Power Plants Near 50226 — Polk City, IA

69 power plants within 50 miles of ZIP 50226 (Polk City, Iowa). Click any plant for capacity, generation, emissions, and generator-level detail.

Centroid: 41.7549, -93.6893 · County: Polk

Natural Gas 50%Wind 42%Oil 6%

Distance	Plant	Fuel	Capacity	Operator
5.7 mi	Sycamore (Ia) Johnston, IA	Natural Gas	158 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
9.4 mi	Michelangelo Wind 1 Llc Huxley, IA	Wind	3 MW	Michelangelo Wind 1 Llc
10.5 mi	Archer Daniels Midland Des Moines Des Moines, IA	Coal	8 MW	Archer Daniels Midland Co
11.9 mi	River Hills Des Moines, IA	Natural Gas	128 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
12.1 mi	Anderson Erickson Des Moines, IA	Oil	2 MW	Anderson Erickson Dairy
14.3 mi	Des Moines Wastewater Reclamation Fac Des Moines, IA	Biomass	3 MW	Des Moines Metro Wrf
15.4 mi	Michelangelo Wind 4 Llc Ames, IA	Wind	3 MW	Michelangelo Wind 4 Llc
15.6 mi	Isu Customer Hosted 1mw Solar Project Ames, IA	Solar	1 MW	Interstate Power And Light Co
16.0 mi	Greater Des Moines Pleasant Hill, IA	Natural Gas	576 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
16.1 mi	Pleasant Hill Pleasant Hill, IA	Natural Gas	180 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
17.5 mi	Ia - City Of Ames - Airport Road Ames, IA	Solar	2 MW	Forefront Power, Llc
18.8 mi	Ames Diesel Generating Station Ames, IA	Oil	—	Interstate Power And Light Co
19.0 mi	Iowa State University Ames, IA	Natural Gas	40 MW	Iowa State University
19.2 mi	Ames Electric Services Power Plant Ames, IA	Natural Gas	109 MW	City Of Ames - (Ia)
19.4 mi	Optimum Wind 6 Llc Nevada, IA	Wind	3 MW	Optimum Wind 6 Llc
19.6 mi	Ames Gt Ames, IA	Oil	79 MW	City Of Ames - (Ia)
20.0 mi	Optimum Wind 5 Llc Nevada, IA	Wind	3 MW	Optimum Wind 5 Llc
20.2 mi	Optimum Wind 4 Llc Nevada, IA	Wind	3 MW	Optimum Wind 4 Llc
20.3 mi	Metro Methane Recovery Facility Mitchellville, IA	Biomass	11 MW	Wm Renewable Energy Llc
20.4 mi	Michelangelo Wind 3 Llc Huxley, IA	Wind	3 MW	Michelangelo Wind 3 Llc
20.4 mi	Optimum Wind 3 Llc Nevada, IA	Wind	3 MW	Optimum Wind 3 Llc
20.9 mi	Ncah Central Utility Plant Ames, IA	Natural Gas	15 MW	National Centers For Animal Health
22.6 mi	Alliant Sbd 8603 Donnelley Nevada, IA	Oil	—	Industrial Energy Applications Inc
23.0 mi	Fareway Customer Hosted 1 Mw Solar Boone, IA	Solar	1 MW	Interstate Power And Light Co
23.0 mi	Perry Customer Hosted 1mw Solar Project Perry, IA	Solar	1 MW	Interstate Power And Light Co
23.1 mi	Optimum Wind 7 Llc Nevada, IA	Wind	3 MW	Optimum Wind 7 Llc
26.8 mi	Ogden Ogden, IA	Oil	4 MW	City Of Ogden - (Ia)
28.1 mi	Indianola Indianola, IA	Oil	41 MW	Indianola Municipal Utilities
30.1 mi	Story City Story City, IA	Oil	14 MW	City Of Story City - (Ia)
31.6 mi	Story City Wind Project Story City, IA	Wind	2 MW	Hamilton Wind Energy Llc
32.3 mi	Fpl Energy Story Wind Llc Zearing, IA	Wind	150 MW	Fpl Energy Story Wind Llc
32.5 mi	State Center State Center, IA	Oil	6 MW	City Of State Center - (Ia)
33.1 mi	Rippey Wind Farm Grand Junction, IA	Wind	50 MW	Greenbacker Renewable Energy Corporation
33.2 mi	Great Pathfinder Wind Stratford, IA	Wind	224 MW	Great Pathfinder Wind
33.4 mi	Winterset Winterset, IA	Oil	18 MW	City Of Winterset - (Ia)
