Power Plants Near 50398 — Urbandale, IA

70 power plants within 50 miles of ZIP 50398 (Urbandale, Iowa). Click any plant for capacity, generation, emissions, and generator-level detail.

Centroid: 41.6267, -93.7122 · County: Polk

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

Distance	Plant	Fuel	Capacity	Operator
3.6 mi	Sycamore (Ia) Johnston, IA	Natural Gas	158 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
5.4 mi	River Hills Des Moines, IA	Natural Gas	128 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
6.6 mi	Archer Daniels Midland Des Moines Des Moines, IA	Coal	8 MW	Archer Daniels Midland Co
7.2 mi	Anderson Erickson Des Moines, IA	Oil	2 MW	Anderson Erickson Dairy
8.8 mi	Des Moines Wastewater Reclamation Fac Des Moines, IA	Biomass	3 MW	Des Moines Metro Wrf
10.7 mi	Greater Des Moines Pleasant Hill, IA	Natural Gas	576 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
10.8 mi	Pleasant Hill Pleasant Hill, IA	Natural Gas	180 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
18.2 mi	Michelangelo Wind 1 Llc Huxley, IA	Wind	3 MW	Michelangelo Wind 1 Llc
18.6 mi	Metro Methane Recovery Facility Mitchellville, IA	Biomass	11 MW	Wm Renewable Energy Llc
20.0 mi	Indianola Indianola, IA	Oil	41 MW	Indianola Municipal Utilities
24.3 mi	Michelangelo Wind 4 Llc Ames, IA	Wind	3 MW	Michelangelo Wind 4 Llc
24.5 mi	Isu Customer Hosted 1mw Solar Project Ames, IA	Solar	1 MW	Interstate Power And Light Co
25.3 mi	Winterset Winterset, IA	Oil	18 MW	City Of Winterset - (Ia)
25.8 mi	Perry Customer Hosted 1mw Solar Project Perry, IA	Solar	1 MW	Interstate Power And Light Co
26.5 mi	Ia - City Of Ames - Airport Road Ames, IA	Solar	2 MW	Forefront Power, Llc
27.6 mi	Ames Diesel Generating Station Ames, IA	Oil	—	Interstate Power And Light Co
27.9 mi	Iowa State University Ames, IA	Natural Gas	40 MW	Iowa State University
28.0 mi	Optimum Wind 6 Llc Nevada, IA	Wind	3 MW	Optimum Wind 6 Llc
28.1 mi	Ames Electric Services Power Plant Ames, IA	Natural Gas	109 MW	City Of Ames - (Ia)
28.5 mi	Ames Gt Ames, IA	Oil	79 MW	City Of Ames - (Ia)
28.6 mi	Optimum Wind 5 Llc Nevada, IA	Wind	3 MW	Optimum Wind 5 Llc
28.8 mi	Optimum Wind 4 Llc Nevada, IA	Wind	3 MW	Optimum Wind 4 Llc
29.0 mi	Michelangelo Wind 3 Llc Huxley, IA	Wind	3 MW	Michelangelo Wind 3 Llc
29.0 mi	Optimum Wind 3 Llc Nevada, IA	Wind	3 MW	Optimum Wind 3 Llc
29.8 mi	Ncah Central Utility Plant Ames, IA	Natural Gas	15 MW	National Centers For Animal Health
30.5 mi	Arbor Hill Solar Greenfield, IA	Solar	25 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
30.8 mi	Alliant Sbd 8603 Donnelley Nevada, IA	Oil	—	Industrial Energy Applications Inc
31.1 mi	Fareway Customer Hosted 1 Mw Solar Boone, IA	Solar	1 MW	Interstate Power And Light Co
31.3 mi	Optimum Wind 7 Llc Nevada, IA	Wind	3 MW	Optimum Wind 7 Llc
32.3 mi	Arbor Hill Wind Farm Greenfield, IA	Wind	310 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
32.4 mi	Stuart (Ia) Stuart, IA	Oil	3 MW	City Of Stuart - (Ia)
33.1 mi	Gilliam South Stuart, IA	Oil	4 MW	City Of Stuart - (Ia)
33.2 mi	Ogden Ogden, IA	Oil	4 MW	City Of Ogden - (Ia)
34.2 mi	Panora Panora, IA	Oil	5 MW	City Of Panora - (Ia)
34.2 mi	Wind Gem Stuart, IA	Wind	2 MW	Wind Gem, Llc
