Power Plants Near 50466 — Riceville, IA

84 power plants within 50 miles of ZIP 50466 (Riceville, Iowa). Click any plant for capacity, generation, emissions, and generator-level detail.

Centroid: 43.3719, -92.5554 · County: Howard

Wind 58%Natural Gas 33%Oil 5%Solar 4%

Distance	Plant	Fuel	Capacity	Operator
4.5 mi	Crane Creek Wind Energy Center Riceville, IA	Wind	99 MW	Wisconsin Public Service Corp
8.3 mi	Pioneer Prairie Wind Farm Mcintire, IA	Wind	300 MW	Pioneer Prairie Wind Farm I, Llc
10.3 mi	Buffalo Center Wind Llc Little Cedar, IA	Wind	2 MW	Buffalo Center Wind Llc
13.5 mi	Maple City Osage Township, IA	Solar	2 MW	Greenbacker Renewable Energy Corporation
14.3 mi	Osage (Ia) Osage, IA	Wind	19 MW	City Of Osage - (Ia)
14.6 mi	Louise Solar Taopi, MN	Solar	50 MW	National Grid Renewables
14.8 mi	Saratoga Wind Farm Lime Springs, IA	Wind	66 MW	Madison Gas & Electric Co
14.8 mi	Turtle Creek Wind Farm Llc St. Ansgar, IA	Wind	199 MW	Turtle Creek Wind Farm Llc
15.2 mi	Adams Wind Farm Adams, MN	Wind	23 MW	Consolidated Edison Development Inc.
15.9 mi	Fillmore County Solar Project Spring Valley, MN	Solar	45 MW	National Grid Renewables
16.9 mi	Mower County Wind Energy Center Grand Meadow, MN	Wind	99 MW	Northern States Power Co - Minnesota
19.8 mi	Chickasaw Wind Farm New Hampton, IA	Wind	202 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
21.2 mi	Alliant Sbd 9206 Donaldson Cresco, IA	Oil	2 MW	Industrial Energy Applications Inc
22.0 mi	Prairie Star Wind Farm Grand Meadow, MN	Wind	101 MW	High Prairie Wind Farm Ii Llc
22.9 mi	Merl Parr Charles City, IA	Natural Gas	36 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
23.3 mi	Spring Valley Spring Valley, MN	Oil	7 MW	Spring Valley Pub Utils Comm
24.1 mi	New Hampton New Hampton, IA	Natural Gas	27 MW	City Of New Hampton - (Ia)
25.1 mi	Grand Meadow Dexter, MN	Wind	101 MW	Northern States Power Co - Minnesota
25.9 mi	Charles City Wind Farm Charles City, IA	Wind	80 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
26.9 mi	Barton Windpower Llc Kensett, IA	Wind	160 MW	Avangrid Power Llc
29.8 mi	Rockford Rockford, IA	Oil	3 MW	City Of Rockford- (Ia)
30.2 mi	Pleasant Valley (Mn) Dexter, MN	Natural Gas	468 MW	Great River Energy
30.3 mi	Wapsipinicon Wind Project Dexter, MN	Wind	101 MW	Edf Renewable Asset Holdings, Inc.
31.2 mi	Preston (Mn) Preston, MN	Natural Gas	4 MW	Preston Public Utilities Comm
31.7 mi	Ced Mason City Wind Mason City, IA	Wind	8 MW	Consolidated Edison Development Inc.
31.7 mi	Dpc Madison Ridgeway, IA	Solar	2 MW	Socore Energy Llc
31.8 mi	Pleasant Valley Wind Farm Dexter, MN	Wind	200 MW	Northern States Power Co - Minnesota
33.2 mi	Freeborn Wind Farm Glenville, MN	Wind	218 MW	Northern States Power Co - Minnesota
33.5 mi	Windwalkers Llc Kensett, IA	Wind	2 MW	Consolidated Edison Development Inc.
33.5 mi	Fountain Fountain, MN	Solar	3 MW	Greenbacker Renewable Energy Corporation
33.8 mi	Lime Creek Mason City, IA	Oil	90 MW	Interstate Power And Light Co
36.9 mi	Roeder Family Wind Farm Llc Manly, IA	Wind	2 MW	Consolidated Edison Development Inc.
37.3 mi	Northern Iowa Windpower Ii Kensett, IA	Wind	80 MW	Avangrid Power Llc
37.5 mi	Luther College Wind Project Decorah, IA	Wind	2 MW	Luther College Wind Energy Project Llc
37.6 mi	Lanesboro Lanesboro, MN	Oil	3 MW	Lanesboro Public Utility Comm
38.4 mi	Hawkeye Wind Farm Sumner, IA	Wind	35 MW	Greenbacker Renewable Energy Corporation
38.4 mi	Decorah Battery Decorah, IA	Other Fossil	3 MW	Interstate Power And Light Co
38.5 mi	Top Of Iowa Windfarm Iii Kensett, IA	Wind	30 MW	Madison Gas & Electric Co
39.3 mi	Hayfield Solar I Llc Csg Hayfield, MN	Solar	1 MW	Rea Investments, Llc
40.3 mi	Reg Juhl Glenville Wind, Llc Albert Lea, MN	Wind	3 MW	Reg Juhl Glenville Wind, Llc
40.8 mi	Hayfield Solar Iii Llc Csg Hayfield, MN	Solar	1 MW	Rea Investments, Llc
