Power Plants Near 50218 — Patterson, IA

63 power plants within 50 miles of ZIP 50218 (Patterson, Iowa). Click any plant for capacity, generation, emissions, and generator-level detail.

Centroid: 41.3499, -93.8803 · County: Madison

Wind 58%Natural Gas 33%Oil 6%Solar 2%

Distance	Plant	Fuel	Capacity	Operator
6.9 mi	Winterset Winterset, IA	Oil	18 MW	City Of Winterset - (Ia)
15.1 mi	Macksburg Wind Project Macksburg, IA	Wind	120 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
16.5 mi	Indianola Indianola, IA	Oil	41 MW	Indianola Municipal Utilities
20.1 mi	Arbor Hill Wind Farm Greenfield, IA	Wind	310 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
21.4 mi	River Hills Des Moines, IA	Natural Gas	128 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
21.4 mi	Arbor Hill Solar Greenfield, IA	Solar	25 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
22.7 mi	Des Moines Wastewater Reclamation Fac Des Moines, IA	Biomass	3 MW	Des Moines Metro Wrf
23.1 mi	Greater Des Moines Pleasant Hill, IA	Natural Gas	576 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
23.3 mi	Pleasant Hill Pleasant Hill, IA	Natural Gas	180 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
23.4 mi	Anderson Erickson Des Moines, IA	Oil	2 MW	Anderson Erickson Dairy
24.4 mi	Archer Daniels Midland Des Moines Des Moines, IA	Coal	8 MW	Archer Daniels Midland Co
24.6 mi	Sycamore (Ia) Johnston, IA	Natural Gas	158 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
25.0 mi	Stuart (Ia) Stuart, IA	Oil	3 MW	City Of Stuart - (Ia)
25.2 mi	Wind Gem Stuart, IA	Wind	2 MW	Wind Gem, Llc
25.3 mi	Gilliam South Stuart, IA	Oil	4 MW	City Of Stuart - (Ia)
29.2 mi	Summit Lake Creston, IA	Natural Gas	119 MW	Central Iowa Power Cooperative
29.4 mi	Wolverine Greenfield, IA	Wind	2 MW	Wolverine Wind Energy, Llc
29.5 mi	Meadow Ridge Greenfield, IA	Wind	2 MW	Meadow Ridge Wind Energy, Llc
29.7 mi	Orient Wind Farm Orient, IA	Wind	501 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
29.8 mi	Creston Solar (50 Mw) Creston, IA	Solar	50 MW	Interstate Power And Light Co
29.9 mi	North Generation Plant Greenfield, IA	Oil	8 MW	City Of Greenfield - (Ia)
30.0 mi	Cumberland Rose Orient, IA	Wind	2 MW	Cumberland Rose Wind Energy, Llc
30.3 mi	Downtown Generation Plant Greenfield, IA	Oil	5 MW	City Of Greenfield - (Ia)
30.3 mi	Greenfield Light Plant Greenfield, IA	Oil	—	City Of Greenfield - (Ia)
30.3 mi	Bulldog Orient, IA	Wind	2 MW	Bulldog Wind Energy, Llc
31.7 mi	Greenfield Wind Greenfield, IA	Wind	2 MW	Greenfield Wind Power, Llc
31.7 mi	Sky Volt Greenfield, IA	Wind	2 MW	Sky Volt, Llc
32.0 mi	Creston School Customer Hosted Solar Creston, IA	Solar	—	Interstate Power And Light Co
32.2 mi	Metro Methane Recovery Facility Mitchellville, IA	Biomass	11 MW	Wm Renewable Energy Llc
34.6 mi	Southern Hills Wind Farm Creston, IA	Wind	254 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
34.7 mi	Panora Panora, IA	Oil	5 MW	City Of Panora - (Ia)