35.3 mi	Macksburg Wind Project Macksburg, IA	Wind	120 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
37.7 mi	Rippey Wind Farm Grand Junction, IA	Wind	50 MW	Greenbacker Renewable Energy Corporation
39.0 mi	State Center State Center, IA	Oil	6 MW	City Of State Center - (Ia)
39.1 mi	Story City Story City, IA	Oil	14 MW	City Of Story City - (Ia)
40.0 mi	Knoxville Industrial Knoxville, IA	Oil	16 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
40.0 mi	Knoxville Battery Energy Storage Knoxville, IA	Other Fossil	1 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
40.0 mi	Fpl Energy Story Wind Llc Zearing, IA	Wind	150 MW	Fpl Energy Story Wind Llc
40.5 mi	Beaver Creek Wind Ogden, IA	Wind	340 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
40.6 mi	Story City Wind Project Story City, IA	Wind	2 MW	Hamilton Wind Energy Llc
41.2 mi	Wolverine Greenfield, IA	Wind	2 MW	Wolverine Wind Energy, Llc
41.3 mi	Meadow Ridge Greenfield, IA	Wind	2 MW	Meadow Ridge Wind Energy, Llc
41.5 mi	Great Pathfinder Wind Stratford, IA	Wind	224 MW	Great Pathfinder Wind
41.8 mi	Red Rock Hydro Plant Pella, IA	Hydroelectric	55 MW	Western Minnesota Mun Pwr Agny
42.8 mi	Pella Peaking Pella, IA	Oil	28 MW	City Of Pella - (Ia)
43.4 mi	Junction Hilltop Wind Farm Dana, IA	Wind	8 MW	Junction Hilltop Management Llc
43.8 mi	Grand Junction Grand Junction, IA	Oil	2 MW	City Of Grand Junction - (Ia)
43.9 mi	Laurel Wind Farm Laurel, IA	Wind	123 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
44.0 mi	North Generation Plant Greenfield, IA	Oil	8 MW	City Of Greenfield - (Ia)
44.2 mi	Pella Pella, IA	Coal	—	City Of Pella - (Ia)
44.7 mi	Downtown Generation Plant Greenfield, IA	Oil	5 MW	City Of Greenfield - (Ia)
44.7 mi	Greenfield Light Plant Greenfield, IA	Oil	—	City Of Greenfield - (Ia)
44.8 mi	Garden Wind Llc Zearing, IA	Wind	150 MW	Garden Wind Llc
45.4 mi	Hy-Vee Customer Hosted 2.25mw Solar Chariton, IA	Solar	2 MW	Interstate Power And Light Co
46.0 mi	Hardin Hilltop Wind Llc Jefferson, IA	Wind	15 MW	Junction Hilltop Management Llc
46.2 mi	Morning Light Wind Farm Adair, IA	Wind	111 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
46.3 mi	Greenfield Wind Greenfield, IA	Wind	2 MW	Greenfield Wind Power, Llc
46.3 mi	Sky Volt Greenfield, IA	Wind	2 MW	Sky Volt, Llc
46.5 mi	Cumberland Rose Orient, IA	Wind	2 MW	Cumberland Rose Wind Energy, Llc
46.8 mi	Bulldog Orient, IA	Wind	2 MW	Bulldog Wind Energy, Llc
46.8 mi	Orient Wind Farm Orient, IA	Wind	501 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
47.5 mi	Dayton (Ia) Dayton, IA	Oil	2 MW	City Of Dayton - (Ia)
48.4 mi	Summit Lake Creston, IA	Natural Gas	119 MW	Central Iowa Power Cooperative
48.6 mi	Poet Biorefining - Jewell Jewell, IA	Natural Gas	5 MW	Poet Biorefining - Jewell
48.7 mi	Fontanelle Fontanelle, IA	Wind	2 MW	Forward Fontanelle Power, Llc
49.6 mi	Creston Solar (50 Mw) Creston, IA	Solar	50 MW	Interstate Power And Light Co

Power generation near this area

There are 70 power plants within 50 miles of Urbandale, Iowa (ZIP 50398), with a combined 3,865 MW of nameplate capacity. Wind is the most common fuel type in this area with 29 of the 70 nearby plants. The closest plant is Sycamore (Ia) 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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