Power Plants Near 50278 — Zearing, IA

70 power plants within 50 miles of ZIP 50278 (Zearing, Iowa). Click any plant for capacity, generation, emissions, and generator-level detail.

Centroid: 42.1535, -93.2928 · County: Story

Natural Gas 48%Wind 48%Oil 3%

Distance	Plant	Fuel	Capacity	Operator
3.6 mi	Fpl Energy Story Wind Llc Zearing, IA	Wind	150 MW	Fpl Energy Story Wind Llc
6.4 mi	Garden Wind Llc Zearing, IA	Wind	150 MW	Garden Wind Llc
11.2 mi	Optimum Wind 7 Llc Nevada, IA	Wind	3 MW	Optimum Wind 7 Llc
11.6 mi	State Center State Center, IA	Oil	6 MW	City Of State Center - (Ia)
11.7 mi	Alliant Sbd 8603 Donnelley Nevada, IA	Oil	—	Industrial Energy Applications Inc
14.6 mi	Optimum Wind 3 Llc Nevada, IA	Wind	3 MW	Optimum Wind 3 Llc
14.7 mi	Michelangelo Wind 3 Llc Huxley, IA	Wind	3 MW	Michelangelo Wind 3 Llc
14.9 mi	Optimum Wind 4 Llc Nevada, IA	Wind	3 MW	Optimum Wind 4 Llc
15.0 mi	Optimum Wind 5 Llc Nevada, IA	Wind	3 MW	Optimum Wind 5 Llc
15.6 mi	Optimum Wind 6 Llc Nevada, IA	Wind	3 MW	Optimum Wind 6 Llc
15.9 mi	Story City Story City, IA	Oil	14 MW	City Of Story City - (Ia)
16.1 mi	Story City Wind Project Story City, IA	Wind	2 MW	Hamilton Wind Energy Llc
16.5 mi	Ncah Central Utility Plant Ames, IA	Natural Gas	15 MW	National Centers For Animal Health
17.2 mi	Ames Gt Ames, IA	Oil	79 MW	City Of Ames - (Ia)
17.4 mi	Ames Diesel Generating Station Ames, IA	Oil	—	Interstate Power And Light Co
18.5 mi	Ames Electric Services Power Plant Ames, IA	Natural Gas	109 MW	City Of Ames - (Ia)
19.6 mi	Ia - City Of Ames - Airport Road Ames, IA	Solar	2 MW	Forefront Power, Llc
19.8 mi	Iowa State University Ames, IA	Natural Gas	40 MW	Iowa State University
21.4 mi	Alliant Sbd 9107 Jbs Usa Marshalltown, IA	Oil	11 MW	Industrial Energy Applications Inc
21.6 mi	Ivester Wind Farm Wellsburg, IA	Wind	91 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
22.2 mi	Isu Customer Hosted 1mw Solar Project Ames, IA	Solar	1 MW	Interstate Power And Light Co
22.4 mi	Poet Biorefining - Jewell Jewell, IA	Natural Gas	5 MW	Poet Biorefining - Jewell
22.8 mi	Marshalltown Generating Station Marshalltown, IA	Natural Gas	709 MW	Interstate Power And Light Co
23.4 mi	Wellsburg Wind Project Wellsburg, IA	Wind	141 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
23.4 mi	Marshalltown Marshalltown, IA	Natural Gas	189 MW	Interstate Power And Light Co
23.4 mi	Sutherland Marshalltown, IA	Natural Gas	—	Interstate Power And Light Co
24.1 mi	Leonardo Wind 1 Llc Alden, IA	Wind	3 MW	Leonardo Wind 1 Llc
24.2 mi	Michelangelo Wind 4 Llc Ames, IA	Wind	3 MW	Michelangelo Wind 4 Llc
25.3 mi	Michelangelo Wind 1 Llc Huxley, IA	Wind	3 MW	Michelangelo Wind 1 Llc
26.2 mi	Laurel Wind Farm Laurel, IA	Wind	123 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
26.5 mi	Vienna Wind Farm Marshalltown, IA	Wind	150 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
29.6 mi	Fareway Customer Hosted 1 Mw Solar Boone, IA	Solar	1 MW	Interstate Power And Light Co
30.2 mi	Great Pathfinder Wind Stratford, IA	Wind	224 MW	Great Pathfinder Wind
30.3 mi	Grundy Center City Light Plant Grundy Center, IA	Oil	9 MW	Grundy Center Mun Light & Power
31.4 mi	Franklin County Wind Farm Iowa Falls, IA	Wind	99 MW	Interstate Power And Light Co
33.3 mi	Whispering Willow Wind Farm - East Iowa Falls, IA	Wind	200 MW	Interstate Power And Light Co
