Power Plants Near 50458 — Nora Springs, IA

60 power plants within 50 miles of ZIP 50458 (Nora Springs, Iowa). Click any plant for capacity, generation, emissions, and generator-level detail.

Centroid: 43.1479, -93.0002 · County: Floyd

Wind 71%Natural Gas 23%Oil 4%Solar 2%

Distance	Plant	Fuel	Capacity	Operator
5.0 mi	Ced Mason City Wind Mason City, IA	Wind	8 MW	Consolidated Edison Development Inc.
7.4 mi	Rockford Rockford, IA	Oil	3 MW	City Of Rockford- (Ia)
12.4 mi	Lime Creek Mason City, IA	Oil	90 MW	Interstate Power And Light Co
13.2 mi	Osage (Ia) Osage, IA	Wind	19 MW	City Of Osage - (Ia)
13.9 mi	Maple City Osage Township, IA	Solar	2 MW	Greenbacker Renewable Energy Corporation
15.2 mi	Emery Station Clear Lake, IA	Natural Gas	603 MW	Interstate Power And Light Co
16.7 mi	Merl Parr Charles City, IA	Natural Gas	36 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
17.5 mi	Barton Windpower Llc Kensett, IA	Wind	160 MW	Avangrid Power Llc
17.6 mi	Roeder Family Wind Farm Llc Manly, IA	Wind	2 MW	Consolidated Edison Development Inc.
19.8 mi	Windwalkers Llc Kensett, IA	Wind	2 MW	Consolidated Edison Development Inc.
20.4 mi	Buffalo Center Wind Llc Little Cedar, IA	Wind	2 MW	Buffalo Center Wind Llc
21.0 mi	Northern Iowa Windpower Ii Kensett, IA	Wind	80 MW	Avangrid Power Llc
21.1 mi	Turtle Creek Wind Farm Llc St. Ansgar, IA	Wind	199 MW	Turtle Creek Wind Farm Llc
21.7 mi	Charles City Wind Farm Charles City, IA	Wind	80 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
21.8 mi	Top Of Iowa Windfarm Iii Kensett, IA	Wind	30 MW	Madison Gas & Electric Co
22.1 mi	Poet Biorefining-Hanlontown, Llc Hanlontown, IA	Natural Gas	4 MW	Poet Biorefining-Hanlontown, Llc
23.6 mi	Cerro Gordo Wind Farm Union, IA	Wind	42 MW	Cerro Gordo Wind Farm
25.1 mi	Hawkeye Power Partners Llc Garner, IA	Wind	42 MW	Hawkeye Power Partners Llc
26.5 mi	Old Gold Energy Center, Llc Joice, IA	Wind	80 MW	Old Gold Energy Center, Llc
26.9 mi	Freeborn Wind Farm Glenville, MN	Wind	218 MW	Northern States Power Co - Minnesota
30.3 mi	Pioneer Prairie Wind Farm Mcintire, IA	Wind	300 MW	Pioneer Prairie Wind Farm I, Llc
31.3 mi	Franklin County Solar Hampton, IA	Solar	7 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
31.3 mi	Adams Wind Farm Adams, MN	Wind	23 MW	Consolidated Edison Development Inc.
31.6 mi	Crane Creek Wind Energy Center Riceville, IA	Wind	99 MW	Wisconsin Public Service Corp
32.4 mi	Hancock County Wind Energy Center Garner, IA	Wind	98 MW	Fpl Energy Hancock County Wind, Llc
32.6 mi	Lake Mills Gas Recovery Lake Mills, IA	Biomass	4 MW	Wm Renewable Energy Llc
32.6 mi	Lake Mills Lake Mills, IA	Oil	18 MW	City Of Lake Mills
32.8 mi	Louise Solar Taopi, MN	Solar	50 MW	National Grid Renewables
32.9 mi	Forest City Solar Forest City, IA	Solar	3 MW	Butter Solar, Llc
33.0 mi	Forest City Light Plant Forest City, IA	Oil	22 MW	City Of Forest City- (Ia)
33.3 mi	Whispering Willow North Latimer, IA	Wind	201 MW	Interstate Power And Light Co
