Power Plants Near 50460 — Orchard, IA

61 power plants within 50 miles of ZIP 50460 (Orchard, Iowa). Click any plant for capacity, generation, emissions, and generator-level detail.

Centroid: 43.2355, -92.7200 · County: Mitchell

Wind 67%Natural Gas 26%Oil 4%Solar 3%

Distance	Plant	Fuel	Capacity	Operator
4.7 mi	Maple City Osage Township, IA	Solar	2 MW	Greenbacker Renewable Energy Corporation
5.5 mi	Osage (Ia) Osage, IA	Wind	19 MW	City Of Osage - (Ia)
10.6 mi	Buffalo Center Wind Llc Little Cedar, IA	Wind	2 MW	Buffalo Center Wind Llc
12.5 mi	Merl Parr Charles City, IA	Natural Gas	36 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
14.7 mi	Turtle Creek Wind Farm Llc St. Ansgar, IA	Wind	199 MW	Turtle Creek Wind Farm Llc
16.7 mi	Crane Creek Wind Energy Center Riceville, IA	Wind	99 MW	Wisconsin Public Service Corp
17.0 mi	Charles City Wind Farm Charles City, IA	Wind	80 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
17.2 mi	Rockford Rockford, IA	Oil	3 MW	City Of Rockford- (Ia)
18.0 mi	Pioneer Prairie Wind Farm Mcintire, IA	Wind	300 MW	Pioneer Prairie Wind Farm I, Llc
20.2 mi	Ced Mason City Wind Mason City, IA	Wind	8 MW	Consolidated Edison Development Inc.
21.0 mi	Chickasaw Wind Farm New Hampton, IA	Wind	202 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
21.6 mi	Barton Windpower Llc Kensett, IA	Wind	160 MW	Avangrid Power Llc
22.1 mi	Adams Wind Farm Adams, MN	Wind	23 MW	Consolidated Edison Development Inc.
22.6 mi	Louise Solar Taopi, MN	Solar	50 MW	National Grid Renewables
23.2 mi	New Hampton New Hampton, IA	Natural Gas	27 MW	City Of New Hampton - (Ia)
24.4 mi	Lime Creek Mason City, IA	Oil	90 MW	Interstate Power And Light Co
26.5 mi	Saratoga Wind Farm Lime Springs, IA	Wind	66 MW	Madison Gas & Electric Co
26.9 mi	Mower County Wind Energy Center Grand Meadow, MN	Wind	99 MW	Northern States Power Co - Minnesota
27.2 mi	Windwalkers Llc Kensett, IA	Wind	2 MW	Consolidated Edison Development Inc.
28.5 mi	Fillmore County Solar Project Spring Valley, MN	Solar	45 MW	National Grid Renewables
28.7 mi	Roeder Family Wind Farm Llc Manly, IA	Wind	2 MW	Consolidated Edison Development Inc.
30.3 mi	Northern Iowa Windpower Ii Kensett, IA	Wind	80 MW	Avangrid Power Llc
30.4 mi	Freeborn Wind Farm Glenville, MN	Wind	218 MW	Northern States Power Co - Minnesota
30.5 mi	Emery Station Clear Lake, IA	Natural Gas	603 MW	Interstate Power And Light Co
31.0 mi	Alliant Sbd 9206 Donaldson Cresco, IA	Oil	2 MW	Industrial Energy Applications Inc
31.4 mi	Top Of Iowa Windfarm Iii Kensett, IA	Wind	30 MW	Madison Gas & Electric Co
31.5 mi	Prairie Star Wind Farm Grand Meadow, MN	Wind	101 MW	High Prairie Wind Farm Ii Llc
33.4 mi	Grand Meadow Dexter, MN	Wind	101 MW	Northern States Power Co - Minnesota
34.1 mi	Poet Biorefining-Hanlontown, Llc Hanlontown, IA	Natural Gas	4 MW	Poet Biorefining-Hanlontown, Llc
35.3 mi	Spring Valley Spring Valley, MN	Oil	7 MW	Spring Valley Pub Utils Comm
36.5 mi	Old Gold Energy Center, Llc Joice, IA	Wind	80 MW	Old Gold Energy Center, Llc
