Power Plants Near 50427 — Chapin, IA

61 power plants within 50 miles of ZIP 50427 (Chapin, Iowa). Click any plant for capacity, generation, emissions, and generator-level detail.

Centroid: 42.8349, -93.2226 · County: Franklin

Wind 67%Natural Gas 25%Oil 5%Solar 3%

Distance	Plant	Fuel	Capacity	Operator
7.9 mi	Franklin County Solar Hampton, IA	Solar	7 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
10.2 mi	Hampton Substation Energy Storage Hampton, IA	Battery Storage	2 MW	Corn Belt Power Coop
10.7 mi	Whispering Willow North Latimer, IA	Wind	201 MW	Interstate Power And Light Co
14.1 mi	Whispering Willow Wind Farm - East Iowa Falls, IA	Wind	200 MW	Interstate Power And Light Co
16.8 mi	Franklin County Wind Farm Iowa Falls, IA	Wind	99 MW	Interstate Power And Light Co
18.2 mi	Emery Station Clear Lake, IA	Natural Gas	603 MW	Interstate Power And Light Co
19.3 mi	Phoenix Investors, Llc Belmond, IA	Oil	5 MW	Industrial Energy Applications Inc
19.5 mi	Cerro Gordo Wind Farm Union, IA	Wind	42 MW	Cerro Gordo Wind Farm
19.5 mi	Hawkeye Power Partners Llc Garner, IA	Wind	42 MW	Hawkeye Power Partners Llc
20.3 mi	Rockford Rockford, IA	Oil	3 MW	City Of Rockford- (Ia)
22.0 mi	Ced Mason City Wind Mason City, IA	Wind	8 MW	Consolidated Edison Development Inc.
24.4 mi	Leonardo Wind 1 Llc Alden, IA	Wind	3 MW	Leonardo Wind 1 Llc
25.5 mi	Hancock County Wind Energy Center Garner, IA	Wind	98 MW	Fpl Energy Hancock County Wind, Llc
28.1 mi	Century Blairsburg, IA	Wind	201 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
28.6 mi	Lime Creek Mason City, IA	Oil	90 MW	Interstate Power And Light Co
30.8 mi	Merl Parr Charles City, IA	Natural Gas	36 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
32.1 mi	Roeder Family Wind Farm Llc Manly, IA	Wind	2 MW	Consolidated Edison Development Inc.
32.6 mi	Charles City Wind Farm Charles City, IA	Wind	80 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
32.8 mi	Poet Biorefining-Hanlontown, Llc Hanlontown, IA	Natural Gas	4 MW	Poet Biorefining-Hanlontown, Llc
33.3 mi	Wellsburg Wind Project Wellsburg, IA	Wind	141 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
36.2 mi	Forest City Light Plant Forest City, IA	Oil	22 MW	City Of Forest City- (Ia)
36.5 mi	Northern Iowa Windpower Ii Kensett, IA	Wind	80 MW	Avangrid Power Llc
36.6 mi	Top Of Iowa Windfarm Iii Kensett, IA	Wind	30 MW	Madison Gas & Electric Co
36.7 mi	Forest City Solar Forest City, IA	Solar	3 MW	Butter Solar, Llc
37.1 mi	Osage (Ia) Osage, IA	Wind	19 MW	City Of Osage - (Ia)
37.4 mi	Ivester Wind Farm Wellsburg, IA	Wind	91 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
37.7 mi	Maple City Osage Township, IA	Solar	2 MW	Greenbacker Renewable Energy Corporation
38.0 mi	Windwalkers Llc Kensett, IA	Wind	2 MW	Consolidated Edison Development Inc.
38.8 mi	Waverly Municipal Electric North Plant Waverly, IA	Oil	25 MW	Waverly Municipal Elec Utility
38.8 mi	South Plant (Ia) Waverly, IA	Oil	12 MW	Waverly Municipal Elec Utility