33.7 mi	Reg Juhl Glenville Wind, Llc Albert Lea, MN	Wind	3 MW	Reg Juhl Glenville Wind, Llc
33.9 mi	Hampton Substation Energy Storage Hampton, IA	Battery Storage	2 MW	Corn Belt Power Coop
34.1 mi	Chickasaw Wind Farm New Hampton, IA	Wind	202 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
34.7 mi	New Hampton New Hampton, IA	Natural Gas	27 MW	City Of New Hampton - (Ia)
37.2 mi	Phoenix Investors, Llc Belmond, IA	Oil	5 MW	Industrial Energy Applications Inc
37.2 mi	Whispering Willow Wind Farm - East Iowa Falls, IA	Wind	200 MW	Interstate Power And Light Co
38.0 mi	Mower County Wind Energy Center Grand Meadow, MN	Wind	99 MW	Northern States Power Co - Minnesota
38.8 mi	Goose Lake Mn Dpc-Gm Albert Lea, MN	Solar	2 MW	Engie Generation North America Llc
39.3 mi	Waverly Municipal Electric North Plant Waverly, IA	Oil	25 MW	Waverly Municipal Elec Utility
39.3 mi	South Plant (Ia) Waverly, IA	Oil	12 MW	Waverly Municipal Elec Utility
39.3 mi	Waverly Community Wind Project Waverly, IA	Wind	3 MW	Waverly Municipal Elec Utility
40.4 mi	Winnebago Wind Power Project Forest City, IA	Wind	20 MW	Avangrid Power Llc
41.1 mi	Franklin County Wind Farm Iowa Falls, IA	Wind	99 MW	Interstate Power And Light Co
41.2 mi	Fpl Energy Crystal Lake Wind Ii Llc Britt, IA	Wind	200 MW	Fpl Energy Crystal Lake Wind Ii Llc
41.6 mi	Prairie Star Wind Farm Grand Meadow, MN	Wind	101 MW	High Prairie Wind Farm Ii Llc
41.7 mi	Saratoga Wind Farm Lime Springs, IA	Wind	66 MW	Madison Gas & Electric Co
42.1 mi	Fpl Energy Crystal Lake Wind Llc Britt, IA	Wind	150 MW	Fpl Energy Crystal Lake Wind Llc
42.1 mi	Grand Meadow Dexter, MN	Wind	101 MW	Northern States Power Co - Minnesota
42.7 mi	Fillmore County Solar Project Spring Valley, MN	Solar	45 MW	National Grid Renewables
45.8 mi	Bent Tree Wind Farm Phase 1 Hartland, MN	Wind	201 MW	Wisconsin Power & Light Co
46.0 mi	Crystal Lake 3 Llc Britt, IA	Wind	66 MW	Crystal Lake 3 Llc
46.4 mi	Alliant Sbd 9206 Donaldson Cresco, IA	Oil	2 MW	Industrial Energy Applications Inc
46.8 mi	Pleasant Valley Wind Farm Dexter, MN	Wind	200 MW	Northern States Power Co - Minnesota
47.7 mi	Pleasant Valley (Mn) Dexter, MN	Natural Gas	468 MW	Great River Energy
47.8 mi	Wapsipinicon Wind Project Dexter, MN	Wind	101 MW	Edf Renewable Asset Holdings, Inc.
48.3 mi	Spring Valley Spring Valley, MN	Oil	7 MW	Spring Valley Pub Utils Comm
48.6 mi	Leonardo Wind 1 Llc Alden, IA	Wind	3 MW	Leonardo Wind 1 Llc
49.3 mi	Hawkeye Wind Farm Sumner, IA	Wind	35 MW	Greenbacker Renewable Energy Corporation
49.7 mi	Blooming Prairie Blooming Prairie, MN	Oil	9 MW	City Of Blooming Prairie - (Mn)

Power generation near this area

There are 60 power plants within 50 miles of Nora Springs, Iowa (ZIP 50458), with a combined 4,975 MW of nameplate capacity. Wind is the most common fuel type in this area with 37 of the 60 nearby plants. The closest plant is Ced Mason City Wind at 5.0 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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