Power Plants Near 50211 — Norwalk, IA

65 power plants within 50 miles of ZIP 50211 (Norwalk, Iowa). Click any plant for capacity, generation, emissions, and generator-level detail.

Centroid: 41.4861, -93.6573 · County: Warren

Wind 52%Natural Gas 37%Oil 7%Solar 2%

Distance	Plant	Fuel	Capacity	Operator
7.5 mi	River Hills Des Moines, IA	Natural Gas	128 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
7.9 mi	Des Moines Wastewater Reclamation Fac Des Moines, IA	Biomass	3 MW	Des Moines Metro Wrf
8.2 mi	Greater Des Moines Pleasant Hill, IA	Natural Gas	576 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
8.5 mi	Pleasant Hill Pleasant Hill, IA	Natural Gas	180 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
9.0 mi	Anderson Erickson Des Moines, IA	Oil	2 MW	Anderson Erickson Dairy
10.0 mi	Indianola Indianola, IA	Oil	41 MW	Indianola Municipal Utilities
10.3 mi	Archer Daniels Midland Des Moines Des Moines, IA	Coal	8 MW	Archer Daniels Midland Co
12.9 mi	Sycamore (Ia) Johnston, IA	Natural Gas	158 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
17.5 mi	Metro Methane Recovery Facility Mitchellville, IA	Biomass	11 MW	Wm Renewable Energy Llc
21.1 mi	Winterset Winterset, IA	Oil	18 MW	City Of Winterset - (Ia)
27.3 mi	Michelangelo Wind 1 Llc Huxley, IA	Wind	3 MW	Michelangelo Wind 1 Llc
30.0 mi	Macksburg Wind Project Macksburg, IA	Wind	120 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
31.4 mi	Arbor Hill Solar Greenfield, IA	Solar	25 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
31.8 mi	Arbor Hill Wind Farm Greenfield, IA	Wind	310 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
33.1 mi	Knoxville Industrial Knoxville, IA	Oil	16 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
33.1 mi	Knoxville Battery Energy Storage Knoxville, IA	Other Fossil	1 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
34.1 mi	Michelangelo Wind 4 Llc Ames, IA	Wind	3 MW	Michelangelo Wind 4 Llc
34.1 mi	Isu Customer Hosted 1mw Solar Project Ames, IA	Solar	1 MW	Interstate Power And Light Co
34.2 mi	Stuart (Ia) Stuart, IA	Oil	3 MW	City Of Stuart - (Ia)
34.4 mi	Perry Customer Hosted 1mw Solar Project Perry, IA	Solar	1 MW	Interstate Power And Light Co
34.7 mi	Gilliam South Stuart, IA	Oil	4 MW	City Of Stuart - (Ia)
35.3 mi	Wind Gem Stuart, IA	Wind	2 MW	Wind Gem, Llc
35.4 mi	Hy-Vee Customer Hosted 2.25mw Solar Chariton, IA	Solar	2 MW	Interstate Power And Light Co
35.8 mi	Ia - City Of Ames - Airport Road Ames, IA	Solar	2 MW	Forefront Power, Llc
36.0 mi	Red Rock Hydro Plant Pella, IA	Hydroelectric	55 MW	Western Minnesota Mun Pwr Agny
36.6 mi	Optimum Wind 6 Llc Nevada, IA	Wind	3 MW	Optimum Wind 6 Llc
36.7 mi	Ames Diesel Generating Station Ames, IA	Oil	—	Interstate Power And Light Co
37.2 mi	Optimum Wind 5 Llc Nevada, IA	Wind	3 MW	Optimum Wind 5 Llc
37.4 mi	Optimum Wind 4 Llc Nevada, IA	Wind	3 MW	Optimum Wind 4 Llc
37.4 mi	Ames Electric Services Power Plant Ames, IA	Natural Gas	109 MW	City Of Ames - (Ia)
37.4 mi	Iowa State University Ames, IA	Natural Gas	40 MW	Iowa State University
