Power Plants Near 50170 — Monroe, IA

54 power plants within 50 miles of ZIP 50170 (Monroe, Iowa). Click any plant for capacity, generation, emissions, and generator-level detail.

Centroid: 41.5222, -93.1019 · County: Jasper

Natural Gas 47%Wind 30%Coal 16%Oil 5%

Distance	Plant	Fuel	Capacity	Operator
11.5 mi	Pella Peaking Pella, IA	Oil	28 MW	City Of Pella - (Ia)
12.3 mi	Red Rock Hydro Plant Pella, IA	Hydroelectric	55 MW	Western Minnesota Mun Pwr Agny
13.0 mi	Pella Pella, IA	Coal	—	City Of Pella - (Ia)
14.1 mi	Metro Methane Recovery Facility Mitchellville, IA	Biomass	11 MW	Wm Renewable Energy Llc
14.4 mi	Knoxville Industrial Knoxville, IA	Oil	16 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
14.4 mi	Knoxville Battery Energy Storage Knoxville, IA	Other Fossil	1 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
21.4 mi	Prairie Wind Farm Montezuma, IA	Wind	168 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
22.0 mi	Pleasant Hill Pleasant Hill, IA	Natural Gas	180 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
22.2 mi	Greater Des Moines Pleasant Hill, IA	Natural Gas	576 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
23.8 mi	Des Moines Wastewater Reclamation Fac Des Moines, IA	Biomass	3 MW	Des Moines Metro Wrf
24.2 mi	Grinnell Grinnell, IA	Natural Gas	—	Interstate Power And Light Co
24.2 mi	Grinnell Customer Hosted Solar Grinnell, IA	Solar	—	Interstate Power And Light Co
25.1 mi	Anderson Erickson Des Moines, IA	Oil	2 MW	Anderson Erickson Dairy
25.7 mi	Grinnell College Grinnell, IA	Solar	4 MW	Azimuth 180 Solar Electric, Llc
25.9 mi	Archer Daniels Midland Des Moines Des Moines, IA	Coal	8 MW	Archer Daniels Midland Co
26.4 mi	Indianola Indianola, IA	Oil	41 MW	Indianola Municipal Utilities
26.4 mi	Laurel Wind Farm Laurel, IA	Wind	123 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
26.9 mi	Venus Wind 3 Llc Grinnell, IA	Wind	3 MW	Venus Wind 3 Llc
27.2 mi	River Hills Des Moines, IA	Natural Gas	128 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
30.3 mi	Montezuma Montezuma, IA	Oil	10 MW	City Of Montezuma - (Ia)
31.5 mi	Sycamore (Ia) Johnston, IA	Natural Gas	158 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
32.3 mi	North English Montezuma, IA	Wind	340 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
34.3 mi	State Center State Center, IA	Oil	6 MW	City Of State Center - (Ia)
35.5 mi	Cargill Corn Milling Division Eddyville, IA	Natural Gas	40 MW	Cargill Inc North America Sweetners
35.7 mi	Hy-Vee Customer Hosted 2.25mw Solar Chariton, IA	Solar	2 MW	Interstate Power And Light Co
36.1 mi	English Farms Montezuma, IA	Wind	172 MW	Interstate Power And Light Co
36.6 mi	Michelangelo Wind 1 Llc Huxley, IA	Wind	3 MW	Michelangelo Wind 1 Llc
36.6 mi	Brooklyn Brooklyn, IA	Oil	2 MW	City Of Brooklyn - (Ia)
37.4 mi	Brooklyn City North Plant Brooklyn, IA	Oil	2 MW	City Of Brooklyn - (Ia)
37.9 mi	Marshalltown Generating Station Marshalltown, IA	Natural Gas	709 MW	Interstate Power And Light Co
38.4 mi	Alliant Sbd 9107 Jbs Usa Marshalltown, IA	Oil	11 MW	Industrial Energy Applications Inc
38.4 mi	Sutherland Marshalltown, IA	Natural Gas	—	Interstate Power And Light Co
38.4 mi	Marshalltown Marshalltown, IA	Natural Gas	189 MW	Interstate Power And Light Co
38.8 mi	Optimum Wind 7 Llc Nevada, IA	Wind	3 MW	Optimum Wind 7 Llc
38.9 mi	Alliant Sbd 8603 Donnelley Nevada, IA	Oil	—	Industrial Energy Applications Inc
39.9 mi	Optimum Wind 6 Llc Nevada, IA	Wind	3 MW	Optimum Wind 6 Llc
40.2 mi	Optimum Wind 5 Llc Nevada, IA	Wind	3 MW	Optimum Wind 5 Llc
40.3 mi	Optimum Wind 4 Llc Nevada, IA	Wind	3 MW	Optimum Wind 4 Llc
40.4 mi	Optimum Wind 3 Llc Nevada, IA	Wind	3 MW	Optimum Wind 3 Llc
40.4 mi	Michelangelo Wind 3 Llc Huxley, IA	Wind	3 MW	Michelangelo Wind 3 Llc
40.9 mi	Ottumwa Ottumwa, IA	Coal	726 MW	Interstate Power And Light Co
41.2 mi	Fpl Energy Story Wind Llc Zearing, IA	Wind	150 MW	Fpl Energy Story Wind Llc
41.8 mi	Ames Diesel Generating Station Ames, IA	Oil	—	Interstate Power And Light Co
42.5 mi	Ia - City Of Ames - Airport Road Ames, IA	Solar	2 MW	Forefront Power, Llc
42.6 mi	Isu Customer Hosted 1mw Solar Project Ames, IA	Solar	1 MW	Interstate Power And Light Co
42.8 mi	Ames Gt Ames, IA	Oil	79 MW	City Of Ames - (Ia)
43.5 mi	Ames Electric Services Power Plant Ames, IA	Natural Gas	109 MW	City Of Ames - (Ia)
43.8 mi	Ncah Central Utility Plant Ames, IA	Natural Gas	15 MW	National Centers For Animal Health
44.1 mi	Michelangelo Wind 4 Llc Ames, IA	Wind	3 MW	Michelangelo Wind 4 Llc
44.6 mi	Iowa State University Ames, IA	Natural Gas	40 MW	Iowa State University
47.1 mi	Vienna Wind Farm Marshalltown, IA	Wind	150 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
48.9 mi	Winterset Winterset, IA	Oil	18 MW	City Of Winterset - (Ia)
49.6 mi	Diamond Trail Wind Farm Ladora, IA	Wind	253 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
49.9 mi	Ottumwa City Of Ottumwa, IA	Hydroelectric	3 MW	Ottumwa City Of

Power generation near this area

There are 54 power plants within 50 miles of Monroe, Iowa (ZIP 50170), with a combined 4,558 MW of nameplate capacity. Wind is the most common fuel type in this area with 16 of the 54 nearby plants. The closest plant is Pella Peaking at 11.5 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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