33.4 mi	Century Blairsburg, IA	Wind	201 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
34.5 mi	Webster City Webster City, IA	Oil	21 MW	City Of Webster City - (Ia)
37.0 mi	Hampton Substation Energy Storage Hampton, IA	Battery Storage	2 MW	Corn Belt Power Coop
38.5 mi	Metro Methane Recovery Facility Mitchellville, IA	Biomass	11 MW	Wm Renewable Energy Llc
38.7 mi	Sycamore (Ia) Johnston, IA	Natural Gas	158 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
39.3 mi	Grinnell Grinnell, IA	Natural Gas	—	Interstate Power And Light Co
39.4 mi	Franklin County Solar Hampton, IA	Solar	7 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
39.5 mi	Ogden Ogden, IA	Oil	4 MW	City Of Ogden - (Ia)
39.5 mi	Archer Daniels Midland Des Moines Des Moines, IA	Coal	8 MW	Archer Daniels Midland Co
40.0 mi	Grinnell Customer Hosted Solar Grinnell, IA	Solar	—	Interstate Power And Light Co
40.1 mi	Grinnell College Grinnell, IA	Solar	4 MW	Azimuth 180 Solar Electric, Llc
40.2 mi	Dike City Power Plant Dike, IA	Oil	2 MW	City Of Dike
40.4 mi	Dayton (Ia) Dayton, IA	Oil	2 MW	City Of Dayton - (Ia)
40.8 mi	Anderson Erickson Des Moines, IA	Oil	2 MW	Anderson Erickson Dairy
42.0 mi	Traer South Traer, IA	Oil	2 MW	City Of Traer - (Ia)
42.3 mi	Des Moines Wastewater Reclamation Fac Des Moines, IA	Biomass	3 MW	Des Moines Metro Wrf
42.4 mi	Traer East Tracer, IA	Oil	4 MW	City Of Traer - (Ia)
42.4 mi	River Hills Des Moines, IA	Natural Gas	128 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
42.5 mi	Traer Main Traer, IA	Oil	4 MW	City Of Traer - (Ia)
42.7 mi	Venus Wind 3 Llc Grinnell, IA	Wind	3 MW	Venus Wind 3 Llc
42.9 mi	Pleasant Hill Pleasant Hill, IA	Natural Gas	180 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
43.0 mi	Greater Des Moines Pleasant Hill, IA	Natural Gas	576 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
43.4 mi	Whispering Willow North Latimer, IA	Wind	201 MW	Interstate Power And Light Co
43.6 mi	Traer Wind Project Traer, IA	Wind	2 MW	City Of Traer - (Ia)
44.8 mi	Beaver Creek Wind Ogden, IA	Wind	340 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
46.6 mi	Lundgren Wind Project Otho, IA	Wind	251 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
47.4 mi	Winding Stair Wind Dysart, IA	Wind	—	Winding Stair Wind
47.6 mi	Perry Customer Hosted 1mw Solar Project Perry, IA	Solar	1 MW	Interstate Power And Light Co
48.3 mi	Cedar Falls Solar Farm Cedar Falls, IA	Solar	2 MW	Altus Power America Management, Llc
48.5 mi	Gas Turbine (Ia) Cedar Falls, IA	Natural Gas	43 MW	Cedar Falls Utilities
48.8 mi	Electrifarm Waterloo, IA	Natural Gas	264 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
49.3 mi	University Of Northern Iowa Cedar Falls, IA	Natural Gas	8 MW	University Of Northern Iowa
49.5 mi	Rippey Wind Farm Grand Junction, IA	Wind	50 MW	Greenbacker Renewable Energy Corporation
49.9 mi	Phoenix Investors, Llc Belmond, IA	Oil	5 MW	Industrial Energy Applications Inc

Power generation near this area

There are 70 power plants within 50 miles of Zearing, Iowa (ZIP 50278), with a combined 5,034 MW of nameplate capacity. Wind is the most common fuel type in this area with 27 of the 70 nearby plants. The closest plant is Fpl Energy Story Wind Llc at 3.6 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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