Power Plants Near 50173 — Montour, IA

66 power plants within 50 miles of ZIP 50173 (Montour, Iowa). Click any plant for capacity, generation, emissions, and generator-level detail.

Centroid: 41.9709, -92.7006 · County: Tama

Wind 47%Natural Gas 39%Oil 6%Solar 6%

Distance	Plant	Fuel	Capacity	Operator
9.7 mi	Sutherland Marshalltown, IA	Natural Gas	—	Interstate Power And Light Co
9.7 mi	Marshalltown Marshalltown, IA	Natural Gas	189 MW	Interstate Power And Light Co
10.2 mi	Marshalltown Generating Station Marshalltown, IA	Natural Gas	709 MW	Interstate Power And Light Co
11.7 mi	Alliant Sbd 9107 Jbs Usa Marshalltown, IA	Oil	11 MW	Industrial Energy Applications Inc
13.4 mi	Laurel Wind Farm Laurel, IA	Wind	123 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
13.6 mi	Vienna Wind Farm Marshalltown, IA	Wind	150 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
14.6 mi	Grinnell College Grinnell, IA	Solar	4 MW	Azimuth 180 Solar Electric, Llc
15.3 mi	Grinnell Grinnell, IA	Natural Gas	—	Interstate Power And Light Co
15.7 mi	Grinnell Customer Hosted Solar Grinnell, IA	Solar	—	Interstate Power And Light Co
15.9 mi	Venus Wind 3 Llc Grinnell, IA	Wind	3 MW	Venus Wind 3 Llc
18.7 mi	Traer Wind Project Traer, IA	Wind	2 MW	City Of Traer - (Ia)
18.9 mi	Traer East Tracer, IA	Oil	4 MW	City Of Traer - (Ia)
19.2 mi	Traer South Traer, IA	Oil	2 MW	City Of Traer - (Ia)
19.6 mi	Traer Main Traer, IA	Oil	4 MW	City Of Traer - (Ia)
20.6 mi	Winding Stair Wind Dysart, IA	Wind	—	Winding Stair Wind
20.9 mi	Brooklyn City North Plant Brooklyn, IA	Oil	2 MW	City Of Brooklyn - (Ia)
21.2 mi	Brooklyn Brooklyn, IA	Oil	2 MW	City Of Brooklyn - (Ia)
24.0 mi	State Center State Center, IA	Oil	6 MW	City Of State Center - (Ia)
24.9 mi	North English Montezuma, IA	Wind	340 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
27.3 mi	Grundy Center City Light Plant Grundy Center, IA	Oil	9 MW	Grundy Center Mun Light & Power
28.0 mi	Ivester Wind Farm Wellsburg, IA	Wind	91 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
28.1 mi	Montezuma Montezuma, IA	Oil	10 MW	City Of Montezuma - (Ia)
30.7 mi	Fpl Energy Story Wind Llc Zearing, IA	Wind	150 MW	Fpl Energy Story Wind Llc
31.6 mi	English Farms Montezuma, IA	Wind	172 MW	Interstate Power And Light Co
32.1 mi	Wellsburg Wind Project Wellsburg, IA	Wind	141 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
34.2 mi	Dike City Power Plant Dike, IA	Oil	2 MW	City Of Dike
34.4 mi	Diamond Trail Wind Farm Ladora, IA	Wind	253 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
35.1 mi	Alliant Sbd 8601 Quad Graphics Marengo, IA	Oil	4 MW	Industrial Energy Applications Inc
35.3 mi	La Porte La Porte City, IA	Oil	5 MW	La Porte City Utilities
35.5 mi	Electrifarm Waterloo, IA	Natural Gas	264 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
36.9 mi	Prairie Wind Farm Montezuma, IA	Wind	168 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
37.4 mi	Cedar Falls Solar Farm Cedar Falls, IA	Solar	2 MW	Altus Power America Management, Llc
37.4 mi	Vinton Vinton, IA	Natural Gas	18 MW	City Of Vinton - (Ia)
