Power Plants Near 50223 — Pilot Mound, IA

56 power plants within 50 miles of ZIP 50223 (Pilot Mound, Iowa). Click any plant for capacity, generation, emissions, and generator-level detail.

Centroid: 42.1604, -94.0102 · County: Boone

Wind 58%Natural Gas 34%Oil 4%Solar 4%

Distance	Plant	Fuel	Capacity	Operator
7.5 mi	Dayton (Ia) Dayton, IA	Oil	2 MW	City Of Dayton - (Ia)
7.8 mi	Great Pathfinder Wind Stratford, IA	Wind	224 MW	Great Pathfinder Wind
8.7 mi	Ogden Ogden, IA	Oil	4 MW	City Of Ogden - (Ia)
8.7 mi	Beaver Creek Wind Ogden, IA	Wind	340 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
10.3 mi	Fareway Customer Hosted 1 Mw Solar Boone, IA	Solar	1 MW	Interstate Power And Light Co
13.9 mi	Junction Hilltop Wind Farm Dana, IA	Wind	8 MW	Junction Hilltop Management Llc
14.6 mi	Lundgren Wind Project Otho, IA	Wind	251 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
15.8 mi	Rippey Wind Farm Grand Junction, IA	Wind	50 MW	Greenbacker Renewable Energy Corporation
16.6 mi	Gowrie Gowrie, IA	Oil	3 MW	Gowrie Municipal Utilities
18.0 mi	Poet Biorefining - Gowrie Gowrie, IA	Natural Gas	5 MW	Poet Biorefining - Gowrie
19.0 mi	Hardin Hilltop Wind Llc Jefferson, IA	Wind	15 MW	Junction Hilltop Management Llc
20.3 mi	Michelangelo Wind 4 Llc Ames, IA	Wind	3 MW	Michelangelo Wind 4 Llc
20.5 mi	Grand Junction Grand Junction, IA	Oil	2 MW	City Of Grand Junction - (Ia)
21.1 mi	Story City Story City, IA	Oil	14 MW	City Of Story City - (Ia)
21.1 mi	Iowa State University Ames, IA	Natural Gas	40 MW	Iowa State University
21.2 mi	Poet Biorefining - Jewell Jewell, IA	Natural Gas	5 MW	Poet Biorefining - Jewell
21.3 mi	Story City Wind Project Story City, IA	Wind	2 MW	Hamilton Wind Energy Llc
22.1 mi	Isu Customer Hosted 1mw Solar Project Ames, IA	Solar	1 MW	Interstate Power And Light Co
22.6 mi	Ames Electric Services Power Plant Ames, IA	Natural Gas	109 MW	City Of Ames - (Ia)
22.6 mi	Perry Customer Hosted 1mw Solar Project Perry, IA	Solar	1 MW	Interstate Power And Light Co
22.9 mi	Ia - City Of Ames - Airport Road Ames, IA	Solar	2 MW	Forefront Power, Llc
23.5 mi	Ncah Central Utility Plant Ames, IA	Natural Gas	15 MW	National Centers For Animal Health
23.7 mi	Webster City Webster City, IA	Oil	21 MW	City Of Webster City - (Ia)
23.8 mi	Ames Gt Ames, IA	Oil	79 MW	City Of Ames - (Ia)
24.5 mi	Ames Diesel Generating Station Ames, IA	Oil	—	Interstate Power And Light Co
27.1 mi	Optimum Wind 6 Llc Nevada, IA	Wind	3 MW	Optimum Wind 6 Llc
27.2 mi	Optimum Wind 5 Llc Nevada, IA	Wind	3 MW	Optimum Wind 5 Llc
27.2 mi	Optimum Wind 4 Llc Nevada, IA	Wind	3 MW	Optimum Wind 4 Llc
27.3 mi	Michelangelo Wind 3 Llc Huxley, IA	Wind	3 MW	Michelangelo Wind 3 Llc
27.3 mi	Optimum Wind 3 Llc Nevada, IA	Wind	3 MW	Optimum Wind 3 Llc
27.7 mi	Michelangelo Wind 1 Llc Huxley, IA	Wind	3 MW	Michelangelo Wind 1 Llc
28.6 mi	Holliday Creek Solar Fort Dodge, IA	Solar	100 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
30.6 mi	Alliant Sbd 8603 Donnelley Nevada, IA	Oil	—	Industrial Energy Applications Inc
31.1 mi	Optimum Wind 7 Llc Nevada, IA	Wind	3 MW	Optimum Wind 7 Llc
32.9 mi	Garden Wind Llc Zearing, IA	Wind	150 MW	Garden Wind Llc
33.8 mi	Century Blairsburg, IA	Wind	201 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
37.1 mi	Panora Panora, IA	Oil	5 MW	City Of Panora - (Ia)
37.8 mi	Sycamore (Ia) Johnston, IA	Natural Gas	158 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
38.0 mi	Fpl Energy Story Wind Llc Zearing, IA	Wind	150 MW	Fpl Energy Story Wind Llc
39.8 mi	Coon Rapids Ii Coon Rapids, IA	Oil	5 MW	City Of Coon Rapids
40.3 mi	Leonardo Wind 1 Llc Alden, IA	Wind	3 MW	Leonardo Wind 1 Llc
43.0 mi	Archer Daniels Midland Des Moines Des Moines, IA	Coal	8 MW	Archer Daniels Midland Co
43.4 mi	Pocahontas Prairie Wind Farm Pomeroy, IA	Wind	80 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
44.2 mi	River Hills Des Moines, IA	Natural Gas	128 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
44.5 mi	State Center State Center, IA	Oil	6 MW	City Of State Center - (Ia)
44.6 mi	Anderson Erickson Des Moines, IA	Oil	2 MW	Anderson Erickson Dairy
46.2 mi	Franklin County Wind Farm Iowa Falls, IA	Wind	99 MW	Interstate Power And Light Co
46.8 mi	Des Moines Wastewater Reclamation Fac Des Moines, IA	Biomass	3 MW	Des Moines Metro Wrf
47.1 mi	Carroll Wind Farm Carroll, IA	Wind	159 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
47.4 mi	Carroll Area Wind Farm Templeton, IA	Wind	21 MW	Sriv Partnership Llc
47.7 mi	Pomeroy Wind Farm Fonda, IA	Wind	286 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
48.0 mi	Stuart (Ia) Stuart, IA	Oil	3 MW	City Of Stuart - (Ia)
48.6 mi	Greater Des Moines Pleasant Hill, IA	Natural Gas	576 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
48.6 mi	Pleasant Hill Pleasant Hill, IA	Natural Gas	180 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
48.7 mi	Gilliam South Stuart, IA	Oil	4 MW	City Of Stuart - (Ia)
49.6 mi	Arbor Hill Solar Greenfield, IA	Solar	25 MW	Midamerican Energy Co

Power generation near this area

There are 56 power plants within 50 miles of Pilot Mound, Iowa (ZIP 50223), with a combined 3,568 MW of nameplate capacity. Wind is the most common fuel type in this area with 24 of the 56 nearby plants. The closest plant is Dayton (Ia) 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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