Power Plants Near 50235 — Rippey, IA

78 power plants within 50 miles of ZIP 50235 (Rippey, Iowa). Click any plant for capacity, generation, emissions, and generator-level detail.

Centroid: 41.9257, -94.2132 · County: Greene

Wind 62%Natural Gas 31%Oil 4%Solar 3%

Distance	Plant	Fuel	Capacity	Operator
5.7 mi	Rippey Wind Farm Grand Junction, IA	Wind	50 MW	Greenbacker Renewable Energy Corporation
7.4 mi	Perry Customer Hosted 1mw Solar Project Perry, IA	Solar	1 MW	Interstate Power And Light Co
10.8 mi	Grand Junction Grand Junction, IA	Oil	2 MW	City Of Grand Junction - (Ia)
11.5 mi	Ogden Ogden, IA	Oil	4 MW	City Of Ogden - (Ia)
12.3 mi	Junction Hilltop Wind Farm Dana, IA	Wind	8 MW	Junction Hilltop Management Llc
12.8 mi	Beaver Creek Wind Ogden, IA	Wind	340 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
13.3 mi	Hardin Hilltop Wind Llc Jefferson, IA	Wind	15 MW	Junction Hilltop Management Llc
17.8 mi	Panora Panora, IA	Oil	5 MW	City Of Panora - (Ia)
20.6 mi	Fareway Customer Hosted 1 Mw Solar Boone, IA	Solar	1 MW	Interstate Power And Light Co
24.3 mi	Dayton (Ia) Dayton, IA	Oil	2 MW	City Of Dayton - (Ia)
24.3 mi	Coon Rapids Ii Coon Rapids, IA	Oil	5 MW	City Of Coon Rapids
25.0 mi	Gowrie Gowrie, IA	Oil	3 MW	Gowrie Municipal Utilities
26.4 mi	Great Pathfinder Wind Stratford, IA	Wind	224 MW	Great Pathfinder Wind
26.6 mi	Michelangelo Wind 4 Llc Ames, IA	Wind	3 MW	Michelangelo Wind 4 Llc
27.5 mi	Poet Biorefining - Gowrie Gowrie, IA	Natural Gas	5 MW	Poet Biorefining - Gowrie
28.3 mi	Lundgren Wind Project Otho, IA	Wind	251 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
28.9 mi	Isu Customer Hosted 1mw Solar Project Ames, IA	Solar	1 MW	Interstate Power And Light Co
29.6 mi	Stuart (Ia) Stuart, IA	Oil	3 MW	City Of Stuart - (Ia)
30.3 mi	Gilliam South Stuart, IA	Oil	4 MW	City Of Stuart - (Ia)
30.3 mi	Iowa State University Ames, IA	Natural Gas	40 MW	Iowa State University
30.5 mi	Michelangelo Wind 1 Llc Huxley, IA	Wind	3 MW	Michelangelo Wind 1 Llc
31.1 mi	Ia - City Of Ames - Airport Road Ames, IA	Solar	2 MW	Forefront Power, Llc
31.8 mi	Ames Electric Services Power Plant Ames, IA	Natural Gas	109 MW	City Of Ames - (Ia)
31.8 mi	Arbor Hill Solar Greenfield, IA	Solar	25 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
32.2 mi	Wind Gem Stuart, IA	Wind	2 MW	Wind Gem, Llc
32.7 mi	Sycamore (Ia) Johnston, IA	Natural Gas	158 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
33.1 mi	Ames Gt Ames, IA	Oil	79 MW	City Of Ames - (Ia)
33.3 mi	Ames Diesel Generating Station Ames, IA	Oil	—	Interstate Power And Light Co
33.6 mi	Ncah Central Utility Plant Ames, IA	Natural Gas	15 MW	National Centers For Animal Health
33.7 mi	Heartland Divide Wind Project, Llc Melville, IA	Wind	104 MW	Heartland Divide Wind Project, Llc
34.6 mi	Carroll Area Wind Farm Templeton, IA	Wind	21 MW	Sriv Partnership Llc
35.3 mi	Eclipse Wind Farm Adair, IA	Wind	207 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
35.9 mi	Optimum Wind 6 Llc Nevada, IA	Wind	3 MW	Optimum Wind 6 Llc
36.1 mi	Arbor Hill Wind Farm Greenfield, IA	Wind	310 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
36.2 mi	Story City Story City, IA	Oil	14 MW	City Of Story City - (Ia)
36.2 mi	Optimum Wind 5 Llc Nevada, IA	Wind	3 MW	Optimum Wind 5 Llc
36.4 mi	Optimum Wind 4 Llc Nevada, IA	Wind	3 MW	Optimum Wind 4 Llc
36.5 mi	Michelangelo Wind 3 Llc Huxley, IA	Wind	3 MW	Michelangelo Wind 3 Llc
36.5 mi	Optimum Wind 3 Llc Nevada, IA	Wind	3 MW	Optimum Wind 3 Llc
37.0 mi	Story City Wind Project Story City, IA	Wind	2 MW	Hamilton Wind Energy Llc
