Power Plants Near 50431 — Coulter, IA

63 power plants within 50 miles of ZIP 50431 (Coulter, Iowa). Click any plant for capacity, generation, emissions, and generator-level detail.

Centroid: 42.7382, -93.3700 · County: Franklin

Wind 73%Natural Gas 18%Oil 6%Solar 3%

Distance	Plant	Fuel	Capacity	Operator
3.5 mi	Whispering Willow North Latimer, IA	Wind	201 MW	Interstate Power And Light Co
7.8 mi	Hampton Substation Energy Storage Hampton, IA	Battery Storage	2 MW	Corn Belt Power Coop
8.4 mi	Franklin County Solar Hampton, IA	Solar	7 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
9.2 mi	Franklin County Wind Farm Iowa Falls, IA	Wind	99 MW	Interstate Power And Light Co
11.2 mi	Whispering Willow Wind Farm - East Iowa Falls, IA	Wind	200 MW	Interstate Power And Light Co
13.7 mi	Phoenix Investors, Llc Belmond, IA	Oil	5 MW	Industrial Energy Applications Inc
16.6 mi	Leonardo Wind 1 Llc Alden, IA	Wind	3 MW	Leonardo Wind 1 Llc
18.1 mi	Century Blairsburg, IA	Wind	201 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
22.0 mi	Hawkeye Power Partners Llc Garner, IA	Wind	42 MW	Hawkeye Power Partners Llc
22.7 mi	Cerro Gordo Wind Farm Union, IA	Wind	42 MW	Cerro Gordo Wind Farm
24.9 mi	Emery Station Clear Lake, IA	Natural Gas	603 MW	Interstate Power And Light Co
25.4 mi	Hancock County Wind Energy Center Garner, IA	Wind	98 MW	Fpl Energy Hancock County Wind, Llc
29.2 mi	Webster City Webster City, IA	Oil	21 MW	City Of Webster City - (Ia)
30.3 mi	Rockford Rockford, IA	Oil	3 MW	City Of Rockford- (Ia)
31.0 mi	Ced Mason City Wind Mason City, IA	Wind	8 MW	Consolidated Edison Development Inc.
31.6 mi	Wellsburg Wind Project Wellsburg, IA	Wind	141 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
32.0 mi	Poet Biorefining - Jewell Jewell, IA	Natural Gas	5 MW	Poet Biorefining - Jewell
35.3 mi	Ivester Wind Farm Wellsburg, IA	Wind	91 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
35.5 mi	Garden Wind Llc Zearing, IA	Wind	150 MW	Garden Wind Llc
36.2 mi	Lime Creek Mason City, IA	Oil	90 MW	Interstate Power And Light Co
38.3 mi	Poet Biorefining-Hanlontown, Llc Hanlontown, IA	Natural Gas	4 MW	Poet Biorefining-Hanlontown, Llc
38.5 mi	Story City Wind Project Story City, IA	Wind	2 MW	Hamilton Wind Energy Llc
38.7 mi	Forest City Light Plant Forest City, IA	Oil	22 MW	City Of Forest City- (Ia)
38.9 mi	Roeder Family Wind Farm Llc Manly, IA	Wind	2 MW	Consolidated Edison Development Inc.
39.0 mi	Holliday Creek Solar Fort Dodge, IA	Solar	100 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
39.4 mi	Forest City Solar Forest City, IA	Solar	3 MW	Butter Solar, Llc
39.9 mi	Story City Story City, IA	Oil	14 MW	City Of Story City - (Ia)
40.0 mi	Grundy Center City Light Plant Grundy Center, IA	Oil	9 MW	Grundy Center Mun Light & Power
40.2 mi	Fpl Energy Crystal Lake Wind Llc Britt, IA	Wind	150 MW	Fpl Energy Crystal Lake Wind Llc
40.7 mi	Merl Parr Charles City, IA	Natural Gas	36 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
42.1 mi	Charles City Wind Farm Charles City, IA	Wind	80 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
