuart, IA	Wind	2 MW	Wind Gem, Llc
35.2 mi	Knoxville Industrial Knoxville, IA	Oil	16 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
35.2 mi	Knoxville Battery Energy Storage Knoxville, IA	Other Fossil	1 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
35.6 mi	Michelangelo Wind 1 Llc Huxley, IA	Wind	3 MW	Michelangelo Wind 1 Llc
36.5 mi	Summit Lake Creston, IA	Natural Gas	119 MW	Central Iowa Power Cooperative
36.8 mi	Wolverine Greenfield, IA	Wind	2 MW	Wolverine Wind Energy, Llc
36.8 mi	Creston Solar (50 Mw) Creston, IA	Solar	50 MW	Interstate Power And Light Co
36.8 mi	Meadow Ridge Greenfield, IA	Wind	2 MW	Meadow Ridge Wind Energy, Llc
37.3 mi	Orient Wind Farm Orient, IA	Wind	501 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
37.5 mi	North Generation Plant Greenfield, IA	Oil	8 MW	City Of Greenfield - (Ia)
37.7 mi	Cumberland Rose Orient, IA	Wind	2 MW	Cumberland Rose Wind Energy, Llc
37.9 mi	Downtown Generation Plant Greenfield, IA	Oil	5 MW	City Of Greenfield - (Ia)
37.9 mi	Greenfield Light Plant Greenfield, IA	Oil	—	City Of Greenfield - (Ia)
38.0 mi	Bulldog Orient, IA	Wind	2 MW	Bulldog Wind Energy, Llc
38.1 mi	Perry Customer Hosted 1mw Solar Project Perry, IA	Solar	1 MW	Interstate Power And Light Co
39.1 mi	Creston School Customer Hosted Solar Creston, IA	Solar	—	Interstate Power And Light Co
39.1 mi	Red Rock Hydro Plant Pella, IA	Hydroelectric	55 MW	Western Minnesota Mun Pwr Agny
39.3 mi	Greenfield Wind Greenfield, IA	Wind	2 MW	Greenfield Wind Power, Llc
39.3 mi	Sky Volt Greenfield, IA	Wind	2 MW	Sky Volt, Llc
39.5 mi	Panora Panora, IA	Oil	5 MW	City Of Panora - (Ia)
41.4 mi	Pella Peaking Pella, IA	Oil	28 MW	City Of Pella - (Ia)
41.8 mi	Michelangelo Wind 4 Llc Ames, IA	Wind	3 MW	Michelangelo Wind 4 Llc
42.1 mi	Southern Hills Wind Farm Creston, IA	Wind	254 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
42.1 mi	Isu Customer Hosted 1mw Solar Project Ames, IA	Solar	1 MW	Interstate Power And Light Co
42.6 mi	Pella Pella, IA	Coal	—	City Of Pella - (Ia)
43.3 mi	Fontanelle Fontanelle, IA	Wind	2 MW	Forward Fontanelle Power, Llc
43.8 mi	Morning Light Wind Farm Adair, IA	Wind	111 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
44.0 mi	Ia - City Of Ames - Airport Road Ames, IA	Solar	2 MW	Forefront Power, Llc
45.0 mi	Ames Diesel Generating Station Ames, IA	Oil	—	Interstate Power And Light Co
45.1 mi	Optimum Wind 6 Llc Nevada, IA	Wind	3 MW	Optimum Wind 6 Llc
45.5 mi	Iowa State University Ames, IA	Natural Gas	40 MW	Iowa State University
45.6 mi	Ames Electric Services Power Plant Ames, IA	Natural Gas	109 MW	City Of Ames - (Ia)
45.7 mi	Optimum Wind 5 Llc Nevada, IA	Wind	3 MW	Optimum Wind 5 Llc
45.9 mi	Optimum Wind 4 Llc Nevada, IA	Wind	3 MW	Optimum Wind 4 Llc
45.9 mi	Ames Gt Ames, IA	Oil	79 MW	City Of Ames - (Ia)
46.1 mi	Michelangelo Wind 3 Llc Huxley, IA	Wind	3 MW	Michelangelo Wind 3 Llc
46.1 mi	Optimum Wind 3 Llc Nevada, IA	Wind	3 MW	Optimum Wind 3 Llc
47.2 mi	Ncah Central Utility Plant Ames, IA	Natural Gas	15 MW	National Centers For Animal Health
47.5 mi	Alliant Sbd 8603 Donnelley Nevada, IA	Oil	—	Industrial Energy Applications Inc
47.9 mi	Optimum Wind 7 Llc Nevada, IA	Wind	3 MW	Optimum Wind 7 Llc
48.1 mi	Fareway Customer Hosted 1 Mw Solar Boone, IA	Solar	1 MW	Interstate Power And Light Co
48.3 mi	Adair Wind Farm Adair, IA	Wind	175 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
48.4 mi	Prescott Wind Farm Prescott, IA	Wind	39 MW	Prescott Wind Energy Llc
48.6 mi	Ogden Ogden, IA	Oil	4 MW	City Of Ogden - (Ia)

Power generation near this area

There are 60 power plants within 50 miles of Martensdale, Iowa (ZIP 50160), with a combined 3,242 MW of nameplate capacity. Wind is the most common fuel type in this area with 23 of the 60 nearby plants. The closest plant is Indianola at 9.0 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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