37.0 mi	Waverly Municipal Electric North Plant Waverly, IA	Oil	25 MW	Waverly Municipal Elec Utility
37.0 mi	South Plant (Ia) Waverly, IA	Oil	12 MW	Waverly Municipal Elec Utility
37.0 mi	Waverly Community Wind Project Waverly, IA	Wind	3 MW	Waverly Municipal Elec Utility
37.9 mi	Reg Juhl Glenville Wind, Llc Albert Lea, MN	Wind	3 MW	Reg Juhl Glenville Wind, Llc
38.6 mi	Hawkeye Wind Farm Sumner, IA	Wind	35 MW	Greenbacker Renewable Energy Corporation
38.9 mi	Cerro Gordo Wind Farm Union, IA	Wind	42 MW	Cerro Gordo Wind Farm
39.0 mi	Pleasant Valley (Mn) Dexter, MN	Natural Gas	468 MW	Great River Energy
39.1 mi	Wapsipinicon Wind Project Dexter, MN	Wind	101 MW	Edf Renewable Asset Holdings, Inc.
39.4 mi	Dpc Madison Ridgeway, IA	Solar	2 MW	Socore Energy Llc
39.4 mi	Pleasant Valley Wind Farm Dexter, MN	Wind	200 MW	Northern States Power Co - Minnesota
40.3 mi	Hawkeye Power Partners Llc Garner, IA	Wind	42 MW	Hawkeye Power Partners Llc
41.4 mi	Sumner Sumner, IA	Oil	5 MW	City Of Sumner - (Ia)
41.5 mi	Goose Lake Mn Dpc-Gm Albert Lea, MN	Solar	2 MW	Engie Generation North America Llc
42.7 mi	Lake Mills Lake Mills, IA	Oil	18 MW	City Of Lake Mills
43.2 mi	Franklin County Solar Hampton, IA	Solar	7 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
43.4 mi	Lake Mills Gas Recovery Lake Mills, IA	Biomass	4 MW	Wm Renewable Energy Llc
43.7 mi	Preston (Mn) Preston, MN	Natural Gas	4 MW	Preston Public Utilities Comm
45.8 mi	Forest City Solar Forest City, IA	Solar	3 MW	Butter Solar, Llc
45.9 mi	Hampton Substation Energy Storage Hampton, IA	Battery Storage	2 MW	Corn Belt Power Coop
46.1 mi	Fountain Fountain, MN	Solar	3 MW	Greenbacker Renewable Energy Corporation
46.1 mi	Hayfield Solar I Llc Csg Hayfield, MN	Solar	1 MW	Rea Investments, Llc
46.1 mi	Forest City Light Plant Forest City, IA	Oil	22 MW	City Of Forest City- (Ia)
46.2 mi	Luther College Wind Project Decorah, IA	Wind	2 MW	Luther College Wind Energy Project Llc
46.6 mi	Blooming Prairie Blooming Prairie, MN	Oil	9 MW	City Of Blooming Prairie - (Mn)
47.0 mi	Decorah Battery Decorah, IA	Other Fossil	3 MW	Interstate Power And Light Co
47.5 mi	Whispering Willow North Latimer, IA	Wind	201 MW	Interstate Power And Light Co
47.6 mi	Hancock County Wind Energy Center Garner, IA	Wind	98 MW	Fpl Energy Hancock County Wind, Llc
47.8 mi	Hayfield Solar Iii Llc Csg Hayfield, MN	Solar	1 MW	Rea Investments, Llc
48.5 mi	Whispering Willow Wind Farm - East Iowa Falls, IA	Wind	200 MW	Interstate Power And Light Co
49.8 mi	Bent Tree Wind Farm Phase 1 Hartland, MN	Wind	201 MW	Wisconsin Power & Light Co

Power generation near this area

There are 61 power plants within 50 miles of Orchard, Iowa (ZIP 50460), with a combined 4,452 MW of nameplate capacity. Wind is the most common fuel type in this area with 32 of the 61 nearby plants. The closest plant is Maple City at 4.7 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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