Power Plants Near 50236 — Roland, IA

66 power plants within 50 miles of ZIP 50236 (Roland, Iowa). Click any plant for capacity, generation, emissions, and generator-level detail.

Centroid: 42.1646, -93.5063 · County: Story

Wind 50%Natural Gas 44%Oil 3%Solar 2%

Distance	Plant	Fuel	Capacity	Operator
5.0 mi	Story City Story City, IA	Oil	14 MW	City Of Story City - (Ia)
5.6 mi	Story City Wind Project Story City, IA	Wind	2 MW	Hamilton Wind Energy Llc
8.0 mi	Garden Wind Llc Zearing, IA	Wind	150 MW	Garden Wind Llc
9.0 mi	Ncah Central Utility Plant Ames, IA	Natural Gas	15 MW	National Centers For Animal Health
10.1 mi	Optimum Wind 3 Llc Nevada, IA	Wind	3 MW	Optimum Wind 3 Llc
10.1 mi	Michelangelo Wind 3 Llc Huxley, IA	Wind	3 MW	Michelangelo Wind 3 Llc
10.2 mi	Optimum Wind 7 Llc Nevada, IA	Wind	3 MW	Optimum Wind 7 Llc
10.2 mi	Alliant Sbd 8603 Donnelley Nevada, IA	Oil	—	Industrial Energy Applications Inc
10.3 mi	Optimum Wind 4 Llc Nevada, IA	Wind	3 MW	Optimum Wind 4 Llc
10.3 mi	Ames Gt Ames, IA	Oil	79 MW	City Of Ames - (Ia)
10.4 mi	Optimum Wind 5 Llc Nevada, IA	Wind	3 MW	Optimum Wind 5 Llc
10.9 mi	Optimum Wind 6 Llc Nevada, IA	Wind	3 MW	Optimum Wind 6 Llc
10.9 mi	Ames Electric Services Power Plant Ames, IA	Natural Gas	109 MW	City Of Ames - (Ia)
11.0 mi	Ames Diesel Generating Station Ames, IA	Oil	—	Interstate Power And Light Co
11.7 mi	Iowa State University Ames, IA	Natural Gas	40 MW	Iowa State University
12.5 mi	Ia - City Of Ames - Airport Road Ames, IA	Solar	2 MW	Forefront Power, Llc
12.7 mi	Fpl Energy Story Wind Llc Zearing, IA	Wind	150 MW	Fpl Energy Story Wind Llc
13.8 mi	Poet Biorefining - Jewell Jewell, IA	Natural Gas	5 MW	Poet Biorefining - Jewell
14.9 mi	Isu Customer Hosted 1mw Solar Project Ames, IA	Solar	1 MW	Interstate Power And Light Co
16.3 mi	Michelangelo Wind 4 Llc Ames, IA	Wind	3 MW	Michelangelo Wind 4 Llc
19.3 mi	Great Pathfinder Wind Stratford, IA	Wind	224 MW	Great Pathfinder Wind
19.3 mi	Fareway Customer Hosted 1 Mw Solar Boone, IA	Solar	1 MW	Interstate Power And Light Co
20.3 mi	State Center State Center, IA	Oil	6 MW	City Of State Center - (Ia)
20.5 mi	Michelangelo Wind 1 Llc Huxley, IA	Wind	3 MW	Michelangelo Wind 1 Llc
24.1 mi	Leonardo Wind 1 Llc Alden, IA	Wind	3 MW	Leonardo Wind 1 Llc
26.4 mi	Webster City Webster City, IA	Oil	21 MW	City Of Webster City - (Ia)
28.4 mi	Century Blairsburg, IA	Wind	201 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
29.0 mi	Ogden Ogden, IA	Oil	4 MW	City Of Ogden - (Ia)
29.6 mi	Dayton (Ia) Dayton, IA	Oil	2 MW	City Of Dayton - (Ia)
30.9 mi	Ivester Wind Farm Wellsburg, IA	Wind	91 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
31.7 mi	Wellsburg Wind Project Wellsburg, IA	Wind	141 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
31.8 mi	Franklin County Wind Farm Iowa Falls, IA	Wind	99 MW	Interstate Power And Light Co
32.1 mi	Alliant Sbd 9107 Jbs Usa Marshalltown, IA	Oil	11 MW	Industrial Energy Applications Inc
33.5 mi	Marshalltown Generating Station Marshalltown, IA	Natural Gas	709 MW	Interstate Power And Light Co
34.0 mi	Beaver Creek Wind Ogden, IA	Wind	340 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
34.1 mi	Marshalltown Marshalltown, IA	Natural Gas	189 MW	Interstate Power And Light Co
