Power Plants Near 50401 — Mason City, IA

61 power plants within 50 miles of ZIP 50401 (Mason City, Iowa). Click any plant for capacity, generation, emissions, and generator-level detail.

Centroid: 43.1499, -93.1954 · County: Cerro Gordo

Wind 81%Natural Gas 14%Oil 4%

Distance	Plant	Fuel	Capacity	Operator
4.9 mi	Ced Mason City Wind Mason City, IA	Wind	8 MW	Consolidated Edison Development Inc.
6.2 mi	Emery Station Clear Lake, IA	Natural Gas	603 MW	Interstate Power And Light Co
6.8 mi	Lime Creek Mason City, IA	Oil	90 MW	Interstate Power And Light Co
11.1 mi	Roeder Family Wind Farm Llc Manly, IA	Wind	2 MW	Consolidated Edison Development Inc.
14.0 mi	Poet Biorefining-Hanlontown, Llc Hanlontown, IA	Natural Gas	4 MW	Poet Biorefining-Hanlontown, Llc
14.4 mi	Rockford Rockford, IA	Oil	3 MW	City Of Rockford- (Ia)
14.4 mi	Cerro Gordo Wind Farm Union, IA	Wind	42 MW	Cerro Gordo Wind Farm
15.5 mi	Northern Iowa Windpower Ii Kensett, IA	Wind	80 MW	Avangrid Power Llc
15.8 mi	Top Of Iowa Windfarm Iii Kensett, IA	Wind	30 MW	Madison Gas & Electric Co
15.9 mi	Hawkeye Power Partners Llc Garner, IA	Wind	42 MW	Hawkeye Power Partners Llc
16.3 mi	Windwalkers Llc Kensett, IA	Wind	2 MW	Consolidated Edison Development Inc.
17.6 mi	Barton Windpower Llc Kensett, IA	Wind	160 MW	Avangrid Power Llc
19.6 mi	Old Gold Energy Center, Llc Joice, IA	Wind	80 MW	Old Gold Energy Center, Llc
21.4 mi	Osage (Ia) Osage, IA	Wind	19 MW	City Of Osage - (Ia)
22.2 mi	Maple City Osage Township, IA	Solar	2 MW	Greenbacker Renewable Energy Corporation
22.9 mi	Hancock County Wind Energy Center Garner, IA	Wind	98 MW	Fpl Energy Hancock County Wind, Llc
23.5 mi	Forest City Light Plant Forest City, IA	Oil	22 MW	City Of Forest City- (Ia)
23.5 mi	Forest City Solar Forest City, IA	Solar	3 MW	Butter Solar, Llc
24.5 mi	Lake Mills Gas Recovery Lake Mills, IA	Biomass	4 MW	Wm Renewable Energy Llc
25.1 mi	Lake Mills Lake Mills, IA	Oil	18 MW	City Of Lake Mills
25.1 mi	Freeborn Wind Farm Glenville, MN	Wind	218 MW	Northern States Power Co - Minnesota
26.1 mi	Merl Parr Charles City, IA	Natural Gas	36 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
26.3 mi	Turtle Creek Wind Farm Llc St. Ansgar, IA	Wind	199 MW	Turtle Creek Wind Farm Llc
27.3 mi	Buffalo Center Wind Llc Little Cedar, IA	Wind	2 MW	Buffalo Center Wind Llc
28.2 mi	Whispering Willow North Latimer, IA	Wind	201 MW	Interstate Power And Light Co
29.7 mi	Franklin County Solar Hampton, IA	Solar	7 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
29.8 mi	Phoenix Investors, Llc Belmond, IA	Oil	5 MW	Industrial Energy Applications Inc
30.4 mi	Reg Juhl Glenville Wind, Llc Albert Lea, MN	Wind	3 MW	Reg Juhl Glenville Wind, Llc
30.8 mi	Charles City Wind Farm Charles City, IA	Wind	80 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
31.1 mi	Winnebago Wind Power Project Forest City, IA	Wind	20 MW	Avangrid Power Llc
31.6 mi	Fpl Energy Crystal Lake Wind Ii Llc Britt, IA	Wind	200 MW	Fpl Energy Crystal Lake Wind Ii Llc
