Power Plants Near 50265 — West Des Moines, IA

73 power plants within 50 miles of ZIP 50265 (West Des Moines, Iowa). Click any plant for capacity, generation, emissions, and generator-level detail.

Centroid: 41.5805, -93.7447 · County: Polk

Wind 62%Natural Gas 29%Oil 5%

Distance	Plant	Fuel	Capacity	Operator
6.5 mi	River Hills Des Moines, IA	Natural Gas	128 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
7.2 mi	Sycamore (Ia) Johnston, IA	Natural Gas	158 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
8.8 mi	Anderson Erickson Des Moines, IA	Oil	2 MW	Anderson Erickson Dairy
8.8 mi	Archer Daniels Midland Des Moines Des Moines, IA	Coal	8 MW	Archer Daniels Midland Co
9.7 mi	Des Moines Wastewater Reclamation Fac Des Moines, IA	Biomass	3 MW	Des Moines Metro Wrf
11.3 mi	Greater Des Moines Pleasant Hill, IA	Natural Gas	576 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
11.5 mi	Pleasant Hill Pleasant Hill, IA	Natural Gas	180 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
17.9 mi	Indianola Indianola, IA	Oil	41 MW	Indianola Municipal Utilities
20.2 mi	Metro Methane Recovery Facility Mitchellville, IA	Biomass	11 MW	Wm Renewable Energy Llc
21.7 mi	Michelangelo Wind 1 Llc Huxley, IA	Wind	3 MW	Michelangelo Wind 1 Llc
21.8 mi	Winterset Winterset, IA	Oil	18 MW	City Of Winterset - (Ia)
26.6 mi	Perry Customer Hosted 1mw Solar Project Perry, IA	Solar	1 MW	Interstate Power And Light Co
27.6 mi	Michelangelo Wind 4 Llc Ames, IA	Wind	3 MW	Michelangelo Wind 4 Llc
27.9 mi	Isu Customer Hosted 1mw Solar Project Ames, IA	Solar	1 MW	Interstate Power And Light Co
27.9 mi	Arbor Hill Solar Greenfield, IA	Solar	25 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
29.4 mi	Arbor Hill Wind Farm Greenfield, IA	Wind	310 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
29.9 mi	Ia - City Of Ames - Airport Road Ames, IA	Solar	2 MW	Forefront Power, Llc
30.1 mi	Stuart (Ia) Stuart, IA	Oil	3 MW	City Of Stuart - (Ia)
30.7 mi	Gilliam South Stuart, IA	Oil	4 MW	City Of Stuart - (Ia)
31.2 mi	Ames Diesel Generating Station Ames, IA	Oil	—	Interstate Power And Light Co
31.4 mi	Iowa State University Ames, IA	Natural Gas	40 MW	Iowa State University
31.6 mi	Ames Electric Services Power Plant Ames, IA	Natural Gas	109 MW	City Of Ames - (Ia)
31.6 mi	Optimum Wind 6 Llc Nevada, IA	Wind	3 MW	Optimum Wind 6 Llc
31.7 mi	Macksburg Wind Project Macksburg, IA	Wind	120 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
31.7 mi	Wind Gem Stuart, IA	Wind	2 MW	Wind Gem, Llc
32.0 mi	Ames Gt Ames, IA	Oil	79 MW	City Of Ames - (Ia)
32.1 mi	Optimum Wind 5 Llc Nevada, IA	Wind	3 MW	Optimum Wind 5 Llc
32.3 mi	Optimum Wind 4 Llc Nevada, IA	Wind	3 MW	Optimum Wind 4 Llc
32.5 mi	Michelangelo Wind 3 Llc Huxley, IA	Wind	3 MW	Michelangelo Wind 3 Llc
32.6 mi	Optimum Wind 3 Llc Nevada, IA	Wind	3 MW	Optimum Wind 3 Llc
33.1 mi	Panora Panora, IA	Oil	5 MW	City Of Panora - (Ia)
33.3 mi	Ncah Central Utility Plant Ames, IA	Natural Gas	15 MW	National Centers For Animal Health
33.8 mi	Fareway Customer Hosted 1 Mw Solar Boone, IA	Solar	1 MW	Interstate Power And Light Co
34.5 mi	Alliant Sbd 8603 Donnelley Nevada, IA	Oil	—	Industrial Energy Applications Inc
34.9 mi	Optimum Wind 7 Llc Nevada, IA	Wind	3 MW	Optimum Wind 7 Llc
35.2 mi	Ogden Ogden, IA	Oil	4 MW	City Of Ogden - (Ia)
38.5 mi	Wolverine Greenfield, IA	Wind	2 MW	Wolverine Wind Energy, Llc
