Power Plants Near 50311 — Des Moines, IA

71 power plants within 50 miles of ZIP 50311 (Des Moines, Iowa). Click any plant for capacity, generation, emissions, and generator-level detail.

Centroid: 41.6010, -93.6729 · County: Polk

Wind 55%Natural Gas 34%Oil 6%Solar 2%

Distance	Plant	Fuel	Capacity	Operator
2.9 mi	River Hills Des Moines, IA	Natural Gas	128 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
4.8 mi	Archer Daniels Midland Des Moines Des Moines, IA	Coal	8 MW	Archer Daniels Midland Co
4.9 mi	Sycamore (Ia) Johnston, IA	Natural Gas	158 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
5.0 mi	Anderson Erickson Des Moines, IA	Oil	2 MW	Anderson Erickson Dairy
6.2 mi	Des Moines Wastewater Reclamation Fac Des Moines, IA	Biomass	3 MW	Des Moines Metro Wrf
8.1 mi	Greater Des Moines Pleasant Hill, IA	Natural Gas	576 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
8.3 mi	Pleasant Hill Pleasant Hill, IA	Natural Gas	180 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
16.4 mi	Metro Methane Recovery Facility Mitchellville, IA	Biomass	11 MW	Wm Renewable Energy Llc
17.6 mi	Indianola Indianola, IA	Oil	41 MW	Indianola Municipal Utilities
19.5 mi	Michelangelo Wind 1 Llc Huxley, IA	Wind	3 MW	Michelangelo Wind 1 Llc
25.3 mi	Winterset Winterset, IA	Oil	18 MW	City Of Winterset - (Ia)
26.1 mi	Michelangelo Wind 4 Llc Ames, IA	Wind	3 MW	Michelangelo Wind 4 Llc
26.1 mi	Isu Customer Hosted 1mw Solar Project Ames, IA	Solar	1 MW	Interstate Power And Light Co
27.9 mi	Ia - City Of Ames - Airport Road Ames, IA	Solar	2 MW	Forefront Power, Llc
28.5 mi	Perry Customer Hosted 1mw Solar Project Perry, IA	Solar	1 MW	Interstate Power And Light Co
28.9 mi	Ames Diesel Generating Station Ames, IA	Oil	—	Interstate Power And Light Co
29.1 mi	Optimum Wind 6 Llc Nevada, IA	Wind	3 MW	Optimum Wind 6 Llc
29.5 mi	Iowa State University Ames, IA	Natural Gas	40 MW	Iowa State University
29.5 mi	Ames Electric Services Power Plant Ames, IA	Natural Gas	109 MW	City Of Ames - (Ia)
29.6 mi	Optimum Wind 5 Llc Nevada, IA	Wind	3 MW	Optimum Wind 5 Llc
29.8 mi	Ames Gt Ames, IA	Oil	79 MW	City Of Ames - (Ia)
29.8 mi	Optimum Wind 4 Llc Nevada, IA	Wind	3 MW	Optimum Wind 4 Llc
30.0 mi	Michelangelo Wind 3 Llc Huxley, IA	Wind	3 MW	Michelangelo Wind 3 Llc
30.0 mi	Optimum Wind 3 Llc Nevada, IA	Wind	3 MW	Optimum Wind 3 Llc
31.1 mi	Ncah Central Utility Plant Ames, IA	Natural Gas	15 MW	National Centers For Animal Health
31.6 mi	Alliant Sbd 8603 Donnelley Nevada, IA	Oil	—	Industrial Energy Applications Inc
31.9 mi	Arbor Hill Solar Greenfield, IA	Solar	25 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
32.1 mi	Optimum Wind 7 Llc Nevada, IA	Wind	3 MW	Optimum Wind 7 Llc
33.3 mi	Fareway Customer Hosted 1 Mw Solar Boone, IA	Solar	1 MW	Interstate Power And Light Co
33.3 mi	Arbor Hill Wind Farm Greenfield, IA	Wind	310 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
34.0 mi	Stuart (Ia) Stuart, IA	Oil	3 MW	City Of Stuart - (Ia)
34.6 mi	Gilliam South Stuart, IA	Oil	4 MW	City Of Stuart - (Ia)
35.1 mi	Macksburg Wind Project Macksburg, IA	Wind	120 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
35.6 mi	Wind Gem Stuart, IA	Wind	2 MW	Wind Gem, Llc
35.7 mi	Ogden Ogden, IA	Oil	4 MW	City Of Ogden - (Ia)
36.4 mi	Panora Panora, IA	Oil	5 MW	City Of Panora - (Ia)