41.5 mi	Hazel Lanesboro, MN	Solar	3 MW	Greenbacker Renewable Energy Corporation
41.8 mi	Emery Station Clear Lake, IA	Natural Gas	603 MW	Interstate Power And Light Co
42.2 mi	Blooming Prairie Blooming Prairie, MN	Oil	9 MW	City Of Blooming Prairie - (Mn)
42.3 mi	Goose Lake Mn Dpc-Gm Albert Lea, MN	Solar	2 MW	Engie Generation North America Llc
42.4 mi	Poet Biorefining-Hanlontown, Llc Hanlontown, IA	Natural Gas	4 MW	Poet Biorefining-Hanlontown, Llc
43.0 mi	Sumner Sumner, IA	Oil	5 MW	City Of Sumner - (Ia)
43.3 mi	Old Gold Energy Center, Llc Joice, IA	Wind	80 MW	Old Gold Energy Center, Llc
44.0 mi	Novel Schmoll Farms Solar Csg Dodge Center, MN	Solar	1 MW	Rea Investments, Llc
44.2 mi	Novel Byron Solar Csg Byron, MN	Solar	1 MW	Rea Investments, Llc
44.4 mi	Novel Decook Solar Csg Byron, MN	Solar	1 MW	Rea Investments, Llc
44.4 mi	Waverly Municipal Electric North Plant Waverly, IA	Oil	25 MW	Waverly Municipal Elec Utility
44.4 mi	South Plant (Ia) Waverly, IA	Oil	12 MW	Waverly Municipal Elec Utility
44.4 mi	Waverly Community Wind Project Waverly, IA	Wind	3 MW	Waverly Municipal Elec Utility
44.4 mi	G Mcneilus Wind Farm Dodge Center Dodge Center, MN	Wind	43 MW	Justin Mcneilus
44.9 mi	Hwy 14 Holdco Solar Csg Byron, MN	Solar	5 MW	Hwy 14 Holdco, Llc
45.0 mi	Franklin Heating Station Rochester, MN	Natural Gas	34 MW	Franklin Heating Station
45.5 mi	Tweite Community Solar Llc Byron, MN	Solar	1 MW	Tweite Community Solar Llc
45.5 mi	Lange Solar Byron, MN	Solar	1 MW	Arcadia Solar, Llc
45.6 mi	Silver Lake Rochester, MN	Coal	—	Rochester Public Utilities
45.6 mi	Olmsted Waste Energy Rochester, MN	Biomass	11 MW	Olmsted County Public Works
45.7 mi	Cascade Creek Rochester, MN	Natural Gas	85 MW	Rochester Public Utilities
46.1 mi	Dodge Holdco Solar Csg Kasson, MN	Solar	5 MW	Dodge Holdco Llc
46.1 mi	Westside Energy Station Rochester, MN	Natural Gas	47 MW	Rochester Public Utilities
46.7 mi	Crux Community Solar Kasson, MN	Solar	1 MW	National Grid Renewables
46.7 mi	Dodgesun Csg Kasson, MN	Solar	5 MW	National Grid Renewables
46.8 mi	Novel Bartel Solar Csg Byron, MN	Solar	1 MW	Rea Investments, Llc
46.9 mi	Maston Garden Solar Kasson, MN	Solar	1 MW	Maston Garden Llc
46.9 mi	Quarry Sun Csg Kasson, MN	Solar	1 MW	Sunshare Management
47.1 mi	Westside Solar Rochester, MN	Solar	10 MW	Westside Solar, Llc (Ecofin)
47.3 mi	Dodge Renewables 1 Dodge Center, MN	Solar	1 MW	Dodge Renewables 1, Llc
47.5 mi	Dodge Renewables 2 Hayfield, MN	Solar	1 MW	Dodge Renewables 2, Llc
47.5 mi	Ibm West Rochester, MN	Oil	4 MW	Rochester Public Utilities
47.7 mi	Zumbro Solar Garden Kasson, MN	Solar	1 MW	Zumbro Garden Llc
47.9 mi	Oak Glen Wind Farm Blooming Prairie, MN	Wind	44 MW	Minnesota Municipal Power Agny
48.0 mi	Dodge County Wind Dodge Center, MN	Wind	—	Dodge County Wind, Llc
48.0 mi	Dodge Center Solar Dodge Center, MN	Solar	7 MW	Enel Green Power Na, Inc.
48.1 mi	Water Reclamation Plant Rochester, MN	Biomass	2 MW	City Of Rochester
48.3 mi	4710 Hosting Rochester, MN	Oil	8 MW	Epic Hosting, Llc
48.4 mi	St. Charles Power Plant St. Charles, MN	Oil	9 MW	City Of St Charles - (Mn)
48.6 mi	Rushford Village Rushford Village, MN	Solar	1 MW	Greenbacker Renewable Energy Corporation
49.1 mi	Lake Mills Lake Mills, IA	Oil	18 MW	City Of Lake Mills
49.3 mi	St. Charles Solar St Charles Township, MN	Solar	2 MW	Butter Solar, Llc
49.3 mi	Syncarpha Dodge 1 Csg Dodge Center, MN	Solar	1 MW	Solar Provider Group Mn I Llc

Power generation near this area

There are 84 power plants within 50 miles of Riceville, Iowa (ZIP 50466), with a combined 3,968 MW of nameplate capacity. Wind is the most common fuel type in this area with 29 of the 84 nearby plants. The closest plant is Crane Creek Wind Energy Center at 4.5 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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