Power Plants Near 50171 — Montezuma, IA

40 power plants within 50 miles of ZIP 50171 (Montezuma, Iowa). Click any plant for capacity, generation, emissions, and generator-level detail.

Centroid: 41.5928, -92.5276 · County: Poweshiek

Wind 36%Coal 30%Natural Gas 28%Oil 3%

Distance	Plant	Fuel	Capacity	Operator
0.5 mi	Montezuma Montezuma, IA	Oil	10 MW	City Of Montezuma - (Ia)
3.8 mi	North English Montezuma, IA	Wind	340 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
6.4 mi	English Farms Montezuma, IA	Wind	172 MW	Interstate Power And Light Co
10.2 mi	Brooklyn Brooklyn, IA	Oil	2 MW	City Of Brooklyn - (Ia)
11.1 mi	Brooklyn City North Plant Brooklyn, IA	Oil	2 MW	City Of Brooklyn - (Ia)
12.7 mi	Venus Wind 3 Llc Grinnell, IA	Wind	3 MW	Venus Wind 3 Llc
14.1 mi	Prairie Wind Farm Montezuma, IA	Wind	168 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
15.2 mi	Grinnell College Grinnell, IA	Solar	4 MW	Azimuth 180 Solar Electric, Llc
15.3 mi	Grinnell Customer Hosted Solar Grinnell, IA	Solar	—	Interstate Power And Light Co
15.9 mi	Grinnell Grinnell, IA	Natural Gas	—	Interstate Power And Light Co
19.6 mi	Diamond Trail Wind Farm Ladora, IA	Wind	253 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
24.1 mi	Pella Pella, IA	Coal	—	City Of Pella - (Ia)
24.7 mi	Pella Peaking Pella, IA	Oil	28 MW	City Of Pella - (Ia)
27.9 mi	Alliant Sbd 8601 Quad Graphics Marengo, IA	Oil	4 MW	Industrial Energy Applications Inc
28.1 mi	Red Rock Hydro Plant Pella, IA	Hydroelectric	55 MW	Western Minnesota Mun Pwr Agny
29.0 mi	Laurel Wind Farm Laurel, IA	Wind	123 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
32.0 mi	Cargill Corn Milling Division Eddyville, IA	Natural Gas	40 MW	Cargill Inc North America Sweetners
33.6 mi	Knoxville Industrial Knoxville, IA	Oil	16 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
33.6 mi	Knoxville Battery Energy Storage Knoxville, IA	Other Fossil	1 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
34.4 mi	Ottumwa Ottumwa, IA	Coal	726 MW	Interstate Power And Light Co
35.6 mi	Amana Society Service Company Middle Amana, IA	Oil	22 MW	Amana Society Service Co
35.8 mi	Sutherland Marshalltown, IA	Natural Gas	—	Interstate Power And Light Co
35.8 mi	Marshalltown Marshalltown, IA	Natural Gas	189 MW	Interstate Power And Light Co
35.8 mi	Marshalltown Generating Station Marshalltown, IA	Natural Gas	709 MW	Interstate Power And Light Co
37.2 mi	Alliant Sbd 9107 Jbs Usa Marshalltown, IA	Oil	11 MW	Industrial Energy Applications Inc
38.5 mi	Winding Stair Wind Dysart, IA	Wind	—	Winding Stair Wind
39.5 mi	Traer Wind Project Traer, IA	Wind	2 MW	City Of Traer - (Ia)
40.3 mi	Ottumwa City Of Ottumwa, IA	Hydroelectric	3 MW	Ottumwa City Of
40.8 mi	Traer East Tracer, IA	Oil	4 MW	City Of Traer - (Ia)
40.9 mi	Farmers Electric Cooperative - Kalona Kalona, IA	Oil	6 MW	Farmers Electric Coop - (Ia)
41.2 mi	Vienna Wind Farm Marshalltown, IA	Wind	150 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
41.5 mi	Traer South Traer, IA	Oil	2 MW	City Of Traer - (Ia)
41.6 mi	Traer Main Traer, IA	Oil	4 MW	City Of Traer - (Ia)
42.8 mi	Metro Methane Recovery Facility Mitchellville, IA	Biomass	11 MW	Wm Renewable Energy Llc
43.9 mi	State Center State Center, IA	Oil	6 MW	City Of State Center - (Ia)
47.6 mi	Vinton Vinton, IA	Natural Gas	18 MW	City Of Vinton - (Ia)
48.3 mi	Oakdale Renewable Energy Plant Coralville, IA	Natural Gas	3 MW	University Of Iowa
48.9 mi	Archer Daniels Midland Cedar Rapids Cedar Rapids, IA	Coal	295 MW	Archer Daniels Midland Co
49.6 mi	Deer Run Battery Cedar Rapids, IA	Other Fossil	5 MW	Interstate Power And Light Co
49.8 mi	Cedar Rapids Community Solar Cedar Rapids, IA	Solar	5 MW	Interstate Power And Light Co

Power generation near this area

There are 40 power plants within 50 miles of Montezuma, Iowa (ZIP 50171), with a combined 3,390 MW of nameplate capacity. Oil is the most common fuel type in this area with 13 of the 40 nearby plants. The closest plant is Montezuma at 0.5 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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