38.8 mi	Waverly Community Wind Project Waverly, IA	Wind	3 MW	Waverly Municipal Elec Utility
39.1 mi	Barton Windpower Llc Kensett, IA	Wind	160 MW	Avangrid Power Llc
39.1 mi	Old Gold Energy Center, Llc Joice, IA	Wind	80 MW	Old Gold Energy Center, Llc
39.2 mi	Webster City Webster City, IA	Oil	21 MW	City Of Webster City - (Ia)
39.8 mi	Dike City Power Plant Dike, IA	Oil	2 MW	City Of Dike
39.8 mi	Grundy Center City Light Plant Grundy Center, IA	Oil	9 MW	Grundy Center Mun Light & Power
40.3 mi	Fpl Energy Crystal Lake Wind Llc Britt, IA	Wind	150 MW	Fpl Energy Crystal Lake Wind Llc
41.5 mi	Poet Biorefining - Jewell Jewell, IA	Natural Gas	5 MW	Poet Biorefining - Jewell
41.7 mi	Lake Mills Gas Recovery Lake Mills, IA	Biomass	4 MW	Wm Renewable Energy Llc
42.1 mi	Fpl Energy Crystal Lake Wind Ii Llc Britt, IA	Wind	200 MW	Fpl Energy Crystal Lake Wind Ii Llc
42.9 mi	Garden Wind Llc Zearing, IA	Wind	150 MW	Garden Wind Llc
43.2 mi	Lake Mills Lake Mills, IA	Oil	18 MW	City Of Lake Mills
43.2 mi	Winnebago Wind Power Project Forest City, IA	Wind	20 MW	Avangrid Power Llc
44.0 mi	Gas Turbine (Ia) Cedar Falls, IA	Natural Gas	43 MW	Cedar Falls Utilities
44.7 mi	Buffalo Center Wind Llc Little Cedar, IA	Wind	2 MW	Buffalo Center Wind Llc
44.7 mi	University Of Northern Iowa Cedar Falls, IA	Natural Gas	8 MW	University Of Northern Iowa
45.1 mi	Streeter Station Cedar Falls, IA	Natural Gas	52 MW	Cedar Falls Utilities
45.4 mi	Turtle Creek Wind Farm Llc St. Ansgar, IA	Wind	199 MW	Turtle Creek Wind Farm Llc
45.9 mi	Cedar Falls Solar Farm Cedar Falls, IA	Solar	2 MW	Altus Power America Management, Llc
46.9 mi	Freeborn Wind Farm Glenville, MN	Wind	218 MW	Northern States Power Co - Minnesota
47.2 mi	Kossuth Lu Verne, IA	Wind	152 MW	Wisconsin Power & Light Co
47.3 mi	Crystal Lake 3 Llc Britt, IA	Wind	66 MW	Crystal Lake 3 Llc
47.3 mi	Kossuth County Wind Lu Verne, IA	Wind	70 MW	Kossuth County Wind, Llc
47.4 mi	Story City Wind Project Story City, IA	Wind	2 MW	Hamilton Wind Energy Llc
48.3 mi	Plum Creek Wind Algona, IA	Wind	—	Midamerican Energy Co
48.3 mi	Holliday Creek Solar Fort Dodge, IA	Solar	100 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
48.4 mi	Waterloo Solar (Ia) Waterloo, IA	Solar	3 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
48.4 mi	New Hampton New Hampton, IA	Natural Gas	27 MW	City Of New Hampton - (Ia)
48.4 mi	Iowa Distributed Wind Generation Project Algona, IA	Wind	2 MW	City Of Algona - (Ia)
48.8 mi	Story City Story City, IA	Oil	14 MW	City Of Story City - (Ia)
49.0 mi	Electrifarm Waterloo, IA	Natural Gas	264 MW	Midamerican Energy Co

Power generation near this area

There are 61 power plants within 50 miles of Chapin, Iowa (ZIP 50427), with a combined 4,195 MW of nameplate capacity. Wind is the most common fuel type in this area with 33 of the 61 nearby plants. The closest plant is Franklin County Solar at 7.9 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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