34.5 mi	Beaver Creek Wind Ogden, IA	Wind	340 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
35.2 mi	Panora Panora, IA	Oil	5 MW	City Of Panora - (Ia)
35.7 mi	Arbor Hill Solar Greenfield, IA	Solar	25 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
36.3 mi	Garden Wind Llc Zearing, IA	Wind	150 MW	Garden Wind Llc
36.8 mi	Stuart (Ia) Stuart, IA	Oil	3 MW	City Of Stuart - (Ia)
37.5 mi	Gilliam South Stuart, IA	Oil	4 MW	City Of Stuart - (Ia)
38.1 mi	Junction Hilltop Wind Farm Dana, IA	Wind	8 MW	Junction Hilltop Management Llc
38.2 mi	Arbor Hill Wind Farm Greenfield, IA	Wind	310 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
38.9 mi	Wind Gem Stuart, IA	Wind	2 MW	Wind Gem, Llc
39.6 mi	Poet Biorefining - Jewell Jewell, IA	Natural Gas	5 MW	Poet Biorefining - Jewell
39.8 mi	Grand Junction Grand Junction, IA	Oil	2 MW	City Of Grand Junction - (Ia)
39.9 mi	Laurel Wind Farm Laurel, IA	Wind	123 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
40.0 mi	Dayton (Ia) Dayton, IA	Oil	2 MW	City Of Dayton - (Ia)
41.5 mi	Hardin Hilltop Wind Llc Jefferson, IA	Wind	15 MW	Junction Hilltop Management Llc
43.4 mi	Macksburg Wind Project Macksburg, IA	Wind	120 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
44.5 mi	Knoxville Industrial Knoxville, IA	Oil	16 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
44.5 mi	Knoxville Battery Energy Storage Knoxville, IA	Other Fossil	1 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
45.3 mi	Red Rock Hydro Plant Pella, IA	Hydroelectric	55 MW	Western Minnesota Mun Pwr Agny
45.5 mi	Pella Peaking Pella, IA	Oil	28 MW	City Of Pella - (Ia)
45.7 mi	Alliant Sbd 9107 Jbs Usa Marshalltown, IA	Oil	11 MW	Industrial Energy Applications Inc
46.4 mi	Wolverine Greenfield, IA	Wind	2 MW	Wolverine Wind Energy, Llc
46.5 mi	Marshalltown Generating Station Marshalltown, IA	Natural Gas	709 MW	Interstate Power And Light Co
46.5 mi	Meadow Ridge Greenfield, IA	Wind	2 MW	Meadow Ridge Wind Energy, Llc
47.0 mi	Pella Pella, IA	Coal	—	City Of Pella - (Ia)
47.1 mi	Lundgren Wind Project Otho, IA	Wind	251 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
47.2 mi	Sutherland Marshalltown, IA	Natural Gas	—	Interstate Power And Light Co
47.2 mi	Marshalltown Marshalltown, IA	Natural Gas	189 MW	Interstate Power And Light Co
47.7 mi	Gowrie Gowrie, IA	Oil	3 MW	Gowrie Municipal Utilities
48.5 mi	Grinnell Grinnell, IA	Natural Gas	—	Interstate Power And Light Co
48.9 mi	Grinnell Customer Hosted Solar Grinnell, IA	Solar	—	Interstate Power And Light Co
49.7 mi	Poet Biorefining - Gowrie Gowrie, IA	Natural Gas	5 MW	Poet Biorefining - Gowrie
49.9 mi	North Generation Plant Greenfield, IA	Oil	8 MW	City Of Greenfield - (Ia)
49.9 mi	Webster City Webster City, IA	Oil	21 MW	City Of Webster City - (Ia)
50.0 mi	Grinnell College Grinnell, IA	Solar	4 MW	Azimuth 180 Solar Electric, Llc

Power generation near this area

There are 69 power plants within 50 miles of Polk City, Iowa (ZIP 50226), with a combined 4,263 MW of nameplate capacity. Wind is the most common fuel type in this area with 23 of the 69 nearby plants. The closest plant is Sycamore (Ia) at 5.7 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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