37.3 mi	Knoxville Industrial Knoxville, IA	Oil	16 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
37.3 mi	Knoxville Battery Energy Storage Knoxville, IA	Other Fossil	1 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
38.9 mi	State Center State Center, IA	Oil	6 MW	City Of State Center - (Ia)
39.2 mi	Red Rock Hydro Plant Pella, IA	Hydroelectric	55 MW	Western Minnesota Mun Pwr Agny
40.2 mi	Pella Peaking Pella, IA	Oil	28 MW	City Of Pella - (Ia)
40.4 mi	Rippey Wind Farm Grand Junction, IA	Wind	50 MW	Greenbacker Renewable Energy Corporation
40.4 mi	Fpl Energy Story Wind Llc Zearing, IA	Wind	150 MW	Fpl Energy Story Wind Llc
40.6 mi	Story City Story City, IA	Oil	14 MW	City Of Story City - (Ia)
41.7 mi	Pella Pella, IA	Coal	—	City Of Pella - (Ia)
42.1 mi	Story City Wind Project Story City, IA	Wind	2 MW	Hamilton Wind Energy Llc
42.4 mi	Wolverine Greenfield, IA	Wind	2 MW	Wolverine Wind Energy, Llc
42.6 mi	Meadow Ridge Greenfield, IA	Wind	2 MW	Meadow Ridge Wind Energy, Llc
42.8 mi	Laurel Wind Farm Laurel, IA	Wind	123 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
42.9 mi	Hy-Vee Customer Hosted 2.25mw Solar Chariton, IA	Solar	2 MW	Interstate Power And Light Co
43.2 mi	Beaver Creek Wind Ogden, IA	Wind	340 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
43.6 mi	Great Pathfinder Wind Stratford, IA	Wind	224 MW	Great Pathfinder Wind
45.0 mi	North Generation Plant Greenfield, IA	Oil	8 MW	City Of Greenfield - (Ia)
45.7 mi	Downtown Generation Plant Greenfield, IA	Oil	5 MW	City Of Greenfield - (Ia)
45.7 mi	Greenfield Light Plant Greenfield, IA	Oil	—	City Of Greenfield - (Ia)
45.7 mi	Garden Wind Llc Zearing, IA	Wind	150 MW	Garden Wind Llc
46.1 mi	Junction Hilltop Wind Farm Dana, IA	Wind	8 MW	Junction Hilltop Management Llc
46.5 mi	Grand Junction Grand Junction, IA	Oil	2 MW	City Of Grand Junction - (Ia)
47.2 mi	Cumberland Rose Orient, IA	Wind	2 MW	Cumberland Rose Wind Energy, Llc
47.2 mi	Greenfield Wind Greenfield, IA	Wind	2 MW	Greenfield Wind Power, Llc
47.2 mi	Sky Volt Greenfield, IA	Wind	2 MW	Sky Volt, Llc
47.4 mi	Orient Wind Farm Orient, IA	Wind	501 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
47.5 mi	Bulldog Orient, IA	Wind	2 MW	Bulldog Wind Energy, Llc
47.8 mi	Morning Light Wind Farm Adair, IA	Wind	111 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
48.5 mi	Summit Lake Creston, IA	Natural Gas	119 MW	Central Iowa Power Cooperative
48.7 mi	Hardin Hilltop Wind Llc Jefferson, IA	Wind	15 MW	Junction Hilltop Management Llc
48.8 mi	Grinnell Grinnell, IA	Natural Gas	—	Interstate Power And Light Co
49.1 mi	Grinnell Customer Hosted Solar Grinnell, IA	Solar	—	Interstate Power And Light Co
49.6 mi	Creston Solar (50 Mw) Creston, IA	Solar	50 MW	Interstate Power And Light Co
49.9 mi	Fontanelle Fontanelle, IA	Wind	2 MW	Forward Fontanelle Power, Llc
49.9 mi	Dayton (Ia) Dayton, IA	Oil	2 MW	City Of Dayton - (Ia)

Power generation near this area

There are 71 power plants within 50 miles of Des Moines, Iowa (ZIP 50311), with a combined 3,860 MW of nameplate capacity. Wind is the most common fuel type in this area with 29 of the 71 nearby plants. The closest plant is River Hills at 2.9 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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