Power Plants Near 50261 — Van Meter, IA

71 power plants within 50 miles of ZIP 50261 (Van Meter, Iowa). Click any plant for capacity, generation, emissions, and generator-level detail.

Centroid: 41.4699, -93.9207 · County: Dallas

Wind 62%Natural Gas 30%Oil 4%

Distance	Plant	Fuel	Capacity	Operator
10.3 mi	Winterset Winterset, IA	Oil	18 MW	City Of Winterset - (Ia)
17.7 mi	River Hills Des Moines, IA	Natural Gas	128 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
17.7 mi	Arbor Hill Solar Greenfield, IA	Solar	25 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
18.2 mi	Arbor Hill Wind Farm Greenfield, IA	Wind	310 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
18.8 mi	Sycamore (Ia) Johnston, IA	Natural Gas	158 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
20.0 mi	Anderson Erickson Des Moines, IA	Oil	2 MW	Anderson Erickson Dairy
20.0 mi	Indianola Indianola, IA	Oil	41 MW	Indianola Municipal Utilities
20.1 mi	Des Moines Wastewater Reclamation Fac Des Moines, IA	Biomass	3 MW	Des Moines Metro Wrf
20.4 mi	Macksburg Wind Project Macksburg, IA	Wind	120 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
20.4 mi	Archer Daniels Midland Des Moines Des Moines, IA	Coal	8 MW	Archer Daniels Midland Co
20.7 mi	Stuart (Ia) Stuart, IA	Oil	3 MW	City Of Stuart - (Ia)
21.1 mi	Gilliam South Stuart, IA	Oil	4 MW	City Of Stuart - (Ia)
21.2 mi	Greater Des Moines Pleasant Hill, IA	Natural Gas	576 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
21.4 mi	Pleasant Hill Pleasant Hill, IA	Natural Gas	180 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
21.7 mi	Wind Gem Stuart, IA	Wind	2 MW	Wind Gem, Llc
27.7 mi	Wolverine Greenfield, IA	Wind	2 MW	Wolverine Wind Energy, Llc
27.8 mi	Meadow Ridge Greenfield, IA	Wind	2 MW	Meadow Ridge Wind Energy, Llc
27.8 mi	Perry Customer Hosted 1mw Solar Project Perry, IA	Solar	1 MW	Interstate Power And Light Co
27.8 mi	Panora Panora, IA	Oil	5 MW	City Of Panora - (Ia)
29.7 mi	North Generation Plant Greenfield, IA	Oil	8 MW	City Of Greenfield - (Ia)
30.2 mi	Downtown Generation Plant Greenfield, IA	Oil	5 MW	City Of Greenfield - (Ia)
30.2 mi	Greenfield Light Plant Greenfield, IA	Oil	—	City Of Greenfield - (Ia)
30.6 mi	Metro Methane Recovery Facility Mitchellville, IA	Biomass	11 MW	Wm Renewable Energy Llc
31.5 mi	Cumberland Rose Orient, IA	Wind	2 MW	Cumberland Rose Wind Energy, Llc
31.7 mi	Orient Wind Farm Orient, IA	Wind	501 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
31.8 mi	Greenfield Wind Greenfield, IA	Wind	2 MW	Greenfield Wind Power, Llc
31.8 mi	Sky Volt Greenfield, IA	Wind	2 MW	Sky Volt, Llc
31.8 mi	Bulldog Orient, IA	Wind	2 MW	Bulldog Wind Energy, Llc
32.3 mi	Michelangelo Wind 1 Llc Huxley, IA	Wind	3 MW	Michelangelo Wind 1 Llc
33.1 mi	Summit Lake Creston, IA	Natural Gas	119 MW	Central Iowa Power Cooperative
33.9 mi	Morning Light Wind Farm Adair, IA	Wind	111 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
34.5 mi	Creston Solar (50 Mw) Creston, IA	Solar	50 MW	Interstate Power And Light Co
34.8 mi	Fontanelle Fontanelle, IA	Wind	2 MW	Forward Fontanelle Power, Llc
36.1 mi	Creston School Customer Hosted Solar Creston, IA	Solar	—	Interstate Power And Light Co
36.9 mi	Michelangelo Wind 4 Llc Ames, IA	Wind	3 MW	Michelangelo Wind 4 Llc
37.6 mi	Southern Hills Wind Farm Creston, IA	Wind	254 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