37.6 mi	Michelangelo Wind 3 Llc Huxley, IA	Wind	3 MW	Michelangelo Wind 3 Llc
37.6 mi	Optimum Wind 3 Llc Nevada, IA	Wind	3 MW	Optimum Wind 3 Llc
37.6 mi	Ames Gt Ames, IA	Oil	79 MW	City Of Ames - (Ia)
37.6 mi	Pella Peaking Pella, IA	Oil	28 MW	City Of Pella - (Ia)
38.9 mi	Alliant Sbd 8603 Donnelley Nevada, IA	Oil	—	Industrial Energy Applications Inc
38.9 mi	Ncah Central Utility Plant Ames, IA	Natural Gas	15 MW	National Centers For Animal Health
39.0 mi	Pella Pella, IA	Coal	—	City Of Pella - (Ia)
39.2 mi	Optimum Wind 7 Llc Nevada, IA	Wind	3 MW	Optimum Wind 7 Llc
39.4 mi	Panora Panora, IA	Oil	5 MW	City Of Panora - (Ia)
41.2 mi	Fareway Customer Hosted 1 Mw Solar Boone, IA	Solar	1 MW	Interstate Power And Light Co
41.3 mi	Wolverine Greenfield, IA	Wind	2 MW	Wolverine Wind Energy, Llc
41.4 mi	Meadow Ridge Greenfield, IA	Wind	2 MW	Meadow Ridge Wind Energy, Llc
43.0 mi	North Generation Plant Greenfield, IA	Oil	8 MW	City Of Greenfield - (Ia)
43.0 mi	Ogden Ogden, IA	Oil	4 MW	City Of Ogden - (Ia)
43.5 mi	Downtown Generation Plant Greenfield, IA	Oil	5 MW	City Of Greenfield - (Ia)
43.5 mi	Greenfield Light Plant Greenfield, IA	Oil	—	City Of Greenfield - (Ia)
44.0 mi	Orient Wind Farm Orient, IA	Wind	501 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
44.1 mi	Summit Lake Creston, IA	Natural Gas	119 MW	Central Iowa Power Cooperative
44.1 mi	Cumberland Rose Orient, IA	Wind	2 MW	Cumberland Rose Wind Energy, Llc
44.4 mi	Bulldog Orient, IA	Wind	2 MW	Bulldog Wind Energy, Llc
44.6 mi	State Center State Center, IA	Oil	6 MW	City Of State Center - (Ia)
44.7 mi	Creston Solar (50 Mw) Creston, IA	Solar	50 MW	Interstate Power And Light Co
45.0 mi	Greenfield Wind Greenfield, IA	Wind	2 MW	Greenfield Wind Power, Llc
45.0 mi	Sky Volt Greenfield, IA	Wind	2 MW	Sky Volt, Llc
46.4 mi	Laurel Wind Farm Laurel, IA	Wind	123 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
46.8 mi	Rippey Wind Farm Grand Junction, IA	Wind	50 MW	Greenbacker Renewable Energy Corporation
46.9 mi	Creston School Customer Hosted Solar Creston, IA	Solar	—	Interstate Power And Light Co
47.1 mi	Fpl Energy Story Wind Llc Zearing, IA	Wind	150 MW	Fpl Energy Story Wind Llc
47.6 mi	Morning Light Wind Farm Adair, IA	Wind	111 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
48.4 mi	Fontanelle Fontanelle, IA	Wind	2 MW	Forward Fontanelle Power, Llc
48.5 mi	Story City Story City, IA	Oil	14 MW	City Of Story City - (Ia)
49.4 mi	Southern Hills Wind Farm Creston, IA	Wind	254 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
49.5 mi	Prairie Wind Farm Montezuma, IA	Wind	168 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
50.0 mi	Story City Wind Project Story City, IA	Wind	2 MW	Hamilton Wind Energy Llc

Power generation near this area

There are 65 power plants within 50 miles of Norwalk, Iowa (ZIP 50211), with a combined 3,542 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 River Hills at 7.5 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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