Power Plants Near 50161 — Maxwell, IA

65 power plants within 50 miles of ZIP 50161 (Maxwell, Iowa). Click any plant for capacity, generation, emissions, and generator-level detail.

Centroid: 41.8967, -93.4001 · County: Story

Wind 51%Natural Gas 42%Oil 5%

Distance	Plant	Fuel	Capacity	Operator
9.1 mi	Alliant Sbd 8603 Donnelley Nevada, IA	Oil	—	Industrial Energy Applications Inc
9.2 mi	Optimum Wind 7 Llc Nevada, IA	Wind	3 MW	Optimum Wind 7 Llc
9.9 mi	Optimum Wind 6 Llc Nevada, IA	Wind	3 MW	Optimum Wind 6 Llc
10.1 mi	Optimum Wind 5 Llc Nevada, IA	Wind	3 MW	Optimum Wind 5 Llc
10.2 mi	Optimum Wind 4 Llc Nevada, IA	Wind	3 MW	Optimum Wind 4 Llc
10.3 mi	Optimum Wind 3 Llc Nevada, IA	Wind	3 MW	Optimum Wind 3 Llc
10.3 mi	Michelangelo Wind 3 Llc Huxley, IA	Wind	3 MW	Michelangelo Wind 3 Llc
11.5 mi	Michelangelo Wind 1 Llc Huxley, IA	Wind	3 MW	Michelangelo Wind 1 Llc
12.1 mi	Ames Diesel Generating Station Ames, IA	Oil	—	Interstate Power And Light Co
13.0 mi	Ames Gt Ames, IA	Oil	79 MW	City Of Ames - (Ia)
13.3 mi	Ia - City Of Ames - Airport Road Ames, IA	Solar	2 MW	Forefront Power, Llc
13.8 mi	Ncah Central Utility Plant Ames, IA	Natural Gas	15 MW	National Centers For Animal Health
14.0 mi	Ames Electric Services Power Plant Ames, IA	Natural Gas	109 MW	City Of Ames - (Ia)
14.3 mi	Isu Customer Hosted 1mw Solar Project Ames, IA	Solar	1 MW	Interstate Power And Light Co
14.7 mi	State Center State Center, IA	Oil	6 MW	City Of State Center - (Ia)
15.3 mi	Iowa State University Ames, IA	Natural Gas	40 MW	Iowa State University
15.8 mi	Fpl Energy Story Wind Llc Zearing, IA	Wind	150 MW	Fpl Energy Story Wind Llc
16.4 mi	Michelangelo Wind 4 Llc Ames, IA	Wind	3 MW	Michelangelo Wind 4 Llc
20.7 mi	Metro Methane Recovery Facility Mitchellville, IA	Biomass	11 MW	Wm Renewable Energy Llc
21.1 mi	Sycamore (Ia) Johnston, IA	Natural Gas	158 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
21.1 mi	Archer Daniels Midland Des Moines Des Moines, IA	Coal	8 MW	Archer Daniels Midland Co
22.3 mi	Anderson Erickson Des Moines, IA	Oil	2 MW	Anderson Erickson Dairy
22.5 mi	Story City Story City, IA	Oil	14 MW	City Of Story City - (Ia)
22.7 mi	Garden Wind Llc Zearing, IA	Wind	150 MW	Garden Wind Llc
23.8 mi	Des Moines Wastewater Reclamation Fac Des Moines, IA	Biomass	3 MW	Des Moines Metro Wrf
23.8 mi	Story City Wind Project Story City, IA	Wind	2 MW	Hamilton Wind Energy Llc
24.0 mi	River Hills Des Moines, IA	Natural Gas	128 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
24.0 mi	Laurel Wind Farm Laurel, IA	Wind	123 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
24.3 mi	Pleasant Hill Pleasant Hill, IA	Natural Gas	180 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
24.4 mi	Greater Des Moines Pleasant Hill, IA	Natural Gas	576 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
26.1 mi	Fareway Customer Hosted 1 Mw Solar Boone, IA	Solar	1 MW	Interstate Power And Light Co
28.1 mi	Alliant Sbd 9107 Jbs Usa Marshalltown, IA	Oil	11 MW	Industrial Energy Applications Inc
28.9 mi	Marshalltown Generating Station Marshalltown, IA	Natural Gas	709 MW	Interstate Power And Light Co