32.0 mi	Hampton Substation Energy Storage Hampton, IA	Battery Storage	2 MW	Corn Belt Power Coop
32.3 mi	Fpl Energy Crystal Lake Wind Llc Britt, IA	Wind	150 MW	Fpl Energy Crystal Lake Wind Llc
35.9 mi	Whispering Willow Wind Farm - East Iowa Falls, IA	Wind	200 MW	Interstate Power And Light Co
36.1 mi	Goose Lake Mn Dpc-Gm Albert Lea, MN	Solar	2 MW	Engie Generation North America Llc
36.6 mi	Crystal Lake 3 Llc Britt, IA	Wind	66 MW	Crystal Lake 3 Llc
36.6 mi	Adams Wind Farm Adams, MN	Wind	23 MW	Consolidated Edison Development Inc.
37.3 mi	Pioneer Prairie Wind Farm Mcintire, IA	Wind	300 MW	Pioneer Prairie Wind Farm I, Llc
38.2 mi	Franklin County Wind Farm Iowa Falls, IA	Wind	99 MW	Interstate Power And Light Co
38.4 mi	Louise Solar Taopi, MN	Solar	50 MW	National Grid Renewables
40.1 mi	Crane Creek Wind Energy Center Riceville, IA	Wind	99 MW	Wisconsin Public Service Corp
41.7 mi	Bent Tree Wind Farm Phase 1 Hartland, MN	Wind	201 MW	Wisconsin Power & Light Co
43.7 mi	Plum Creek Wind Algona, IA	Wind	—	Midamerican Energy Co
43.9 mi	Mower County Wind Energy Center Grand Meadow, MN	Wind	99 MW	Northern States Power Co - Minnesota
43.9 mi	Chickasaw Wind Farm New Hampton, IA	Wind	202 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
44.5 mi	New Hampton New Hampton, IA	Natural Gas	27 MW	City Of New Hampton - (Ia)
45.6 mi	Golden Plains Buffalo Center, IA	Wind	200 MW	Interstate Power And Light Co
45.9 mi	Leonardo Wind 1 Llc Alden, IA	Wind	3 MW	Leonardo Wind 1 Llc
46.2 mi	Century Blairsburg, IA	Wind	201 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
46.4 mi	Grand Meadow Dexter, MN	Wind	101 MW	Northern States Power Co - Minnesota
46.7 mi	Waverly Municipal Electric North Plant Waverly, IA	Oil	25 MW	Waverly Municipal Elec Utility
46.7 mi	South Plant (Ia) Waverly, IA	Oil	12 MW	Waverly Municipal Elec Utility
46.7 mi	Waverly Community Wind Project Waverly, IA	Wind	3 MW	Waverly Municipal Elec Utility
46.8 mi	Prairie Star Wind Farm Grand Meadow, MN	Wind	101 MW	High Prairie Wind Farm Ii Llc
48.2 mi	Uss Solar Way Llc Csg Hartland, MN	Solar	1 MW	Standard Solar
48.3 mi	Kossuth Lu Verne, IA	Wind	152 MW	Wisconsin Power & Light Co
48.3 mi	Iowa Distributed Wind Generation Project Algona, IA	Wind	2 MW	City Of Algona - (Ia)
48.5 mi	Uss All In Solar Llc Csg Hartland, MN	Solar	1 MW	Standard Solar
48.7 mi	Kossuth County Wind Lu Verne, IA	Wind	70 MW	Kossuth County Wind, Llc
48.9 mi	Wells Ic Wells, MN	Natural Gas	9 MW	City Of Wells - (Mn)
49.8 mi	Ledyard Windpower, Llc Lakota, IA	Wind	207 MW	Duke Energy Renewables Services

Power generation near this area

There are 61 power plants within 50 miles of Mason City, Iowa (ZIP 50401), with a combined 4,887 MW of nameplate capacity. Wind is the most common fuel type in this area with 40 of the 61 nearby plants. The closest plant is Ced Mason City Wind at 4.9 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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