Power Plants Near 50323 — Urbandale, IA

74 power plants within 50 miles of ZIP 50323 (Urbandale, Iowa). Click any plant for capacity, generation, emissions, and generator-level detail.

Centroid: 41.6294, -93.7717 · County: Polk

Wind 59%Natural Gas 31%Oil 6%

Distance	Plant	Fuel	Capacity	Operator
5.7 mi	Sycamore (Ia) Johnston, IA	Natural Gas	158 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
8.3 mi	River Hills Des Moines, IA	Natural Gas	128 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
9.7 mi	Archer Daniels Midland Des Moines Des Moines, IA	Coal	8 MW	Archer Daniels Midland Co
10.3 mi	Anderson Erickson Des Moines, IA	Oil	2 MW	Anderson Erickson Dairy
11.7 mi	Des Moines Wastewater Reclamation Fac Des Moines, IA	Biomass	3 MW	Des Moines Metro Wrf
13.6 mi	Greater Des Moines Pleasant Hill, IA	Natural Gas	576 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
13.7 mi	Pleasant Hill Pleasant Hill, IA	Natural Gas	180 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
19.0 mi	Michelangelo Wind 1 Llc Huxley, IA	Wind	3 MW	Michelangelo Wind 1 Llc
21.5 mi	Indianola Indianola, IA	Oil	41 MW	Indianola Municipal Utilities
21.6 mi	Metro Methane Recovery Facility Mitchellville, IA	Biomass	11 MW	Wm Renewable Energy Llc
23.3 mi	Perry Customer Hosted 1mw Solar Project Perry, IA	Solar	1 MW	Interstate Power And Light Co
23.7 mi	Winterset Winterset, IA	Oil	18 MW	City Of Winterset - (Ia)
24.4 mi	Michelangelo Wind 4 Llc Ames, IA	Wind	3 MW	Michelangelo Wind 4 Llc
24.9 mi	Isu Customer Hosted 1mw Solar Project Ames, IA	Solar	1 MW	Interstate Power And Light Co
27.0 mi	Ia - City Of Ames - Airport Road Ames, IA	Solar	2 MW	Forefront Power, Llc
27.8 mi	Arbor Hill Solar Greenfield, IA	Solar	25 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
28.3 mi	Iowa State University Ames, IA	Natural Gas	40 MW	Iowa State University
28.4 mi	Ames Diesel Generating Station Ames, IA	Oil	—	Interstate Power And Light Co
28.6 mi	Ames Electric Services Power Plant Ames, IA	Natural Gas	109 MW	City Of Ames - (Ia)
29.0 mi	Optimum Wind 6 Llc Nevada, IA	Wind	3 MW	Optimum Wind 6 Llc
29.2 mi	Ames Gt Ames, IA	Oil	79 MW	City Of Ames - (Ia)
29.5 mi	Stuart (Ia) Stuart, IA	Oil	3 MW	City Of Stuart - (Ia)
29.6 mi	Optimum Wind 5 Llc Nevada, IA	Wind	3 MW	Optimum Wind 5 Llc
29.7 mi	Arbor Hill Wind Farm Greenfield, IA	Wind	310 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
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
30.2 mi	Gilliam South Stuart, IA	Oil	4 MW	City Of Stuart - (Ia)
30.3 mi	Fareway Customer Hosted 1 Mw Solar Boone, IA	Solar	1 MW	Interstate Power And Light Co
30.4 mi	Ncah Central Utility Plant Ames, IA	Natural Gas	15 MW	National Centers For Animal Health
31.1 mi	Panora Panora, IA	Oil	5 MW	City Of Panora - (Ia)
31.4 mi	Wind Gem Stuart, IA	Wind	2 MW	Wind Gem, Llc
31.5 mi	Ogden Ogden, IA	Oil	4 MW	City Of Ogden - (Ia)
32.2 mi	Alliant Sbd 8603 Donnelley Nevada, IA	Oil	—	Industrial Energy Applications Inc
32.7 mi	Optimum Wind 7 Llc Nevada, IA	Wind	3 MW	Optimum Wind 7 Llc
33.7 mi	Macksburg Wind Project Macksburg, IA	Wind	120 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
35.4 mi	Rippey Wind Farm Grand Junction, IA	Wind	50 MW	Greenbacker Renewable Energy Corporation
38.5 mi	Wolverine Greenfield, IA	Wind	2 MW	Wolverine Wind Energy, Llc
38.6 mi	Meadow Ridge Greenfield, IA	Wind	2 MW	Meadow Ridge Wind Energy, Llc