37.7 mi	Optimum Wind 7 Llc Nevada, IA	Wind	3 MW	Optimum Wind 7 Llc
38.2 mi	Alliant Sbd 8603 Donnelley Nevada, IA	Oil	—	Industrial Energy Applications Inc
38.7 mi	Garden Wind Llc Zearing, IA	Wind	150 MW	Garden Wind Llc
39.1 mi	Gas Turbine (Ia) Cedar Falls, IA	Natural Gas	43 MW	Cedar Falls Utilities
39.5 mi	University Of Northern Iowa Cedar Falls, IA	Natural Gas	8 MW	University Of Northern Iowa
40.6 mi	Pella Peaking Pella, IA	Oil	28 MW	City Of Pella - (Ia)
40.7 mi	Streeter Station Cedar Falls, IA	Natural Gas	52 MW	Cedar Falls Utilities
41.1 mi	Pella Pella, IA	Coal	—	City Of Pella - (Ia)
41.2 mi	Waterloo Lundquist Waterloo, IA	Oil	18 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
41.9 mi	Optimum Wind 3 Llc Nevada, IA	Wind	3 MW	Optimum Wind 3 Llc
41.9 mi	Michelangelo Wind 3 Llc Huxley, IA	Wind	3 MW	Michelangelo Wind 3 Llc
42.0 mi	Optimum Wind 4 Llc Nevada, IA	Wind	3 MW	Optimum Wind 4 Llc
42.1 mi	Optimum Wind 5 Llc Nevada, IA	Wind	3 MW	Optimum Wind 5 Llc
42.3 mi	Optimum Wind 6 Llc Nevada, IA	Wind	3 MW	Optimum Wind 6 Llc
42.4 mi	Metro Methane Recovery Facility Mitchellville, IA	Biomass	11 MW	Wm Renewable Energy Llc
43.3 mi	Waterloo Solar (Ia) Waterloo, IA	Solar	3 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
43.4 mi	Amana Society Service Company Middle Amana, IA	Oil	22 MW	Amana Society Service Co
44.0 mi	Red Rock Hydro Plant Pella, IA	Hydroelectric	55 MW	Western Minnesota Mun Pwr Agny
45.0 mi	Ames Diesel Generating Station Ames, IA	Oil	—	Interstate Power And Light Co
45.4 mi	Ncah Central Utility Plant Ames, IA	Natural Gas	15 MW	National Centers For Animal Health
45.5 mi	Ames Gt Ames, IA	Oil	79 MW	City Of Ames - (Ia)
46.8 mi	Ames Electric Services Power Plant Ames, IA	Natural Gas	109 MW	City Of Ames - (Ia)
47.1 mi	Ia - City Of Ames - Airport Road Ames, IA	Solar	2 MW	Forefront Power, Llc
47.8 mi	Michelangelo Wind 1 Llc Huxley, IA	Wind	3 MW	Michelangelo Wind 1 Llc
48.0 mi	Pleasant Creek Unit 1 Palo, IA	Solar	50 MW	Interstate Power And Light Co
48.0 mi	Pleasant Creek Unit 2 Palo, IA	Solar	150 MW	Interstate Power And Light Co
48.4 mi	Iowa State University Ames, IA	Natural Gas	40 MW	Iowa State University
48.5 mi	Story City Story City, IA	Oil	14 MW	City Of Story City - (Ia)
48.9 mi	Story City Wind Project Story City, IA	Wind	2 MW	Hamilton Wind Energy Llc
48.9 mi	Knoxville Industrial Knoxville, IA	Oil	16 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
48.9 mi	Knoxville Battery Energy Storage Knoxville, IA	Other Fossil	1 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
49.1 mi	Isu Customer Hosted 1mw Solar Project Ames, IA	Solar	1 MW	Interstate Power And Light Co
49.9 mi	Leonardo Wind 1 Llc Alden, IA	Wind	3 MW	Leonardo Wind 1 Llc

Power generation near this area

There are 66 power plants within 50 miles of Montour, Iowa (ZIP 50173), with a combined 3,729 MW of nameplate capacity. Wind is the most common fuel type in this area with 22 of the 66 nearby plants. The closest plant is Sutherland at 9.7 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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