Power Plants Near 50237 — Runnells, IA

60 power plants within 50 miles of ZIP 50237 (Runnells, Iowa). Click any plant for capacity, generation, emissions, and generator-level detail.

Centroid: 41.5515, -93.4202 · County: Polk

Natural Gas 55%Wind 36%Oil 6%

Distance	Plant	Fuel	Capacity	Operator
4.7 mi	Metro Methane Recovery Facility Mitchellville, IA	Biomass	11 MW	Wm Renewable Energy Llc
5.4 mi	Pleasant Hill Pleasant Hill, IA	Natural Gas	180 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
5.6 mi	Greater Des Moines Pleasant Hill, IA	Natural Gas	576 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
7.3 mi	Des Moines Wastewater Reclamation Fac Des Moines, IA	Biomass	3 MW	Des Moines Metro Wrf
8.8 mi	Anderson Erickson Des Moines, IA	Oil	2 MW	Anderson Erickson Dairy
9.9 mi	Archer Daniels Midland Des Moines Des Moines, IA	Coal	8 MW	Archer Daniels Midland Co
10.6 mi	River Hills Des Moines, IA	Natural Gas	128 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
15.2 mi	Indianola Indianola, IA	Oil	41 MW	Indianola Municipal Utilities
15.7 mi	Sycamore (Ia) Johnston, IA	Natural Gas	158 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
24.7 mi	Knoxville Industrial Knoxville, IA	Oil	16 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
24.7 mi	Knoxville Battery Energy Storage Knoxville, IA	Other Fossil	1 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
25.1 mi	Michelangelo Wind 1 Llc Huxley, IA	Wind	3 MW	Michelangelo Wind 1 Llc
26.0 mi	Red Rock Hydro Plant Pella, IA	Hydroelectric	55 MW	Western Minnesota Mun Pwr Agny
26.8 mi	Pella Peaking Pella, IA	Oil	28 MW	City Of Pella - (Ia)
28.2 mi	Pella Pella, IA	Coal	—	City Of Pella - (Ia)
31.9 mi	Optimum Wind 6 Llc Nevada, IA	Wind	3 MW	Optimum Wind 6 Llc
32.0 mi	Isu Customer Hosted 1mw Solar Project Ames, IA	Solar	1 MW	Interstate Power And Light Co
32.4 mi	Optimum Wind 5 Llc Nevada, IA	Wind	3 MW	Optimum Wind 5 Llc
32.5 mi	Optimum Wind 4 Llc Nevada, IA	Wind	3 MW	Optimum Wind 4 Llc
32.7 mi	Michelangelo Wind 3 Llc Huxley, IA	Wind	3 MW	Michelangelo Wind 3 Llc
32.7 mi	Optimum Wind 3 Llc Nevada, IA	Wind	3 MW	Optimum Wind 3 Llc
32.7 mi	Alliant Sbd 8603 Donnelley Nevada, IA	Oil	—	Industrial Energy Applications Inc
32.8 mi	Ia - City Of Ames - Airport Road Ames, IA	Solar	2 MW	Forefront Power, Llc
32.8 mi	Michelangelo Wind 4 Llc Ames, IA	Wind	3 MW	Michelangelo Wind 4 Llc
32.9 mi	Ames Diesel Generating Station Ames, IA	Oil	—	Interstate Power And Light Co
33.0 mi	Optimum Wind 7 Llc Nevada, IA	Wind	3 MW	Optimum Wind 7 Llc
33.9 mi	Ames Gt Ames, IA	Oil	79 MW	City Of Ames - (Ia)
34.0 mi	Laurel Wind Farm Laurel, IA	Wind	123 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
34.1 mi	Winterset Winterset, IA	Oil	18 MW	City Of Winterset - (Ia)
34.2 mi	Ames Electric Services Power Plant Ames, IA	Natural Gas	109 MW	City Of Ames - (Ia)
34.8 mi	State Center State Center, IA	Oil	6 MW	City Of State Center - (Ia)
34.8 mi	Iowa State University Ames, IA	Natural Gas	40 MW	Iowa State University
35.1 mi	Ncah Central Utility Plant Ames, IA	Natural Gas	15 MW	National Centers For Animal Health
35.9 mi	Hy-Vee Customer Hosted 2.25mw Solar Chariton, IA	Solar	2 MW	Interstate Power And Light Co
37.3 mi	Grinnell Grinnell, IA	Natural Gas	—	Interstate Power And Light Co
37.6 mi	Grinnell Customer Hosted Solar Grinnell, IA	Solar	—	Interstate Power And Light Co
37.9 mi	Prairie Wind Farm Montezuma, IA	Wind	168 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
38.9 mi	Grinnell College Grinnell, IA	Solar	4 MW	Azimuth 180 Solar Electric, Llc
39.0 mi	Fpl Energy Story Wind Llc Zearing, IA	Wind	150 MW	Fpl Energy Story Wind Llc
40.8 mi	Venus Wind 3 Llc Grinnell, IA	Wind	3 MW	Venus Wind 3 Llc
41.4 mi	Perry Customer Hosted 1mw Solar Project Perry, IA	Solar	1 MW	Interstate Power And Light Co
41.9 mi	Fareway Customer Hosted 1 Mw Solar Boone, IA	Solar	1 MW	Interstate Power And Light Co
42.6 mi	Macksburg Wind Project Macksburg, IA	Wind	120 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
44.0 mi	Arbor Hill Solar Greenfield, IA	Solar	25 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
44.1 mi	Alliant Sbd 9107 Jbs Usa Marshalltown, IA	Oil	11 MW	Industrial Energy Applications Inc
44.2 mi	Marshalltown Generating Station Marshalltown, IA	Natural Gas	709 MW	Interstate Power And Light Co
44.7 mi	Arbor Hill Wind Farm Greenfield, IA	Wind	310 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
44.8 mi	Sutherland Marshalltown, IA	Natural Gas	—	Interstate Power And Light Co
44.8 mi	Marshalltown Marshalltown, IA	Natural Gas	189 MW	Interstate Power And Light Co
44.8 mi	Story City Story City, IA	Oil	14 MW	City Of Story City - (Ia)
46.3 mi	Story City Wind Project Story City, IA	Wind	2 MW	Hamilton Wind Energy Llc
46.5 mi	Montezuma Montezuma, IA	Oil	10 MW	City Of Montezuma - (Ia)
46.5 mi	Stuart (Ia) Stuart, IA	Oil	3 MW	City Of Stuart - (Ia)
46.5 mi	Ogden Ogden, IA	Oil	4 MW	City Of Ogden - (Ia)
46.6 mi	Garden Wind Llc Zearing, IA	Wind	150 MW	Garden Wind Llc
47.1 mi	Gilliam South Stuart, IA	Oil	4 MW	City Of Stuart - (Ia)
47.9 mi	Wind Gem Stuart, IA	Wind	2 MW	Wind Gem, Llc
48.0 mi	North English Montezuma, IA	Wind	340 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
49.2 mi	Cargill Corn Milling Division Eddyville, IA	Natural Gas	40 MW	Cargill Inc North America Sweetners
49.9 mi	Panora Panora, IA	Oil	5 MW	City Of Panora - (Ia)

Power generation near this area

There are 60 power plants within 50 miles of Runnells, Iowa (ZIP 50237), with a combined 3,889 MW of nameplate capacity. Wind is the most common fuel type in this area with 18 of the 60 nearby plants. The closest plant is Metro Methane Recovery Facility at 4.7 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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