Power Plants Near 50269 — Whitten, IA

66 power plants within 50 miles of ZIP 50269 (Whitten, Iowa). Click any plant for capacity, generation, emissions, and generator-level detail.

Centroid: 42.2718, -93.0214 · County: Hardin

Wind 51%Natural Gas 41%Oil 6%

Distance	Plant	Fuel	Capacity	Operator
5.7 mi	Ivester Wind Farm Wellsburg, IA	Wind	91 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
8.7 mi	Wellsburg Wind Project Wellsburg, IA	Wind	141 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
14.2 mi	Grundy Center City Light Plant Grundy Center, IA	Oil	9 MW	Grundy Center Mun Light & Power
14.8 mi	Vienna Wind Farm Marshalltown, IA	Wind	150 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
16.2 mi	Alliant Sbd 9107 Jbs Usa Marshalltown, IA	Oil	11 MW	Industrial Energy Applications Inc
17.3 mi	Fpl Energy Story Wind Llc Zearing, IA	Wind	150 MW	Fpl Energy Story Wind Llc
17.5 mi	Marshalltown Generating Station Marshalltown, IA	Natural Gas	709 MW	Interstate Power And Light Co
17.6 mi	Marshalltown Marshalltown, IA	Natural Gas	189 MW	Interstate Power And Light Co
17.6 mi	Sutherland Marshalltown, IA	Natural Gas	—	Interstate Power And Light Co
18.3 mi	Garden Wind Llc Zearing, IA	Wind	150 MW	Garden Wind Llc
19.1 mi	State Center State Center, IA	Oil	6 MW	City Of State Center - (Ia)
23.6 mi	Leonardo Wind 1 Llc Alden, IA	Wind	3 MW	Leonardo Wind 1 Llc
24.1 mi	Dike City Power Plant Dike, IA	Oil	2 MW	City Of Dike
26.5 mi	Whispering Willow Wind Farm - East Iowa Falls, IA	Wind	200 MW	Interstate Power And Light Co
26.9 mi	Optimum Wind 7 Llc Nevada, IA	Wind	3 MW	Optimum Wind 7 Llc
27.2 mi	Laurel Wind Farm Laurel, IA	Wind	123 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
27.5 mi	Alliant Sbd 8603 Donnelley Nevada, IA	Oil	—	Industrial Energy Applications Inc
28.2 mi	Franklin County Wind Farm Iowa Falls, IA	Wind	99 MW	Interstate Power And Light Co
28.5 mi	Traer South Traer, IA	Oil	2 MW	City Of Traer - (Ia)
29.1 mi	Traer Main Traer, IA	Oil	4 MW	City Of Traer - (Ia)
29.1 mi	Traer East Tracer, IA	Oil	4 MW	City Of Traer - (Ia)
29.9 mi	Story City Wind Project Story City, IA	Wind	2 MW	Hamilton Wind Energy Llc
30.2 mi	Story City Story City, IA	Oil	14 MW	City Of Story City - (Ia)
30.6 mi	Traer Wind Project Traer, IA	Wind	2 MW	City Of Traer - (Ia)
30.6 mi	Hampton Substation Energy Storage Hampton, IA	Battery Storage	2 MW	Corn Belt Power Coop
30.7 mi	Optimum Wind 3 Llc Nevada, IA	Wind	3 MW	Optimum Wind 3 Llc
30.7 mi	Michelangelo Wind 3 Llc Huxley, IA	Wind	3 MW	Michelangelo Wind 3 Llc
30.9 mi	Optimum Wind 4 Llc Nevada, IA	Wind	3 MW	Optimum Wind 4 Llc
31.1 mi	Optimum Wind 5 Llc Nevada, IA	Wind	3 MW	Optimum Wind 5 Llc
31.6 mi	Optimum Wind 6 Llc Nevada, IA	Wind	3 MW	Optimum Wind 6 Llc
32.2 mi	Cedar Falls Solar Farm Cedar Falls, IA	Solar	2 MW	Altus Power America Management, Llc
32.4 mi	Gas Turbine (Ia) Cedar Falls, IA	Natural Gas	43 MW	Cedar Falls Utilities
32.4 mi	Franklin County Solar Hampton, IA	Solar	7 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