34.1 mi	Sutherland Marshalltown, IA	Natural Gas	—	Interstate Power And Light Co
35.1 mi	Sycamore (Ia) Johnston, IA	Natural Gas	158 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
35.2 mi	Laurel Wind Farm Laurel, IA	Wind	123 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
35.6 mi	Whispering Willow Wind Farm - East Iowa Falls, IA	Wind	200 MW	Interstate Power And Light Co
36.0 mi	Lundgren Wind Project Otho, IA	Wind	251 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
37.4 mi	Vienna Wind Farm Marshalltown, IA	Wind	150 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
37.5 mi	Archer Daniels Midland Des Moines Des Moines, IA	Coal	8 MW	Archer Daniels Midland Co
38.6 mi	Perry Customer Hosted 1mw Solar Project Perry, IA	Solar	1 MW	Interstate Power And Light Co
38.7 mi	Hampton Substation Energy Storage Hampton, IA	Battery Storage	2 MW	Corn Belt Power Coop
39.1 mi	Rippey Wind Farm Grand Junction, IA	Wind	50 MW	Greenbacker Renewable Energy Corporation
39.1 mi	Anderson Erickson Des Moines, IA	Oil	2 MW	Anderson Erickson Dairy
39.4 mi	Junction Hilltop Wind Farm Dana, IA	Wind	8 MW	Junction Hilltop Management Llc
39.9 mi	Metro Methane Recovery Facility Mitchellville, IA	Biomass	11 MW	Wm Renewable Energy Llc
40.0 mi	Grundy Center City Light Plant Grundy Center, IA	Oil	9 MW	Grundy Center Mun Light & Power
40.1 mi	River Hills Des Moines, IA	Natural Gas	128 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
40.9 mi	Gowrie Gowrie, IA	Oil	3 MW	Gowrie Municipal Utilities
40.9 mi	Des Moines Wastewater Reclamation Fac Des Moines, IA	Biomass	3 MW	Des Moines Metro Wrf
41.3 mi	Holliday Creek Solar Fort Dodge, IA	Solar	100 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
41.4 mi	Poet Biorefining - Gowrie Gowrie, IA	Natural Gas	5 MW	Poet Biorefining - Gowrie
41.4 mi	Franklin County Solar Hampton, IA	Solar	7 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
42.0 mi	Pleasant Hill Pleasant Hill, IA	Natural Gas	180 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
42.0 mi	Greater Des Moines Pleasant Hill, IA	Natural Gas	576 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
42.4 mi	Whispering Willow North Latimer, IA	Wind	201 MW	Interstate Power And Light Co
44.4 mi	Hardin Hilltop Wind Llc Jefferson, IA	Wind	15 MW	Junction Hilltop Management Llc
45.2 mi	Grand Junction Grand Junction, IA	Oil	2 MW	City Of Grand Junction - (Ia)
46.8 mi	Phoenix Investors, Llc Belmond, IA	Oil	5 MW	Industrial Energy Applications Inc
48.2 mi	Grinnell Grinnell, IA	Natural Gas	—	Interstate Power And Light Co
48.8 mi	Grinnell Customer Hosted Solar Grinnell, IA	Solar	—	Interstate Power And Light Co
49.1 mi	Grinnell College Grinnell, IA	Solar	4 MW	Azimuth 180 Solar Electric, Llc
49.4 mi	Dike City Power Plant Dike, IA	Oil	2 MW	City Of Dike

Power generation near this area

There are 66 power plants within 50 miles of Roland, Iowa (ZIP 50236), with a combined 4,836 MW of nameplate capacity. Wind is the most common fuel type in this area with 26 of the 66 nearby plants. The closest plant is Story City at 5.0 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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