Power Plants Near 50320 — Des Moines, IA

66 power plants within 50 miles of ZIP 50320 (Des Moines, Iowa). Click any plant for capacity, generation, emissions, and generator-level detail.

Centroid: 41.5487, -93.5827 · County: Polk

Wind 56%Natural Gas 34%Oil 6%

Distance	Plant	Fuel	Capacity	Operator
2.1 mi	Des Moines Wastewater Reclamation Fac Des Moines, IA	Biomass	3 MW	Des Moines Metro Wrf
2.9 mi	Greater Des Moines Pleasant Hill, IA	Natural Gas	576 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
3.1 mi	Pleasant Hill Pleasant Hill, IA	Natural Gas	180 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
3.4 mi	River Hills Des Moines, IA	Natural Gas	128 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
3.7 mi	Anderson Erickson Des Moines, IA	Oil	2 MW	Anderson Erickson Dairy
5.2 mi	Archer Daniels Midland Des Moines Des Moines, IA	Coal	8 MW	Archer Daniels Midland Co
9.8 mi	Sycamore (Ia) Johnston, IA	Natural Gas	158 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
12.3 mi	Metro Methane Recovery Facility Mitchellville, IA	Biomass	11 MW	Wm Renewable Energy Llc
13.1 mi	Indianola Indianola, IA	Oil	41 MW	Indianola Municipal Utilities
23.1 mi	Michelangelo Wind 1 Llc Huxley, IA	Wind	3 MW	Michelangelo Wind 1 Llc
26.6 mi	Winterset Winterset, IA	Oil	18 MW	City Of Winterset - (Ia)
30.0 mi	Isu Customer Hosted 1mw Solar Project Ames, IA	Solar	1 MW	Interstate Power And Light Co
30.3 mi	Michelangelo Wind 4 Llc Ames, IA	Wind	3 MW	Michelangelo Wind 4 Llc
31.4 mi	Ia - City Of Ames - Airport Road Ames, IA	Solar	2 MW	Forefront Power, Llc
31.4 mi	Knoxville Industrial Knoxville, IA	Oil	16 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
31.4 mi	Knoxville Battery Energy Storage Knoxville, IA	Other Fossil	1 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
31.8 mi	Optimum Wind 6 Llc Nevada, IA	Wind	3 MW	Optimum Wind 6 Llc
32.1 mi	Ames Diesel Generating Station Ames, IA	Oil	—	Interstate Power And Light Co
32.3 mi	Optimum Wind 5 Llc Nevada, IA	Wind	3 MW	Optimum Wind 5 Llc
32.5 mi	Optimum Wind 4 Llc Nevada, IA	Wind	3 MW	Optimum Wind 4 Llc
32.7 mi	Michelangelo Wind 3 Llc Huxley, IA	Wind	3 MW	Michelangelo Wind 3 Llc
32.7 mi	Optimum Wind 3 Llc Nevada, IA	Wind	3 MW	Optimum Wind 3 Llc
33.0 mi	Ames Electric Services Power Plant Ames, IA	Natural Gas	109 MW	City Of Ames - (Ia)
33.1 mi	Ames Gt Ames, IA	Oil	79 MW	City Of Ames - (Ia)
33.2 mi	Iowa State University Ames, IA	Natural Gas	40 MW	Iowa State University
33.5 mi	Red Rock Hydro Plant Pella, IA	Hydroelectric	55 MW	Western Minnesota Mun Pwr Agny
33.7 mi	Alliant Sbd 8603 Donnelley Nevada, IA	Oil	—	Industrial Energy Applications Inc
34.1 mi	Optimum Wind 7 Llc Nevada, IA	Wind	3 MW	Optimum Wind 7 Llc
34.4 mi	Ncah Central Utility Plant Ames, IA	Natural Gas	15 MW	National Centers For Animal Health
34.4 mi	Perry Customer Hosted 1mw Solar Project Perry, IA	Solar	1 MW	Interstate Power And Light Co
34.7 mi	Pella Peaking Pella, IA	Oil	28 MW	City Of Pella - (Ia)
35.6 mi	Arbor Hill Solar Greenfield, IA	Solar	25 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
