Power Plants Near 50271 — Williams, IA

59 power plants within 50 miles of ZIP 50271 (Williams, Iowa). Click any plant for capacity, generation, emissions, and generator-level detail.

Centroid: 42.4883, -93.5449 · County: Hamilton

Wind 58%Natural Gas 36%Oil 3%Solar 2%

Distance	Plant	Fuel	Capacity	Operator
7.0 mi	Century Blairsburg, IA	Wind	201 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
9.0 mi	Leonardo Wind 1 Llc Alden, IA	Wind	3 MW	Leonardo Wind 1 Llc
12.6 mi	Poet Biorefining - Jewell Jewell, IA	Natural Gas	5 MW	Poet Biorefining - Jewell
13.4 mi	Franklin County Wind Farm Iowa Falls, IA	Wind	99 MW	Interstate Power And Light Co
13.8 mi	Webster City Webster City, IA	Oil	21 MW	City Of Webster City - (Ia)
19.6 mi	Story City Wind Project Story City, IA	Wind	2 MW	Hamilton Wind Energy Llc
19.8 mi	Whispering Willow Wind Farm - East Iowa Falls, IA	Wind	200 MW	Interstate Power And Light Co
20.2 mi	Garden Wind Llc Zearing, IA	Wind	150 MW	Garden Wind Llc
20.8 mi	Whispering Willow North Latimer, IA	Wind	201 MW	Interstate Power And Light Co
21.0 mi	Hampton Substation Energy Storage Hampton, IA	Battery Storage	2 MW	Corn Belt Power Coop
21.1 mi	Story City Story City, IA	Oil	14 MW	City Of Story City - (Ia)
23.6 mi	Franklin County Solar Hampton, IA	Solar	7 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
24.4 mi	Phoenix Investors, Llc Belmond, IA	Oil	5 MW	Industrial Energy Applications Inc
25.4 mi	Great Pathfinder Wind Stratford, IA	Wind	224 MW	Great Pathfinder Wind
28.9 mi	Holliday Creek Solar Fort Dodge, IA	Solar	100 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
30.0 mi	Fpl Energy Story Wind Llc Zearing, IA	Wind	150 MW	Fpl Energy Story Wind Llc
30.2 mi	Wellsburg Wind Project Wellsburg, IA	Wind	141 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
30.6 mi	Ncah Central Utility Plant Ames, IA	Natural Gas	15 MW	National Centers For Animal Health
31.1 mi	Dayton (Ia) Dayton, IA	Oil	2 MW	City Of Dayton - (Ia)
31.9 mi	Ames Gt Ames, IA	Oil	79 MW	City Of Ames - (Ia)
32.1 mi	Ames Electric Services Power Plant Ames, IA	Natural Gas	109 MW	City Of Ames - (Ia)
32.2 mi	Iowa State University Ames, IA	Natural Gas	40 MW	Iowa State University
32.3 mi	Optimum Wind 7 Llc Nevada, IA	Wind	3 MW	Optimum Wind 7 Llc
32.4 mi	Ivester Wind Farm Wellsburg, IA	Wind	91 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
32.4 mi	Alliant Sbd 8603 Donnelley Nevada, IA	Oil	—	Industrial Energy Applications Inc
32.5 mi	Optimum Wind 3 Llc Nevada, IA	Wind	3 MW	Optimum Wind 3 Llc
32.5 mi	Michelangelo Wind 3 Llc Huxley, IA	Wind	3 MW	Michelangelo Wind 3 Llc
32.6 mi	Optimum Wind 4 Llc Nevada, IA	Wind	3 MW	Optimum Wind 4 Llc
32.8 mi	Optimum Wind 5 Llc Nevada, IA	Wind	3 MW	Optimum Wind 5 Llc
32.9 mi	Ames Diesel Generating Station Ames, IA	Oil	—	Interstate Power And Light Co
33.3 mi	Optimum Wind 6 Llc Nevada, IA	Wind	3 MW	Optimum Wind 6 Llc
33.4 mi	Fareway Customer Hosted 1 Mw Solar Boone, IA	Solar	1 MW	Interstate Power And Light Co
33.6 mi	Lundgren Wind Project Otho, IA	Wind	251 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
33.7 mi	Ia - City Of Ames - Airport Road Ames, IA	Solar	2 MW	Forefront Power, Llc
35.6 mi	Isu Customer Hosted 1mw Solar Project Ames, IA	Solar	1 MW	Interstate Power And Light Co
36.1 mi	Michelangelo Wind 4 Llc Ames, IA	Wind	3 MW	Michelangelo Wind 4 Llc
38.0 mi	State Center State Center, IA	Oil	6 MW	City Of State Center - (Ia)
38.8 mi	Hawkeye Power Partners Llc Garner, IA	Wind	42 MW	Hawkeye Power Partners Llc
39.2 mi	Hancock County Wind Energy Center Garner, IA	Wind	98 MW	Fpl Energy Hancock County Wind, Llc
39.6 mi	Poet Biorefining - Gowrie Gowrie, IA	Natural Gas	5 MW	Poet Biorefining - Gowrie
39.9 mi	Cerro Gordo Wind Farm Union, IA	Wind	42 MW	Cerro Gordo Wind Farm
40.3 mi	Grundy Center City Light Plant Grundy Center, IA	Oil	9 MW	Grundy Center Mun Light & Power
40.4 mi	Ogden Ogden, IA	Oil	4 MW	City Of Ogden - (Ia)
40.5 mi	Gowrie Gowrie, IA	Oil	3 MW	Gowrie Municipal Utilities
41.2 mi	Beaver Creek Wind Ogden, IA	Wind	340 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
42.2 mi	Michelangelo Wind 1 Llc Huxley, IA	Wind	3 MW	Michelangelo Wind 1 Llc
43.8 mi	Emery Station Clear Lake, IA	Natural Gas	603 MW	Interstate Power And Light Co
44.6 mi	Alliant Sbd 9107 Jbs Usa Marshalltown, IA	Oil	11 MW	Industrial Energy Applications Inc
45.4 mi	Vienna Wind Farm Marshalltown, IA	Wind	150 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
45.6 mi	Kossuth County Wind Lu Verne, IA	Wind	70 MW	Kossuth County Wind, Llc
45.8 mi	Junction Hilltop Wind Farm Dana, IA	Wind	8 MW	Junction Hilltop Management Llc
45.8 mi	Kossuth Lu Verne, IA	Wind	152 MW	Wisconsin Power & Light Co
46.1 mi	Marshalltown Generating Station Marshalltown, IA	Natural Gas	709 MW	Interstate Power And Light Co
46.4 mi	Marshalltown Marshalltown, IA	Natural Gas	189 MW	Interstate Power And Light Co
46.4 mi	Sutherland Marshalltown, IA	Natural Gas	—	Interstate Power And Light Co
46.8 mi	Dike City Power Plant Dike, IA	Oil	2 MW	City Of Dike
48.4 mi	Iowa Distributed Wind Generation Project Algona, IA	Wind	2 MW	City Of Algona - (Ia)
48.6 mi	Rippey Wind Farm Grand Junction, IA	Wind	50 MW	Greenbacker Renewable Energy Corporation
49.2 mi	Rockford Rockford, IA	Oil	3 MW	City Of Rockford- (Ia)

Power generation near this area

There are 59 power plants within 50 miles of Williams, Iowa (ZIP 50271), with a combined 4,638 MW of nameplate capacity. Wind is the most common fuel type in this area with 30 of the 59 nearby plants. The closest plant is Century at 7.0 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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