38.6 mi	Meadow Ridge Greenfield, IA	Wind	2 MW	Meadow Ridge Wind Energy, Llc
38.9 mi	Rippey Wind Farm Grand Junction, IA	Wind	50 MW	Greenbacker Renewable Energy Corporation
39.8 mi	Knoxville Industrial Knoxville, IA	Oil	16 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
39.8 mi	Knoxville Battery Energy Storage Knoxville, IA	Other Fossil	1 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
41.1 mi	North Generation Plant Greenfield, IA	Oil	8 MW	City Of Greenfield - (Ia)
41.7 mi	Downtown Generation Plant Greenfield, IA	Oil	5 MW	City Of Greenfield - (Ia)
41.7 mi	Greenfield Light Plant Greenfield, IA	Oil	—	City Of Greenfield - (Ia)
42.1 mi	Red Rock Hydro Plant Pella, IA	Hydroelectric	55 MW	Western Minnesota Mun Pwr Agny
42.3 mi	Beaver Creek Wind Ogden, IA	Wind	340 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
42.5 mi	State Center State Center, IA	Oil	6 MW	City Of State Center - (Ia)
42.5 mi	Story City Story City, IA	Oil	14 MW	City Of Story City - (Ia)
43.3 mi	Greenfield Wind Greenfield, IA	Wind	2 MW	Greenfield Wind Power, Llc
43.3 mi	Sky Volt Greenfield, IA	Wind	2 MW	Sky Volt, Llc
43.3 mi	Cumberland Rose Orient, IA	Wind	2 MW	Cumberland Rose Wind Energy, Llc
43.3 mi	Hy-Vee Customer Hosted 2.25mw Solar Chariton, IA	Solar	2 MW	Interstate Power And Light Co
43.4 mi	Pella Peaking Pella, IA	Oil	28 MW	City Of Pella - (Ia)
43.6 mi	Orient Wind Farm Orient, IA	Wind	501 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
43.6 mi	Bulldog Orient, IA	Wind	2 MW	Bulldog Wind Energy, Llc
43.6 mi	Fpl Energy Story Wind Llc Zearing, IA	Wind	150 MW	Fpl Energy Story Wind Llc
43.8 mi	Morning Light Wind Farm Adair, IA	Wind	111 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
44.0 mi	Story City Wind Project Story City, IA	Wind	2 MW	Hamilton Wind Energy Llc
44.3 mi	Great Pathfinder Wind Stratford, IA	Wind	224 MW	Great Pathfinder Wind
44.7 mi	Grand Junction Grand Junction, IA	Oil	2 MW	City Of Grand Junction - (Ia)
44.8 mi	Pella Pella, IA	Coal	—	City Of Pella - (Ia)
44.9 mi	Junction Hilltop Wind Farm Dana, IA	Wind	8 MW	Junction Hilltop Management Llc
44.9 mi	Summit Lake Creston, IA	Natural Gas	119 MW	Central Iowa Power Cooperative
45.9 mi	Fontanelle Fontanelle, IA	Wind	2 MW	Forward Fontanelle Power, Llc
46.1 mi	Creston Solar (50 Mw) Creston, IA	Solar	50 MW	Interstate Power And Light Co
46.8 mi	Laurel Wind Farm Laurel, IA	Wind	123 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
47.1 mi	Hardin Hilltop Wind Llc Jefferson, IA	Wind	15 MW	Junction Hilltop Management Llc
47.9 mi	Creston School Customer Hosted Solar Creston, IA	Solar	—	Interstate Power And Light Co
48.4 mi	Garden Wind Llc Zearing, IA	Wind	150 MW	Garden Wind Llc
48.6 mi	Eclipse Wind Farm Adair, IA	Wind	207 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
48.8 mi	Adair Wind Farm Adair, IA	Wind	175 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
49.5 mi	Southern Hills Wind Farm Creston, IA	Wind	254 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
49.8 mi	Dayton (Ia) Dayton, IA	Oil	2 MW	City Of Dayton - (Ia)

Power generation near this area

There are 73 power plants within 50 miles of West Des Moines, Iowa (ZIP 50265), with a combined 4,496 MW of nameplate capacity. Wind is the most common fuel type in this area with 32 of the 73 nearby plants. The closest plant is River Hills at 6.5 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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