Power Plants Near 50333 — Des Moines, IA

67 power plants within 50 miles of ZIP 50333 (Des Moines, Iowa). Click any plant for capacity, generation, emissions, and generator-level detail.

Centroid: 41.6727, -93.5722 · County: Polk

Natural Gas 51%Wind 41%Oil 6%

Distance	Plant	Fuel	Capacity	Operator
3.4 mi	Archer Daniels Midland Des Moines Des Moines, IA	Coal	8 MW	Archer Daniels Midland Co
4.9 mi	Anderson Erickson Des Moines, IA	Oil	2 MW	Anderson Erickson Dairy
5.4 mi	Sycamore (Ia) Johnston, IA	Natural Gas	158 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
6.2 mi	River Hills Des Moines, IA	Natural Gas	128 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
6.9 mi	Des Moines Wastewater Reclamation Fac Des Moines, IA	Biomass	3 MW	Des Moines Metro Wrf
8.4 mi	Greater Des Moines Pleasant Hill, IA	Natural Gas	576 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
8.4 mi	Pleasant Hill Pleasant Hill, IA	Natural Gas	180 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
12.3 mi	Metro Methane Recovery Facility Mitchellville, IA	Biomass	11 MW	Wm Renewable Energy Llc
14.6 mi	Michelangelo Wind 1 Llc Huxley, IA	Wind	3 MW	Michelangelo Wind 1 Llc
21.6 mi	Isu Customer Hosted 1mw Solar Project Ames, IA	Solar	1 MW	Interstate Power And Light Co
21.6 mi	Indianola Indianola, IA	Oil	41 MW	Indianola Municipal Utilities
22.1 mi	Michelangelo Wind 4 Llc Ames, IA	Wind	3 MW	Michelangelo Wind 4 Llc
22.9 mi	Ia - City Of Ames - Airport Road Ames, IA	Solar	2 MW	Forefront Power, Llc
23.2 mi	Optimum Wind 6 Llc Nevada, IA	Wind	3 MW	Optimum Wind 6 Llc
23.5 mi	Ames Diesel Generating Station Ames, IA	Oil	—	Interstate Power And Light Co
23.7 mi	Optimum Wind 5 Llc Nevada, IA	Wind	3 MW	Optimum Wind 5 Llc
23.9 mi	Optimum Wind 4 Llc Nevada, IA	Wind	3 MW	Optimum Wind 4 Llc
24.1 mi	Michelangelo Wind 3 Llc Huxley, IA	Wind	3 MW	Michelangelo Wind 3 Llc
24.1 mi	Optimum Wind 3 Llc Nevada, IA	Wind	3 MW	Optimum Wind 3 Llc
24.5 mi	Ames Electric Services Power Plant Ames, IA	Natural Gas	109 MW	City Of Ames - (Ia)
24.5 mi	Ames Gt Ames, IA	Oil	79 MW	City Of Ames - (Ia)
24.8 mi	Iowa State University Ames, IA	Natural Gas	40 MW	Iowa State University
25.3 mi	Alliant Sbd 8603 Donnelley Nevada, IA	Oil	—	Industrial Energy Applications Inc
25.6 mi	Optimum Wind 7 Llc Nevada, IA	Wind	3 MW	Optimum Wind 7 Llc
25.8 mi	Ncah Central Utility Plant Ames, IA	Natural Gas	15 MW	National Centers For Animal Health
30.6 mi	Perry Customer Hosted 1mw Solar Project Perry, IA	Solar	1 MW	Interstate Power And Light Co
30.7 mi	Fareway Customer Hosted 1 Mw Solar Boone, IA	Solar	1 MW	Interstate Power And Light Co
31.7 mi	State Center State Center, IA	Oil	6 MW	City Of State Center - (Ia)
32.5 mi	Winterset Winterset, IA	Oil	18 MW	City Of Winterset - (Ia)
33.6 mi	Fpl Energy Story Wind Llc Zearing, IA	Wind	150 MW	Fpl Energy Story Wind Llc
35.1 mi	Ogden Ogden, IA	Oil	4 MW	City Of Ogden - (Ia)
35.5 mi	Story City Story City, IA	Oil	14 MW	City Of Story City - (Ia)
36.0 mi	Laurel Wind Farm Laurel, IA	Wind	123 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
36.2 mi	Knoxville Industrial Knoxville, IA	Oil	16 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