35.8 mi	Macksburg Wind Project Macksburg, IA	Wind	120 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
36.1 mi	Pella Pella, IA	Coal	—	City Of Pella - (Ia)
36.5 mi	Arbor Hill Wind Farm Greenfield, IA	Wind	310 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
37.8 mi	Hy-Vee Customer Hosted 2.25mw Solar Chariton, IA	Solar	2 MW	Interstate Power And Light Co
38.1 mi	Stuart (Ia) Stuart, IA	Oil	3 MW	City Of Stuart - (Ia)
38.2 mi	Fareway Customer Hosted 1 Mw Solar Boone, IA	Solar	1 MW	Interstate Power And Light Co
38.7 mi	Gilliam South Stuart, IA	Oil	4 MW	City Of Stuart - (Ia)
38.9 mi	State Center State Center, IA	Oil	6 MW	City Of State Center - (Ia)
39.5 mi	Wind Gem Stuart, IA	Wind	2 MW	Wind Gem, Llc
40.7 mi	Laurel Wind Farm Laurel, IA	Wind	123 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
41.3 mi	Ogden Ogden, IA	Oil	4 MW	City Of Ogden - (Ia)
41.6 mi	Fpl Energy Story Wind Llc Zearing, IA	Wind	150 MW	Fpl Energy Story Wind Llc
41.8 mi	Panora Panora, IA	Oil	5 MW	City Of Panora - (Ia)
44.0 mi	Story City Story City, IA	Oil	14 MW	City Of Story City - (Ia)
45.3 mi	Grinnell Grinnell, IA	Natural Gas	—	Interstate Power And Light Co
45.6 mi	Grinnell Customer Hosted Solar Grinnell, IA	Solar	—	Interstate Power And Light Co
45.6 mi	Story City Wind Project Story City, IA	Wind	2 MW	Hamilton Wind Energy Llc
45.9 mi	Wolverine Greenfield, IA	Wind	2 MW	Wolverine Wind Energy, Llc
46.0 mi	Meadow Ridge Greenfield, IA	Wind	2 MW	Meadow Ridge Wind Energy, Llc
46.1 mi	Prairie Wind Farm Montezuma, IA	Wind	168 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
46.2 mi	Rippey Wind Farm Grand Junction, IA	Wind	50 MW	Greenbacker Renewable Energy Corporation
46.9 mi	Grinnell College Grinnell, IA	Solar	4 MW	Azimuth 180 Solar Electric, Llc
47.9 mi	Garden Wind Llc Zearing, IA	Wind	150 MW	Garden Wind Llc
48.0 mi	North Generation Plant Greenfield, IA	Oil	8 MW	City Of Greenfield - (Ia)
48.4 mi	Great Pathfinder Wind Stratford, IA	Wind	224 MW	Great Pathfinder Wind
48.5 mi	Downtown Generation Plant Greenfield, IA	Oil	5 MW	City Of Greenfield - (Ia)
48.5 mi	Greenfield Light Plant Greenfield, IA	Oil	—	City Of Greenfield - (Ia)
48.8 mi	Beaver Creek Wind Ogden, IA	Wind	340 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
48.9 mi	Venus Wind 3 Llc Grinnell, IA	Wind	3 MW	Venus Wind 3 Llc
49.4 mi	Orient Wind Farm Orient, IA	Wind	501 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
49.4 mi	Cumberland Rose Orient, IA	Wind	2 MW	Cumberland Rose Wind Energy, Llc
49.8 mi	Bulldog Orient, IA	Wind	2 MW	Bulldog Wind Energy, Llc
49.8 mi	Alliant Sbd 9107 Jbs Usa Marshalltown, IA	Oil	11 MW	Industrial Energy Applications Inc
49.8 mi	Summit Lake Creston, IA	Natural Gas	119 MW	Central Iowa Power Cooperative

Power generation near this area

There are 66 power plants within 50 miles of Des Moines, Iowa (ZIP 50320), with a combined 3,855 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 Des Moines Wastewater Reclamation Fac at 2.1 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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