35.8 mi	Fontanelle Fontanelle, IA	Wind	2 MW	Forward Fontanelle Power, Llc
35.9 mi	Hy-Vee Customer Hosted 2.25mw Solar Chariton, IA	Solar	2 MW	Interstate Power And Light Co
36.3 mi	Perry Customer Hosted 1mw Solar Project Perry, IA	Solar	1 MW	Interstate Power And Light Co
36.7 mi	Morning Light Wind Farm Adair, IA	Wind	111 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
39.0 mi	Michelangelo Wind 1 Llc Huxley, IA	Wind	3 MW	Michelangelo Wind 1 Llc
40.8 mi	Prescott Wind Farm Prescott, IA	Wind	39 MW	Prescott Wind Energy Llc
41.0 mi	Adair Wind Farm Adair, IA	Wind	175 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
42.6 mi	Knoxville Industrial Knoxville, IA	Oil	16 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
42.6 mi	Knoxville Battery Energy Storage Knoxville, IA	Other Fossil	1 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
44.0 mi	Eclipse Wind Farm Adair, IA	Wind	207 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
44.4 mi	Michelangelo Wind 4 Llc Ames, IA	Wind	3 MW	Michelangelo Wind 4 Llc
45.0 mi	Isu Customer Hosted 1mw Solar Project Ames, IA	Solar	1 MW	Interstate Power And Light Co
45.3 mi	Roseman Anita, IA	Wind	2 MW	Roseman Energy, Llc
45.3 mi	Green Energy Machine Anita, IA	Wind	2 MW	Green Energy Machine, Llc
46.4 mi	Anita Anita, IA	Oil	3 MW	City Of Anita - (Ia)
46.7 mi	Red Rock Hydro Plant Pella, IA	Hydroelectric	55 MW	Western Minnesota Mun Pwr Agny
47.1 mi	Ia - City Of Ames - Airport Road Ames, IA	Solar	2 MW	Forefront Power, Llc
47.6 mi	Rolling Hills Wind Farm Massena, IA	Wind	484 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
48.0 mi	Lenox Lenox, IA	Oil	6 MW	City Of Lenox - (Ia)
48.3 mi	Ogden Ogden, IA	Oil	4 MW	City Of Ogden - (Ia)
48.4 mi	Iowa State University Ames, IA	Natural Gas	40 MW	Iowa State University
48.5 mi	Ames Diesel Generating Station Ames, IA	Oil	—	Interstate Power And Light Co
48.8 mi	Ames Electric Services Power Plant Ames, IA	Natural Gas	109 MW	City Of Ames - (Ia)
48.9 mi	Rippey Wind Farm Grand Junction, IA	Wind	50 MW	Greenbacker Renewable Energy Corporation
49.0 mi	Optimum Wind 6 Llc Nevada, IA	Wind	3 MW	Optimum Wind 6 Llc
49.0 mi	Pella Peaking Pella, IA	Oil	28 MW	City Of Pella - (Ia)
49.3 mi	Ames Gt Ames, IA	Oil	79 MW	City Of Ames - (Ia)
49.3 mi	Fareway Customer Hosted 1 Mw Solar Boone, IA	Solar	1 MW	Interstate Power And Light Co
49.5 mi	Optimum Wind 5 Llc Nevada, IA	Wind	3 MW	Optimum Wind 5 Llc
49.7 mi	Optimum Wind 4 Llc Nevada, IA	Wind	3 MW	Optimum Wind 4 Llc
49.9 mi	Michelangelo Wind 3 Llc Huxley, IA	Wind	3 MW	Michelangelo Wind 3 Llc
50.0 mi	Optimum Wind 3 Llc Nevada, IA	Wind	3 MW	Optimum Wind 3 Llc

Power generation near this area

There are 63 power plants within 50 miles of Patterson, Iowa (ZIP 50218), with a combined 3,978 MW of nameplate capacity. Wind is the most common fuel type in this area with 27 of the 63 nearby plants. The closest plant is Winterset at 6.9 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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