Power Plants Near 50258 — Union, IA

66 power plants within 50 miles of ZIP 50258 (Union, Iowa). Click any plant for capacity, generation, emissions, and generator-level detail.

Centroid: 42.2521, -93.0562 · County: Hardin

Wind 51%Natural Gas 41%Oil 6%

Distance	Plant	Fuel	Capacity	Operator
7.9 mi	Ivester Wind Farm Wellsburg, IA	Wind	91 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
10.6 mi	Wellsburg Wind Project Wellsburg, IA	Wind	141 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
15.0 mi	Fpl Energy Story Wind Llc Zearing, IA	Wind	150 MW	Fpl Energy Story Wind Llc
15.7 mi	Vienna Wind Farm Marshalltown, IA	Wind	150 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
15.8 mi	Alliant Sbd 9107 Jbs Usa Marshalltown, IA	Oil	11 MW	Industrial Energy Applications Inc
16.3 mi	Garden Wind Llc Zearing, IA	Wind	150 MW	Garden Wind Llc
16.4 mi	Grundy Center City Light Plant Grundy Center, IA	Oil	9 MW	Grundy Center Mun Light & Power
17.2 mi	State Center State Center, IA	Oil	6 MW	City Of State Center - (Ia)
17.2 mi	Marshalltown Generating Station Marshalltown, IA	Natural Gas	709 MW	Interstate Power And Light Co
17.4 mi	Marshalltown Marshalltown, IA	Natural Gas	189 MW	Interstate Power And Light Co
17.4 mi	Sutherland Marshalltown, IA	Natural Gas	—	Interstate Power And Light Co
23.3 mi	Leonardo Wind 1 Llc Alden, IA	Wind	3 MW	Leonardo Wind 1 Llc
24.6 mi	Optimum Wind 7 Llc Nevada, IA	Wind	3 MW	Optimum Wind 7 Llc
25.2 mi	Alliant Sbd 8603 Donnelley Nevada, IA	Oil	—	Industrial Energy Applications Inc
26.2 mi	Laurel Wind Farm Laurel, IA	Wind	123 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
26.3 mi	Dike City Power Plant Dike, IA	Oil	2 MW	City Of Dike
27.2 mi	Whispering Willow Wind Farm - East Iowa Falls, IA	Wind	200 MW	Interstate Power And Light Co
28.0 mi	Story City Wind Project Story City, IA	Wind	2 MW	Hamilton Wind Energy Llc
28.2 mi	Story City Story City, IA	Oil	14 MW	City Of Story City - (Ia)
28.4 mi	Franklin County Wind Farm Iowa Falls, IA	Wind	99 MW	Interstate Power And Light Co
28.4 mi	Optimum Wind 3 Llc Nevada, IA	Wind	3 MW	Optimum Wind 3 Llc
28.5 mi	Michelangelo Wind 3 Llc Huxley, IA	Wind	3 MW	Michelangelo Wind 3 Llc
28.6 mi	Optimum Wind 4 Llc Nevada, IA	Wind	3 MW	Optimum Wind 4 Llc
28.8 mi	Optimum Wind 5 Llc Nevada, IA	Wind	3 MW	Optimum Wind 5 Llc
29.3 mi	Optimum Wind 6 Llc Nevada, IA	Wind	3 MW	Optimum Wind 6 Llc
30.0 mi	Traer South Traer, IA	Oil	2 MW	City Of Traer - (Ia)
30.3 mi	Ncah Central Utility Plant Ames, IA	Natural Gas	15 MW	National Centers For Animal Health
30.6 mi	Traer East Tracer, IA	Oil	4 MW	City Of Traer - (Ia)
30.6 mi	Traer Main Traer, IA	Oil	4 MW	City Of Traer - (Ia)
31.1 mi	Ames Gt Ames, IA	Oil	79 MW	City Of Ames - (Ia)
31.3 mi	Ames Diesel Generating Station Ames, IA	Oil	—	Interstate Power And Light Co
31.4 mi	Hampton Substation Energy Storage Hampton, IA	Battery Storage	2 MW	Corn Belt Power Coop
31.4 mi	Poet Biorefining - Jewell Jewell, IA	Natural Gas	5 MW	Poet Biorefining - Jewell
32.0 mi	Traer Wind Project Traer, IA	Wind	2 MW	City Of Traer - (Ia)
