Power Plants Near 50214 — Otley, IA

51 power plants within 50 miles of ZIP 50214 (Otley, Iowa). Click any plant for capacity, generation, emissions, and generator-level detail.

Centroid: 41.4518, -93.0348 · County: Marion

Natural Gas 48%Wind 28%Coal 17%Oil 5%

Distance	Plant	Fuel	Capacity	Operator
5.8 mi	Pella Peaking Pella, IA	Oil	28 MW	City Of Pella - (Ia)
6.3 mi	Red Rock Hydro Plant Pella, IA	Hydroelectric	55 MW	Western Minnesota Mun Pwr Agny
7.3 mi	Pella Pella, IA	Coal	—	City Of Pella - (Ia)
9.5 mi	Knoxville Industrial Knoxville, IA	Oil	16 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
9.5 mi	Knoxville Battery Energy Storage Knoxville, IA	Other Fossil	1 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
17.2 mi	Prairie Wind Farm Montezuma, IA	Wind	168 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
19.4 mi	Metro Methane Recovery Facility Mitchellville, IA	Biomass	11 MW	Wm Renewable Energy Llc
25.4 mi	Grinnell Customer Hosted Solar Grinnell, IA	Solar	—	Interstate Power And Light Co
25.5 mi	Grinnell Grinnell, IA	Natural Gas	—	Interstate Power And Light Co
26.4 mi	Pleasant Hill Pleasant Hill, IA	Natural Gas	180 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
26.5 mi	Greater Des Moines Pleasant Hill, IA	Natural Gas	576 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
26.8 mi	Grinnell College Grinnell, IA	Solar	4 MW	Azimuth 180 Solar Electric, Llc
27.4 mi	Venus Wind 3 Llc Grinnell, IA	Wind	3 MW	Venus Wind 3 Llc
28.1 mi	Montezuma Montezuma, IA	Oil	10 MW	City Of Montezuma - (Ia)
28.1 mi	Indianola Indianola, IA	Oil	41 MW	Indianola Municipal Utilities
28.3 mi	Des Moines Wastewater Reclamation Fac Des Moines, IA	Biomass	3 MW	Des Moines Metro Wrf
29.6 mi	Cargill Corn Milling Division Eddyville, IA	Natural Gas	40 MW	Cargill Inc North America Sweetners
29.9 mi	Anderson Erickson Des Moines, IA	Oil	2 MW	Anderson Erickson Dairy
30.3 mi	Laurel Wind Farm Laurel, IA	Wind	123 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
30.7 mi	North English Montezuma, IA	Wind	340 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
30.8 mi	Archer Daniels Midland Des Moines Des Moines, IA	Coal	8 MW	Archer Daniels Midland Co
31.7 mi	River Hills Des Moines, IA	Natural Gas	128 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
32.6 mi	Hy-Vee Customer Hosted 2.25mw Solar Chariton, IA	Solar	2 MW	Interstate Power And Light Co
33.5 mi	English Farms Montezuma, IA	Wind	172 MW	Interstate Power And Light Co
35.0 mi	Ottumwa Ottumwa, IA	Coal	726 MW	Interstate Power And Light Co
35.8 mi	Brooklyn Brooklyn, IA	Oil	2 MW	City Of Brooklyn - (Ia)
36.5 mi	Sycamore (Ia) Johnston, IA	Natural Gas	158 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
36.6 mi	Brooklyn City North Plant Brooklyn, IA	Oil	2 MW	City Of Brooklyn - (Ia)
39.6 mi	State Center State Center, IA	Oil	6 MW	City Of State Center - (Ia)
41.7 mi	Marshalltown Generating Station Marshalltown, IA	Natural Gas	709 MW	Interstate Power And Light Co
42.1 mi	Sutherland Marshalltown, IA	Natural Gas	—	Interstate Power And Light Co
42.1 mi	Marshalltown Marshalltown, IA	Natural Gas	189 MW	Interstate Power And Light Co
42.3 mi	Alliant Sbd 9107 Jbs Usa Marshalltown, IA	Oil	11 MW	Industrial Energy Applications Inc
42.4 mi	Michelangelo Wind 1 Llc Huxley, IA	Wind	3 MW	Michelangelo Wind 1 Llc
44.1 mi	Ottumwa City Of Ottumwa, IA	Hydroelectric	3 MW	Ottumwa City Of
44.7 mi	Optimum Wind 7 Llc Nevada, IA	Wind	3 MW	Optimum Wind 7 Llc
44.8 mi	Alliant Sbd 8603 Donnelley Nevada, IA	Oil	—	Industrial Energy Applications Inc
45.9 mi	Optimum Wind 6 Llc Nevada, IA	Wind	3 MW	Optimum Wind 6 Llc
46.1 mi	Optimum Wind 5 Llc Nevada, IA	Wind	3 MW	Optimum Wind 5 Llc
46.2 mi	Optimum Wind 4 Llc Nevada, IA	Wind	3 MW	Optimum Wind 4 Llc
46.3 mi	Optimum Wind 3 Llc Nevada, IA	Wind	3 MW	Optimum Wind 3 Llc
46.3 mi	Michelangelo Wind 3 Llc Huxley, IA	Wind	3 MW	Michelangelo Wind 3 Llc
46.7 mi	Fpl Energy Story Wind Llc Zearing, IA	Wind	150 MW	Fpl Energy Story Wind Llc
47.6 mi	Diamond Trail Wind Farm Ladora, IA	Wind	253 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
47.8 mi	Ames Diesel Generating Station Ames, IA	Oil	—	Interstate Power And Light Co
48.5 mi	Ia - City Of Ames - Airport Road Ames, IA	Solar	2 MW	Forefront Power, Llc
48.5 mi	Isu Customer Hosted 1mw Solar Project Ames, IA	Solar	1 MW	Interstate Power And Light Co
48.8 mi	Ames Gt Ames, IA	Oil	79 MW	City Of Ames - (Ia)
49.4 mi	Centerville Centerville, IA	Oil	—	Interstate Power And Light Co
49.5 mi	Ames Electric Services Power Plant Ames, IA	Natural Gas	109 MW	City Of Ames - (Ia)
49.7 mi	Ncah Central Utility Plant Ames, IA	Natural Gas	15 MW	National Centers For Animal Health

Power generation near this area

There are 51 power plants within 50 miles of Otley, Iowa (ZIP 50214), with a combined 4,347 MW of nameplate capacity. Wind is the most common fuel type in this area with 14 of the 51 nearby plants. The closest plant is Pella Peaking at 5.8 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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