37.7 mi	Isu Customer Hosted 1mw Solar Project Ames, IA	Solar	1 MW	Interstate Power And Light Co
38.7 mi	Adair Wind Farm Adair, IA	Wind	175 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
39.7 mi	Ogden Ogden, IA	Oil	4 MW	City Of Ogden - (Ia)
40.0 mi	Eclipse Wind Farm Adair, IA	Wind	207 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
40.0 mi	Ia - City Of Ames - Airport Road Ames, IA	Solar	2 MW	Forefront Power, Llc
40.5 mi	Rippey Wind Farm Grand Junction, IA	Wind	50 MW	Greenbacker Renewable Energy Corporation
41.1 mi	Fareway Customer Hosted 1 Mw Solar Boone, IA	Solar	1 MW	Interstate Power And Light Co
41.2 mi	Iowa State University Ames, IA	Natural Gas	40 MW	Iowa State University
41.6 mi	Ames Diesel Generating Station Ames, IA	Oil	—	Interstate Power And Light Co
41.6 mi	Ames Electric Services Power Plant Ames, IA	Natural Gas	109 MW	City Of Ames - (Ia)
42.3 mi	Ames Gt Ames, IA	Oil	79 MW	City Of Ames - (Ia)
42.4 mi	Optimum Wind 6 Llc Nevada, IA	Wind	3 MW	Optimum Wind 6 Llc
42.9 mi	Hy-Vee Customer Hosted 2.25mw Solar Chariton, IA	Solar	2 MW	Interstate Power And Light Co
42.9 mi	Prescott Wind Farm Prescott, IA	Wind	39 MW	Prescott Wind Energy Llc
42.9 mi	Optimum Wind 5 Llc Nevada, IA	Wind	3 MW	Optimum Wind 5 Llc
43.1 mi	Optimum Wind 4 Llc Nevada, IA	Wind	3 MW	Optimum Wind 4 Llc
43.3 mi	Michelangelo Wind 3 Llc Huxley, IA	Wind	3 MW	Michelangelo Wind 3 Llc
43.4 mi	Optimum Wind 3 Llc Nevada, IA	Wind	3 MW	Optimum Wind 3 Llc
43.5 mi	Ncah Central Utility Plant Ames, IA	Natural Gas	15 MW	National Centers For Animal Health
43.7 mi	Green Energy Machine Anita, IA	Wind	2 MW	Green Energy Machine, Llc
43.7 mi	Roseman Anita, IA	Wind	2 MW	Roseman Energy, Llc
43.8 mi	Anita Anita, IA	Oil	3 MW	City Of Anita - (Ia)
45.1 mi	Grand Junction Grand Junction, IA	Oil	2 MW	City Of Grand Junction - (Ia)
45.6 mi	Alliant Sbd 8603 Donnelley Nevada, IA	Oil	—	Industrial Energy Applications Inc
45.8 mi	Beaver Creek Wind Ogden, IA	Wind	340 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
45.8 mi	Knoxville Industrial Knoxville, IA	Oil	16 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
45.8 mi	Knoxville Battery Energy Storage Knoxville, IA	Other Fossil	1 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
46.1 mi	Optimum Wind 7 Llc Nevada, IA	Wind	3 MW	Optimum Wind 7 Llc
47.0 mi	Junction Hilltop Wind Farm Dana, IA	Wind	8 MW	Junction Hilltop Management Llc
48.0 mi	Coon Rapids Ii Coon Rapids, IA	Oil	5 MW	City Of Coon Rapids
48.1 mi	Hardin Hilltop Wind Llc Jefferson, IA	Wind	15 MW	Junction Hilltop Management Llc
48.1 mi	Rolling Hills Wind Farm Massena, IA	Wind	484 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
48.5 mi	Heartland Divide Wind Project, Llc Melville, IA	Wind	104 MW	Heartland Divide Wind Project, Llc
49.2 mi	Red Rock Hydro Plant Pella, IA	Hydroelectric	55 MW	Western Minnesota Mun Pwr Agny
49.8 mi	Wiota Wiota, IA	Wind	2 MW	Wiota Wind Energy, Llc #1

Power generation near this area

There are 71 power plants within 50 miles of Van Meter, Iowa (ZIP 50261), with a combined 4,437 MW of nameplate capacity. Wind is the most common fuel type in this area with 33 of the 71 nearby plants. The closest plant is Winterset at 10.3 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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