38.7 mi	Beaver Creek Wind Ogden, IA	Wind	340 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
39.5 mi	Story City Story City, IA	Oil	14 MW	City Of Story City - (Ia)
40.8 mi	Great Pathfinder Wind Stratford, IA	Wind	224 MW	Great Pathfinder Wind
41.0 mi	Story City Wind Project Story City, IA	Wind	2 MW	Hamilton Wind Energy Llc
41.2 mi	State Center State Center, IA	Oil	6 MW	City Of State Center - (Ia)
41.3 mi	Junction Hilltop Wind Farm Dana, IA	Wind	8 MW	Junction Hilltop Management Llc
41.4 mi	Grand Junction Grand Junction, IA	Oil	2 MW	City Of Grand Junction - (Ia)
41.5 mi	North Generation Plant Greenfield, IA	Oil	8 MW	City Of Greenfield - (Ia)
41.7 mi	Fpl Energy Story Wind Llc Zearing, IA	Wind	150 MW	Fpl Energy Story Wind Llc
42.2 mi	Downtown Generation Plant Greenfield, IA	Oil	5 MW	City Of Greenfield - (Ia)
42.2 mi	Greenfield Light Plant Greenfield, IA	Oil	—	City Of Greenfield - (Ia)
42.7 mi	Knoxville Industrial Knoxville, IA	Oil	16 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
42.7 mi	Knoxville Battery Energy Storage Knoxville, IA	Other Fossil	1 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
43.3 mi	Morning Light Wind Farm Adair, IA	Wind	111 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
43.7 mi	Hardin Hilltop Wind Llc Jefferson, IA	Wind	15 MW	Junction Hilltop Management Llc
43.8 mi	Greenfield Wind Greenfield, IA	Wind	2 MW	Greenfield Wind Power, Llc
43.8 mi	Sky Volt Greenfield, IA	Wind	2 MW	Sky Volt, Llc
44.2 mi	Cumberland Rose Orient, IA	Wind	2 MW	Cumberland Rose Wind Energy, Llc
44.5 mi	Bulldog Orient, IA	Wind	2 MW	Bulldog Wind Energy, Llc
44.6 mi	Orient Wind Farm Orient, IA	Wind	501 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
44.7 mi	Red Rock Hydro Plant Pella, IA	Hydroelectric	55 MW	Western Minnesota Mun Pwr Agny
45.7 mi	Pella Peaking Pella, IA	Oil	28 MW	City Of Pella - (Ia)
45.9 mi	Garden Wind Llc Zearing, IA	Wind	150 MW	Garden Wind Llc
45.9 mi	Fontanelle Fontanelle, IA	Wind	2 MW	Forward Fontanelle Power, Llc
46.2 mi	Dayton (Ia) Dayton, IA	Oil	2 MW	City Of Dayton - (Ia)
46.5 mi	Summit Lake Creston, IA	Natural Gas	119 MW	Central Iowa Power Cooperative
46.6 mi	Laurel Wind Farm Laurel, IA	Wind	123 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
47.0 mi	Hy-Vee Customer Hosted 2.25mw Solar Chariton, IA	Solar	2 MW	Interstate Power And Light Co
47.1 mi	Pella Pella, IA	Coal	—	City Of Pella - (Ia)
47.5 mi	Eclipse Wind Farm Adair, IA	Wind	207 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
47.9 mi	Creston Solar (50 Mw) Creston, IA	Solar	50 MW	Interstate Power And Light Co
48.3 mi	Adair Wind Farm Adair, IA	Wind	175 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
48.6 mi	Poet Biorefining - Jewell Jewell, IA	Natural Gas	5 MW	Poet Biorefining - Jewell
49.5 mi	Creston School Customer Hosted Solar Creston, IA	Solar	—	Interstate Power And Light Co
49.7 mi	Coon Rapids Ii Coon Rapids, IA	Oil	5 MW	City Of Coon Rapids

Power generation near this area

There are 74 power plants within 50 miles of Urbandale, Iowa (ZIP 50323), with a combined 4,253 MW of nameplate capacity. Wind is the most common fuel type in this area with 31 of the 74 nearby plants. The closest plant is Sycamore (Ia) 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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