32.6 mi	Ncah Central Utility Plant Ames, IA	Natural Gas	15 MW	National Centers For Animal Health
32.8 mi	Electrifarm Waterloo, IA	Natural Gas	264 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
33.0 mi	Poet Biorefining - Jewell Jewell, IA	Natural Gas	5 MW	Poet Biorefining - Jewell
33.2 mi	University Of Northern Iowa Cedar Falls, IA	Natural Gas	8 MW	University Of Northern Iowa
33.4 mi	Ames Gt Ames, IA	Oil	79 MW	City Of Ames - (Ia)
33.5 mi	Ames Diesel Generating Station Ames, IA	Oil	—	Interstate Power And Light Co
34.5 mi	Streeter Station Cedar Falls, IA	Natural Gas	52 MW	Cedar Falls Utilities
34.6 mi	Ames Electric Services Power Plant Ames, IA	Natural Gas	109 MW	City Of Ames - (Ia)
34.7 mi	Winding Stair Wind Dysart, IA	Wind	—	Winding Stair Wind
35.7 mi	Ia - City Of Ames - Airport Road Ames, IA	Solar	2 MW	Forefront Power, Llc
35.9 mi	Iowa State University Ames, IA	Natural Gas	40 MW	Iowa State University
37.3 mi	Century Blairsburg, IA	Wind	201 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
38.1 mi	Waterloo Lundquist Waterloo, IA	Oil	18 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
38.3 mi	Isu Customer Hosted 1mw Solar Project Ames, IA	Solar	1 MW	Interstate Power And Light Co
38.5 mi	Grinnell Grinnell, IA	Natural Gas	—	Interstate Power And Light Co
38.6 mi	Grinnell College Grinnell, IA	Solar	4 MW	Azimuth 180 Solar Electric, Llc
38.8 mi	Waterloo Solar (Ia) Waterloo, IA	Solar	3 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
39.1 mi	Grinnell Customer Hosted Solar Grinnell, IA	Solar	—	Interstate Power And Light Co
40.2 mi	Whispering Willow North Latimer, IA	Wind	201 MW	Interstate Power And Light Co
40.3 mi	Michelangelo Wind 4 Llc Ames, IA	Wind	3 MW	Michelangelo Wind 4 Llc
40.8 mi	Venus Wind 3 Llc Grinnell, IA	Wind	3 MW	Venus Wind 3 Llc
41.0 mi	Michelangelo Wind 1 Llc Huxley, IA	Wind	3 MW	Michelangelo Wind 1 Llc
42.4 mi	Waverly Municipal Electric North Plant Waverly, IA	Oil	25 MW	Waverly Municipal Elec Utility
42.4 mi	South Plant (Ia) Waverly, IA	Oil	12 MW	Waverly Municipal Elec Utility
42.4 mi	Waverly Community Wind Project Waverly, IA	Wind	3 MW	Waverly Municipal Elec Utility
42.5 mi	La Porte La Porte City, IA	Oil	5 MW	La Porte City Utilities
42.8 mi	Webster City Webster City, IA	Oil	21 MW	City Of Webster City - (Ia)
43.9 mi	Great Pathfinder Wind Stratford, IA	Wind	224 MW	Great Pathfinder Wind
45.1 mi	Fareway Customer Hosted 1 Mw Solar Boone, IA	Solar	1 MW	Interstate Power And Light Co
47.4 mi	Brooklyn City North Plant Brooklyn, IA	Oil	2 MW	City Of Brooklyn - (Ia)
47.7 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
49.6 mi	Metro Methane Recovery Facility Mitchellville, IA	Biomass	11 MW	Wm Renewable Energy Llc

Power generation near this area

There are 66 power plants within 50 miles of Whitten, Iowa (ZIP 50269), 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 5.7 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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