29.7 mi	Sutherland Marshalltown, IA	Natural Gas	—	Interstate Power And Light Co
29.7 mi	Marshalltown Marshalltown, IA	Natural Gas	189 MW	Interstate Power And Light Co
32.7 mi	Poet Biorefining - Jewell Jewell, IA	Natural Gas	5 MW	Poet Biorefining - Jewell
32.8 mi	Great Pathfinder Wind Stratford, IA	Wind	224 MW	Great Pathfinder Wind
34.6 mi	Ogden Ogden, IA	Oil	4 MW	City Of Ogden - (Ia)
35.0 mi	Grinnell Grinnell, IA	Natural Gas	—	Interstate Power And Light Co
35.5 mi	Grinnell Customer Hosted Solar Grinnell, IA	Solar	—	Interstate Power And Light Co
36.3 mi	Grinnell College Grinnell, IA	Solar	4 MW	Azimuth 180 Solar Electric, Llc
36.8 mi	Vienna Wind Farm Marshalltown, IA	Wind	150 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
37.2 mi	Perry Customer Hosted 1mw Solar Project Perry, IA	Solar	1 MW	Interstate Power And Light Co
38.1 mi	Indianola Indianola, IA	Oil	41 MW	Indianola Municipal Utilities
38.1 mi	Ivester Wind Farm Wellsburg, IA	Wind	91 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
39.0 mi	Venus Wind 3 Llc Grinnell, IA	Wind	3 MW	Venus Wind 3 Llc
40.7 mi	Wellsburg Wind Project Wellsburg, IA	Wind	141 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
41.2 mi	Pella Peaking Pella, IA	Oil	28 MW	City Of Pella - (Ia)
41.6 mi	Leonardo Wind 1 Llc Alden, IA	Wind	3 MW	Leonardo Wind 1 Llc
41.9 mi	Beaver Creek Wind Ogden, IA	Wind	340 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
42.4 mi	Red Rock Hydro Plant Pella, IA	Hydroelectric	55 MW	Western Minnesota Mun Pwr Agny
42.5 mi	Dayton (Ia) Dayton, IA	Oil	2 MW	City Of Dayton - (Ia)
42.6 mi	Pella Pella, IA	Coal	—	City Of Pella - (Ia)
43.7 mi	Rippey Wind Farm Grand Junction, IA	Wind	50 MW	Greenbacker Renewable Energy Corporation
43.8 mi	Knoxville Industrial Knoxville, IA	Oil	16 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
43.8 mi	Knoxville Battery Energy Storage Knoxville, IA	Other Fossil	1 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
45.0 mi	Webster City Webster City, IA	Oil	21 MW	City Of Webster City - (Ia)
45.5 mi	Grundy Center City Light Plant Grundy Center, IA	Oil	9 MW	Grundy Center Mun Light & Power
46.8 mi	Junction Hilltop Wind Farm Dana, IA	Wind	8 MW	Junction Hilltop Management Llc
47.7 mi	Century Blairsburg, IA	Wind	201 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
48.0 mi	Prairie Wind Farm Montezuma, IA	Wind	168 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
49.2 mi	Franklin County Wind Farm Iowa Falls, IA	Wind	99 MW	Interstate Power And Light Co
49.6 mi	North English Montezuma, IA	Wind	340 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
49.8 mi	Lundgren Wind Project Otho, IA	Wind	251 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
50.0 mi	Winterset Winterset, IA	Oil	18 MW	City Of Winterset - (Ia)

Power generation near this area

There are 65 power plants within 50 miles of Maxwell, Iowa (ZIP 50161), with a combined 4,964 MW of nameplate capacity. Wind is the most common fuel type in this area with 26 of the 65 nearby plants. The closest plant is Alliant Sbd 8603 Donnelley at 9.1 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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