32.3 mi	Ames Electric Services Power Plant Ames, IA	Natural Gas	109 MW	City Of Ames - (Ia)
33.3 mi	Franklin County Solar Hampton, IA	Solar	7 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
33.5 mi	Ia - City Of Ames - Airport Road Ames, IA	Solar	2 MW	Forefront Power, Llc
33.7 mi	Iowa State University Ames, IA	Natural Gas	40 MW	Iowa State University
34.4 mi	Cedar Falls Solar Farm Cedar Falls, IA	Solar	2 MW	Altus Power America Management, Llc
34.6 mi	Gas Turbine (Ia) Cedar Falls, IA	Natural Gas	43 MW	Cedar Falls Utilities
35.0 mi	Electrifarm Waterloo, IA	Natural Gas	264 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
35.4 mi	University Of Northern Iowa Cedar Falls, IA	Natural Gas	8 MW	University Of Northern Iowa
36.1 mi	Isu Customer Hosted 1mw Solar Project Ames, IA	Solar	1 MW	Interstate Power And Light Co
36.1 mi	Winding Stair Wind Dysart, IA	Wind	—	Winding Stair Wind
36.7 mi	Century Blairsburg, IA	Wind	201 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
36.8 mi	Streeter Station Cedar Falls, IA	Natural Gas	52 MW	Cedar Falls Utilities
37.9 mi	Grinnell Grinnell, IA	Natural Gas	—	Interstate Power And Light Co
38.1 mi	Michelangelo Wind 4 Llc Ames, IA	Wind	3 MW	Michelangelo Wind 4 Llc
38.1 mi	Grinnell College Grinnell, IA	Solar	4 MW	Azimuth 180 Solar Electric, Llc
38.5 mi	Grinnell Customer Hosted Solar Grinnell, IA	Solar	—	Interstate Power And Light Co
38.8 mi	Michelangelo Wind 1 Llc Huxley, IA	Wind	3 MW	Michelangelo Wind 1 Llc
40.3 mi	Waterloo Lundquist Waterloo, IA	Oil	18 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
40.4 mi	Venus Wind 3 Llc Grinnell, IA	Wind	3 MW	Venus Wind 3 Llc
40.6 mi	Whispering Willow North Latimer, IA	Wind	201 MW	Interstate Power And Light Co
41.1 mi	Waterloo Solar (Ia) Waterloo, IA	Solar	3 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
41.6 mi	Webster City Webster City, IA	Oil	21 MW	City Of Webster City - (Ia)
42.1 mi	Great Pathfinder Wind Stratford, IA	Wind	224 MW	Great Pathfinder Wind
43.0 mi	Fareway Customer Hosted 1 Mw Solar Boone, IA	Solar	1 MW	Interstate Power And Light Co
44.4 mi	La Porte La Porte City, IA	Oil	5 MW	La Porte City Utilities
44.6 mi	Waverly Municipal Electric North Plant Waverly, IA	Oil	25 MW	Waverly Municipal Elec Utility
44.6 mi	South Plant (Ia) Waverly, IA	Oil	12 MW	Waverly Municipal Elec Utility
44.6 mi	Waverly Community Wind Project Waverly, IA	Wind	3 MW	Waverly Municipal Elec Utility
47.5 mi	Brooklyn City North Plant Brooklyn, IA	Oil	2 MW	City Of Brooklyn - (Ia)
47.7 mi	Metro Methane Recovery Facility Mitchellville, IA	Biomass	11 MW	Wm Renewable Energy Llc
47.8 mi	Brooklyn Brooklyn, IA	Oil	2 MW	City Of Brooklyn - (Ia)
49.1 mi	Phoenix Investors, Llc Belmond, IA	Oil	5 MW	Industrial Energy Applications Inc

Power generation near this area

There are 66 power plants within 50 miles of Union, Iowa (ZIP 50258), with a combined 3,455 MW of nameplate capacity. Wind is the most common fuel type in this area with 25 of the 66 nearby plants. The closest plant is Ivester Wind Farm at 7.9 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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