Power Plants Near 50263 — Waukee, IA

75 power plants within 50 miles of ZIP 50263 (Waukee, Iowa). Click any plant for capacity, generation, emissions, and generator-level detail.

Centroid: 41.5930, -93.8592 · County: Dallas

Wind 60%Natural Gas 31%Oil 6%

Distance	Plant	Fuel	Capacity	Operator
10.9 mi	Sycamore (Ia) Johnston, IA	Natural Gas	158 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
12.4 mi	River Hills Des Moines, IA	Natural Gas	128 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
14.4 mi	Archer Daniels Midland Des Moines Des Moines, IA	Coal	8 MW	Archer Daniels Midland Co
14.6 mi	Anderson Erickson Des Moines, IA	Oil	2 MW	Anderson Erickson Dairy
15.6 mi	Des Moines Wastewater Reclamation Fac Des Moines, IA	Biomass	3 MW	Des Moines Metro Wrf
17.3 mi	Greater Des Moines Pleasant Hill, IA	Natural Gas	576 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
17.5 mi	Pleasant Hill Pleasant Hill, IA	Natural Gas	180 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
19.4 mi	Winterset Winterset, IA	Oil	18 MW	City Of Winterset - (Ia)
21.9 mi	Perry Customer Hosted 1mw Solar Project Perry, IA	Solar	1 MW	Interstate Power And Light Co
22.2 mi	Indianola Indianola, IA	Oil	41 MW	Indianola Municipal Utilities
22.6 mi	Arbor Hill Solar Greenfield, IA	Solar	25 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
23.3 mi	Michelangelo Wind 1 Llc Huxley, IA	Wind	3 MW	Michelangelo Wind 1 Llc
24.5 mi	Stuart (Ia) Stuart, IA	Oil	3 MW	City Of Stuart - (Ia)
24.6 mi	Arbor Hill Wind Farm Greenfield, IA	Wind	310 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
25.1 mi	Gilliam South Stuart, IA	Oil	4 MW	City Of Stuart - (Ia)
26.1 mi	Metro Methane Recovery Facility Mitchellville, IA	Biomass	11 MW	Wm Renewable Energy Llc
26.2 mi	Wind Gem Stuart, IA	Wind	2 MW	Wind Gem, Llc
27.2 mi	Panora Panora, IA	Oil	5 MW	City Of Panora - (Ia)
27.8 mi	Michelangelo Wind 4 Llc Ames, IA	Wind	3 MW	Michelangelo Wind 4 Llc
28.7 mi	Isu Customer Hosted 1mw Solar Project Ames, IA	Solar	1 MW	Interstate Power And Light Co
29.4 mi	Macksburg Wind Project Macksburg, IA	Wind	120 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
31.0 mi	Ia - City Of Ames - Airport Road Ames, IA	Solar	2 MW	Forefront Power, Llc
32.1 mi	Iowa State University Ames, IA	Natural Gas	40 MW	Iowa State University
32.2 mi	Ogden Ogden, IA	Oil	4 MW	City Of Ogden - (Ia)
32.5 mi	Fareway Customer Hosted 1 Mw Solar Boone, IA	Solar	1 MW	Interstate Power And Light Co
32.5 mi	Ames Diesel Generating Station Ames, IA	Oil	—	Interstate Power And Light Co
32.6 mi	Ames Electric Services Power Plant Ames, IA	Natural Gas	109 MW	City Of Ames - (Ia)
33.2 mi	Ames Gt Ames, IA	Oil	79 MW	City Of Ames - (Ia)
33.3 mi	Wolverine Greenfield, IA	Wind	2 MW	Wolverine Wind Energy, Llc
33.4 mi	Optimum Wind 6 Llc Nevada, IA	Wind	3 MW	Optimum Wind 6 Llc
33.4 mi	Meadow Ridge Greenfield, IA	Wind	2 MW	Meadow Ridge Wind Energy, Llc
34.0 mi	Optimum Wind 5 Llc Nevada, IA	Wind	3 MW	Optimum Wind 5 Llc
34.2 mi	Optimum Wind 4 Llc Nevada, IA	Wind	3 MW	Optimum Wind 4 Llc
34.4 mi	Michelangelo Wind 3 Llc Huxley, IA	Wind	3 MW	Michelangelo Wind 3 Llc
34.4 mi	Optimum Wind 3 Llc Nevada, IA	Wind	3 MW	Optimum Wind 3 Llc
34.5 mi	Ncah Central Utility Plant Ames, IA	Natural Gas	15 MW	National Centers For Animal Health
34.6 mi	Rippey Wind Farm Grand Junction, IA	Wind	50 MW	Greenbacker Renewable Energy Corporation
36.3 mi	North Generation Plant Greenfield, IA	Oil	8 MW	City Of Greenfield - (Ia)