42.3 mi	Kossuth County Wind Lu Verne, IA	Wind	70 MW	Kossuth County Wind, Llc
42.3 mi	Kossuth Lu Verne, IA	Wind	152 MW	Wisconsin Power & Light Co
42.4 mi	Dike City Power Plant Dike, IA	Oil	2 MW	City Of Dike
42.9 mi	Fpl Energy Crystal Lake Wind Ii Llc Britt, IA	Wind	200 MW	Fpl Energy Crystal Lake Wind Ii Llc
43.0 mi	Top Of Iowa Windfarm Iii Kensett, IA	Wind	30 MW	Madison Gas & Electric Co
43.2 mi	Northern Iowa Windpower Ii Kensett, IA	Wind	80 MW	Avangrid Power Llc
44.1 mi	Iowa Distributed Wind Generation Project Algona, IA	Wind	2 MW	City Of Algona - (Ia)
44.1 mi	Fpl Energy Story Wind Llc Zearing, IA	Wind	150 MW	Fpl Energy Story Wind Llc
44.5 mi	Great Pathfinder Wind Stratford, IA	Wind	224 MW	Great Pathfinder Wind
44.6 mi	Old Gold Energy Center, Llc Joice, IA	Wind	80 MW	Old Gold Energy Center, Llc
44.7 mi	Winnebago Wind Power Project Forest City, IA	Wind	20 MW	Avangrid Power Llc
45.3 mi	Windwalkers Llc Kensett, IA	Wind	2 MW	Consolidated Edison Development Inc.
45.6 mi	Waverly Municipal Electric North Plant Waverly, IA	Oil	25 MW	Waverly Municipal Elec Utility
45.6 mi	South Plant (Ia) Waverly, IA	Oil	12 MW	Waverly Municipal Elec Utility
45.6 mi	Waverly Community Wind Project Waverly, IA	Wind	3 MW	Waverly Municipal Elec Utility
45.8 mi	Lake Mills Gas Recovery Lake Mills, IA	Biomass	4 MW	Wm Renewable Energy Llc
45.9 mi	Plum Creek Wind Algona, IA	Wind	—	Midamerican Energy Co
46.9 mi	Osage (Ia) Osage, IA	Wind	19 MW	City Of Osage - (Ia)
47.4 mi	Barton Windpower Llc Kensett, IA	Wind	160 MW	Avangrid Power Llc
47.5 mi	Maple City Osage Township, IA	Solar	2 MW	Greenbacker Renewable Energy Corporation
47.6 mi	Lake Mills Lake Mills, IA	Oil	18 MW	City Of Lake Mills
47.8 mi	Crystal Lake 3 Llc Britt, IA	Wind	66 MW	Crystal Lake 3 Llc
48.1 mi	Gas Turbine (Ia) Cedar Falls, IA	Natural Gas	43 MW	Cedar Falls Utilities
48.6 mi	Dayton (Ia) Dayton, IA	Oil	2 MW	City Of Dayton - (Ia)
48.8 mi	University Of Northern Iowa Cedar Falls, IA	Natural Gas	8 MW	University Of Northern Iowa
49.0 mi	Ncah Central Utility Plant Ames, IA	Natural Gas	15 MW	National Centers For Animal Health
49.1 mi	Optimum Wind 7 Llc Nevada, IA	Wind	3 MW	Optimum Wind 7 Llc
49.4 mi	Lundgren Wind Project Otho, IA	Wind	251 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
49.4 mi	Alliant Sbd 8603 Donnelley Nevada, IA	Oil	—	Industrial Energy Applications Inc
49.5 mi	Streeter Station Cedar Falls, IA	Natural Gas	52 MW	Cedar Falls Utilities
49.6 mi	Cedar Falls Solar Farm Cedar Falls, IA	Solar	2 MW	Altus Power America Management, Llc
49.7 mi	Algona Algona, IA	Oil	16 MW	City Of Algona - (Ia)

Power generation near this area

There are 63 power plants within 50 miles of Coulter, Iowa (ZIP 50431), with a combined 4,144 MW of nameplate capacity. Wind is the most common fuel type in this area with 34 of the 63 nearby plants. The closest plant is Whispering Willow North at 3.5 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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