Power Plants Near 50255 — Thornburg, IA

43 power plants within 50 miles of ZIP 50255 (Thornburg, Iowa). Click any plant for capacity, generation, emissions, and generator-level detail.

Centroid: 41.4547, -92.3357 · County: Keokuk

Coal 35%Wind 30%Natural Gas 30%Oil 3%

Distance	Plant	Fuel	Capacity	Operator
8.8 mi	English Farms Montezuma, IA	Wind	172 MW	Interstate Power And Light Co
13.3 mi	Montezuma Montezuma, IA	Oil	10 MW	City Of Montezuma - (Ia)
15.5 mi	North English Montezuma, IA	Wind	340 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
17.6 mi	Diamond Trail Wind Farm Ladora, IA	Wind	253 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
19.1 mi	Prairie Wind Farm Montezuma, IA	Wind	168 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
19.7 mi	Brooklyn Brooklyn, IA	Oil	2 MW	City Of Brooklyn - (Ia)
20.4 mi	Brooklyn City North Plant Brooklyn, IA	Oil	2 MW	City Of Brooklyn - (Ia)
26.4 mi	Venus Wind 3 Llc Grinnell, IA	Wind	3 MW	Venus Wind 3 Llc
27.2 mi	Cargill Corn Milling Division Eddyville, IA	Natural Gas	40 MW	Cargill Inc North America Sweetners
27.3 mi	Ottumwa Ottumwa, IA	Coal	726 MW	Interstate Power And Light Co
27.6 mi	Alliant Sbd 8601 Quad Graphics Marengo, IA	Oil	4 MW	Industrial Energy Applications Inc
29.0 mi	Grinnell College Grinnell, IA	Solar	4 MW	Azimuth 180 Solar Electric, Llc
29.0 mi	Grinnell Customer Hosted Solar Grinnell, IA	Solar	—	Interstate Power And Light Co
29.7 mi	Grinnell Grinnell, IA	Natural Gas	—	Interstate Power And Light Co
30.2 mi	Pella Pella, IA	Coal	—	City Of Pella - (Ia)
30.6 mi	Ottumwa City Of Ottumwa, IA	Hydroelectric	3 MW	Ottumwa City Of
31.3 mi	Pella Peaking Pella, IA	Oil	28 MW	City Of Pella - (Ia)
31.9 mi	Farmers Electric Cooperative - Kalona Kalona, IA	Oil	6 MW	Farmers Electric Coop - (Ia)
32.8 mi	Amana Society Service Company Middle Amana, IA	Oil	22 MW	Amana Society Service Co
33.9 mi	Red Rock Hydro Plant Pella, IA	Hydroelectric	55 MW	Western Minnesota Mun Pwr Agny
38.8 mi	Knoxville Industrial Knoxville, IA	Oil	16 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
38.8 mi	Knoxville Battery Energy Storage Knoxville, IA	Other Fossil	1 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
41.6 mi	Oakdale Renewable Energy Plant Coralville, IA	Natural Gas	3 MW	University Of Iowa
41.8 mi	Johnson County Hills Solar Iowa City, IA	Solar	3 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
42.6 mi	Coralville Gt Coralville, IA	Natural Gas	72 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
42.8 mi	Laurel Wind Farm Laurel, IA	Wind	123 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
43.5 mi	University Of Iowa Main Power Plant Iowa City, IA	Natural Gas	41 MW	University Of Iowa
46.5 mi	Archer Daniels Midland Cedar Rapids Cedar Rapids, IA	Coal	295 MW	Archer Daniels Midland Co
47.2 mi	Winding Stair Wind Dysart, IA	Wind	—	Winding Stair Wind
47.5 mi	Alliant Sbd 9403 Aegon Dc Cedar Rapids, IA	Oil	4 MW	Industrial Energy Applications Inc
47.6 mi	Kirkwood Wind Turbine Cedar Rapids, IA	Wind	3 MW	Kirkwood Community College
47.7 mi	Deer Run Battery Cedar Rapids, IA	Other Fossil	5 MW	Interstate Power And Light Co
47.9 mi	Cedar Rapids Community Solar Cedar Rapids, IA	Solar	5 MW	Interstate Power And Light Co
48.4 mi	Alliant Sbd 9901 Wells Fargo Cedar Rapids, IA	Oil	—	Industrial Energy Applications Inc
49.0 mi	Alliant Sbd 9203 Profol Cedar Rapids, IA	Oil	6 MW	American Profol Incorporated
49.0 mi	Sutherland Marshalltown, IA	Natural Gas	—	Interstate Power And Light Co
49.1 mi	Marshalltown Marshalltown, IA	Natural Gas	189 MW	Interstate Power And Light Co
49.1 mi	Bloomfield Municipal Utilities Solar Bloomfield, IA	Solar	2 MW	Aep Onsite Partners, Llc
49.1 mi	Traer Wind Project Traer, IA	Wind	2 MW	City Of Traer - (Ia)
49.2 mi	Marshalltown Generating Station Marshalltown, IA	Natural Gas	709 MW	Interstate Power And Light Co
49.3 mi	Prairie Creek Cedar Rapids, IA	Coal	213 MW	Interstate Power And Light Co
49.5 mi	Red Cedar Cedar Rapids, IA	Natural Gas	—	Interstate Power And Light Co
49.6 mi	Alliant Sbd0201 Ingredion Cedar Rapids, IA	Oil	6 MW	Industrial Energy Applications Inc

Power generation near this area

There are 43 power plants within 50 miles of Thornburg, Iowa (ZIP 50255), with a combined 3,532 MW of nameplate capacity. Oil is the most common fuel type in this area with 12 of the 43 nearby plants. The closest plant is English Farms at 8.8 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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