36.8 mi	Alliant Sbd 8603 Donnelley Nevada, IA	Oil	—	Industrial Energy Applications Inc
37.0 mi	Downtown Generation Plant Greenfield, IA	Oil	5 MW	City Of Greenfield - (Ia)
37.0 mi	Greenfield Light Plant Greenfield, IA	Oil	—	City Of Greenfield - (Ia)
37.3 mi	Optimum Wind 7 Llc Nevada, IA	Wind	3 MW	Optimum Wind 7 Llc
38.3 mi	Morning Light Wind Farm Adair, IA	Wind	111 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
38.6 mi	Greenfield Wind Greenfield, IA	Wind	2 MW	Greenfield Wind Power, Llc
38.6 mi	Sky Volt Greenfield, IA	Wind	2 MW	Sky Volt, Llc
38.8 mi	Beaver Creek Wind Ogden, IA	Wind	340 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
39.1 mi	Cumberland Rose Orient, IA	Wind	2 MW	Cumberland Rose Wind Energy, Llc
39.4 mi	Bulldog Orient, IA	Wind	2 MW	Bulldog Wind Energy, Llc
39.6 mi	Orient Wind Farm Orient, IA	Wind	501 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
40.0 mi	Grand Junction Grand Junction, IA	Oil	2 MW	City Of Grand Junction - (Ia)
40.8 mi	Fontanelle Fontanelle, IA	Wind	2 MW	Forward Fontanelle Power, Llc
40.8 mi	Junction Hilltop Wind Farm Dana, IA	Wind	8 MW	Junction Hilltop Management Llc
41.7 mi	Summit Lake Creston, IA	Natural Gas	119 MW	Central Iowa Power Cooperative
42.7 mi	Hardin Hilltop Wind Llc Jefferson, IA	Wind	15 MW	Junction Hilltop Management Llc
42.8 mi	Eclipse Wind Farm Adair, IA	Wind	207 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
42.9 mi	Great Pathfinder Wind Stratford, IA	Wind	224 MW	Great Pathfinder Wind
43.1 mi	Story City Story City, IA	Oil	14 MW	City Of Story City - (Ia)
43.2 mi	Creston Solar (50 Mw) Creston, IA	Solar	50 MW	Interstate Power And Light Co
43.3 mi	Adair Wind Farm Adair, IA	Wind	175 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
44.5 mi	Story City Wind Project Story City, IA	Wind	2 MW	Hamilton Wind Energy Llc
44.8 mi	Creston School Customer Hosted Solar Creston, IA	Solar	—	Interstate Power And Light Co
45.6 mi	Knoxville Industrial Knoxville, IA	Oil	16 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
45.6 mi	Knoxville Battery Energy Storage Knoxville, IA	Other Fossil	1 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
45.8 mi	Southern Hills Wind Farm Creston, IA	Wind	254 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
46.3 mi	State Center State Center, IA	Oil	6 MW	City Of State Center - (Ia)
46.5 mi	Fpl Energy Story Wind Llc Zearing, IA	Wind	150 MW	Fpl Energy Story Wind Llc
46.5 mi	Coon Rapids Ii Coon Rapids, IA	Oil	5 MW	City Of Coon Rapids
47.3 mi	Hy-Vee Customer Hosted 2.25mw Solar Chariton, IA	Solar	2 MW	Interstate Power And Light Co
47.3 mi	Dayton (Ia) Dayton, IA	Oil	2 MW	City Of Dayton - (Ia)
48.0 mi	Red Rock Hydro Plant Pella, IA	Hydroelectric	55 MW	Western Minnesota Mun Pwr Agny
48.0 mi	Anita Anita, IA	Oil	3 MW	City Of Anita - (Ia)
48.7 mi	Green Energy Machine Anita, IA	Wind	2 MW	Green Energy Machine, Llc
48.8 mi	Roseman Anita, IA	Wind	2 MW	Roseman Energy, Llc
49.3 mi	Pella Peaking Pella, IA	Oil	28 MW	City Of Pella - (Ia)
49.4 mi	Heartland Divide Wind Project, Llc Melville, IA	Wind	104 MW	Heartland Divide Wind Project, Llc

Power generation near this area

There are 75 power plants within 50 miles of Waukee, Iowa (ZIP 50263), with a combined 4,338 MW of nameplate capacity. Wind is the most common fuel type in this area with 33 of the 75 nearby plants. The closest plant is Sycamore (Ia) at 10.9 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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