37.5 mi	Morning Light Wind Farm Adair, IA	Wind	111 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
38.4 mi	River Hills Des Moines, IA	Natural Gas	128 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
38.5 mi	Archer Daniels Midland Des Moines Des Moines, IA	Coal	8 MW	Archer Daniels Midland Co
38.7 mi	Wolverine Greenfield, IA	Wind	2 MW	Wolverine Wind Energy, Llc
38.9 mi	Meadow Ridge Greenfield, IA	Wind	2 MW	Meadow Ridge Wind Energy, Llc
39.5 mi	Heartland Divide Ii Audubon, IA	Wind	200 MW	Heartland Divide Ii
39.6 mi	Poet Biorefining - Jewell Jewell, IA	Natural Gas	5 MW	Poet Biorefining - Jewell
39.7 mi	Anderson Erickson Des Moines, IA	Oil	2 MW	Anderson Erickson Dairy
40.2 mi	Alliant Sbd 8603 Donnelley Nevada, IA	Oil	—	Industrial Energy Applications Inc
40.2 mi	Carroll Wind Farm Carroll, IA	Wind	159 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
40.8 mi	Optimum Wind 7 Llc Nevada, IA	Wind	3 MW	Optimum Wind 7 Llc
41.6 mi	Des Moines Wastewater Reclamation Fac Des Moines, IA	Biomass	3 MW	Des Moines Metro Wrf
41.8 mi	Adair Wind Farm Adair, IA	Wind	175 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
42.0 mi	Winterset Winterset, IA	Oil	18 MW	City Of Winterset - (Ia)
42.3 mi	Manning Manning, IA	Oil	8 MW	City Of Manning
42.8 mi	Webster City Webster City, IA	Oil	21 MW	City Of Webster City - (Ia)
43.6 mi	Greater Des Moines Pleasant Hill, IA	Natural Gas	576 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
43.7 mi	Pleasant Hill Pleasant Hill, IA	Natural Gas	180 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
43.8 mi	Anita Anita, IA	Oil	3 MW	City Of Anita - (Ia)
43.9 mi	North Generation Plant Greenfield, IA	Oil	8 MW	City Of Greenfield - (Ia)
44.5 mi	Fontanelle Fontanelle, IA	Wind	2 MW	Forward Fontanelle Power, Llc
44.8 mi	Holliday Creek Solar Fort Dodge, IA	Solar	100 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
44.8 mi	Downtown Generation Plant Greenfield, IA	Oil	5 MW	City Of Greenfield - (Ia)
44.8 mi	Greenfield Light Plant Greenfield, IA	Oil	—	City Of Greenfield - (Ia)
46.1 mi	Greenfield Wind Greenfield, IA	Wind	2 MW	Greenfield Wind Power, Llc
46.1 mi	Sky Volt Greenfield, IA	Wind	2 MW	Sky Volt, Llc
46.2 mi	Exira Brayton, IA	Natural Gas	182 MW	Western Minnesota Mun Pwr Agny
47.3 mi	Green Energy Machine Anita, IA	Wind	2 MW	Green Energy Machine, Llc
47.4 mi	Roseman Anita, IA	Wind	2 MW	Roseman Energy, Llc
47.5 mi	Silver Queen Wind Farm Westside, IA	Wind	—	Silver Queen Wind Farm, Llc
47.8 mi	Garden Wind Llc Zearing, IA	Wind	150 MW	Garden Wind Llc
48.8 mi	Victory Wind Farm Westside, IA	Wind	105 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
49.6 mi	Cumberland Rose Orient, IA	Wind	2 MW	Cumberland Rose Wind Energy, Llc
49.7 mi	Metro Methane Recovery Facility Mitchellville, IA	Biomass	11 MW	Wm Renewable Energy Llc
49.8 mi	Bulldog Orient, IA	Wind	2 MW	Bulldog Wind Energy, Llc
49.8 mi	Macksburg Wind Project Macksburg, IA	Wind	120 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
49.9 mi	Fpl Energy Story Wind Llc Zearing, IA	Wind	150 MW	Fpl Energy Story Wind Llc
49.9 mi	Pocahontas Prairie Wind Farm Pomeroy, IA	Wind	80 MW	Midamerican Energy Co

Power generation near this area

There are 78 power plants within 50 miles of Rippey, Iowa (ZIP 50235), with a combined 4,554 MW of nameplate capacity. Wind is the most common fuel type in this area with 39 of the 78 nearby plants. The closest plant is Rippey Wind Farm 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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