36.2 mi	Knoxville Battery Energy Storage Knoxville, IA	Other Fossil	1 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
37.0 mi	Story City Wind Project Story City, IA	Wind	2 MW	Hamilton Wind Energy Llc
37.1 mi	Red Rock Hydro Plant Pella, IA	Hydroelectric	55 MW	Western Minnesota Mun Pwr Agny
37.5 mi	Pella Peaking Pella, IA	Oil	28 MW	City Of Pella - (Ia)
38.4 mi	Arbor Hill Solar Greenfield, IA	Solar	25 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
39.0 mi	Pella Pella, IA	Coal	—	City Of Pella - (Ia)
39.5 mi	Garden Wind Llc Zearing, IA	Wind	150 MW	Garden Wind Llc
40.2 mi	Arbor Hill Wind Farm Greenfield, IA	Wind	310 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
40.2 mi	Stuart (Ia) Stuart, IA	Oil	3 MW	City Of Stuart - (Ia)
40.6 mi	Great Pathfinder Wind Stratford, IA	Wind	224 MW	Great Pathfinder Wind
40.9 mi	Gilliam South Stuart, IA	Oil	4 MW	City Of Stuart - (Ia)
41.1 mi	Panora Panora, IA	Oil	5 MW	City Of Panora - (Ia)
41.3 mi	Rippey Wind Farm Grand Junction, IA	Wind	50 MW	Greenbacker Renewable Energy Corporation
42.1 mi	Wind Gem Stuart, IA	Wind	2 MW	Wind Gem, Llc
42.2 mi	Macksburg Wind Project Macksburg, IA	Wind	120 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
42.8 mi	Beaver Creek Wind Ogden, IA	Wind	340 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
42.8 mi	Grinnell Grinnell, IA	Natural Gas	—	Interstate Power And Light Co
43.2 mi	Grinnell Customer Hosted Solar Grinnell, IA	Solar	—	Interstate Power And Light Co
43.7 mi	Alliant Sbd 9107 Jbs Usa Marshalltown, IA	Oil	11 MW	Industrial Energy Applications Inc
44.2 mi	Marshalltown Generating Station Marshalltown, IA	Natural Gas	709 MW	Interstate Power And Light Co
44.4 mi	Grinnell College Grinnell, IA	Solar	4 MW	Azimuth 180 Solar Electric, Llc
44.9 mi	Sutherland Marshalltown, IA	Natural Gas	—	Interstate Power And Light Co
44.9 mi	Marshalltown Marshalltown, IA	Natural Gas	189 MW	Interstate Power And Light Co
45.5 mi	Poet Biorefining - Jewell Jewell, IA	Natural Gas	5 MW	Poet Biorefining - Jewell
45.8 mi	Hy-Vee Customer Hosted 2.25mw Solar Chariton, IA	Solar	2 MW	Interstate Power And Light Co
46.4 mi	Junction Hilltop Wind Farm Dana, IA	Wind	8 MW	Junction Hilltop Management Llc
46.7 mi	Venus Wind 3 Llc Grinnell, IA	Wind	3 MW	Venus Wind 3 Llc
47.8 mi	Prairie Wind Farm Montezuma, IA	Wind	168 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
47.9 mi	Grand Junction Grand Junction, IA	Oil	2 MW	City Of Grand Junction - (Ia)
48.0 mi	Dayton (Ia) Dayton, IA	Oil	2 MW	City Of Dayton - (Ia)
49.1 mi	Wolverine Greenfield, IA	Wind	2 MW	Wolverine Wind Energy, Llc
49.2 mi	Meadow Ridge Greenfield, IA	Wind	2 MW	Meadow Ridge Wind Energy, Llc
49.6 mi	Hardin Hilltop Wind Llc Jefferson, IA	Wind	15 MW	Junction Hilltop Management Llc

Power generation near this area

There are 67 power plants within 50 miles of Des Moines, Iowa (ZIP 50333), with a combined 4,148 MW of nameplate capacity. Wind is the most common fuel type in this area with 24 of the 67 nearby plants. The closest plant is Archer Daniels Midland Des Moines at 3.4 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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