Power Plants Near 50470 — Rowan, IA

54 power plants within 50 miles of ZIP 50470 (Rowan, Iowa). Click any plant for capacity, generation, emissions, and generator-level detail.

Centroid: 42.7596, -93.5570 · County: Wright

Wind 75%Natural Gas 17%Oil 5%Solar 3%

Distance	Plant	Fuel	Capacity	Operator
5.9 mi	Phoenix Investors, Llc Belmond, IA	Oil	5 MW	Industrial Energy Applications Inc
7.1 mi	Whispering Willow North Latimer, IA	Wind	201 MW	Interstate Power And Light Co
14.1 mi	Century Blairsburg, IA	Wind	201 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
15.4 mi	Franklin County Wind Farm Iowa Falls, IA	Wind	99 MW	Interstate Power And Light Co
17.2 mi	Hampton Substation Energy Storage Hampton, IA	Battery Storage	2 MW	Corn Belt Power Coop
18.0 mi	Franklin County Solar Hampton, IA	Solar	7 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
19.9 mi	Whispering Willow Wind Farm - East Iowa Falls, IA	Wind	200 MW	Interstate Power And Light Co
20.3 mi	Hawkeye Power Partners Llc Garner, IA	Wind	42 MW	Hawkeye Power Partners Llc
20.5 mi	Leonardo Wind 1 Llc Alden, IA	Wind	3 MW	Leonardo Wind 1 Llc
20.6 mi	Hancock County Wind Energy Center Garner, IA	Wind	98 MW	Fpl Energy Hancock County Wind, Llc
21.5 mi	Cerro Gordo Wind Farm Union, IA	Wind	42 MW	Cerro Gordo Wind Farm
23.9 mi	Webster City Webster City, IA	Oil	21 MW	City Of Webster City - (Ia)
26.7 mi	Emery Station Clear Lake, IA	Natural Gas	603 MW	Interstate Power And Light Co
30.3 mi	Poet Biorefining - Jewell Jewell, IA	Natural Gas	5 MW	Poet Biorefining - Jewell
30.7 mi	Holliday Creek Solar Fort Dodge, IA	Solar	100 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
33.1 mi	Kossuth County Wind Lu Verne, IA	Wind	70 MW	Kossuth County Wind, Llc
33.2 mi	Kossuth Lu Verne, IA	Wind	152 MW	Wisconsin Power & Light Co
34.2 mi	Fpl Energy Crystal Lake Wind Llc Britt, IA	Wind	150 MW	Fpl Energy Crystal Lake Wind Llc
35.0 mi	Forest City Light Plant Forest City, IA	Oil	22 MW	City Of Forest City- (Ia)
35.1 mi	Ced Mason City Wind Mason City, IA	Wind	8 MW	Consolidated Edison Development Inc.
35.1 mi	Iowa Distributed Wind Generation Project Algona, IA	Wind	2 MW	City Of Algona - (Ia)
35.9 mi	Forest City Solar Forest City, IA	Solar	3 MW	Butter Solar, Llc
36.8 mi	Rockford Rockford, IA	Oil	3 MW	City Of Rockford- (Ia)
37.6 mi	Fpl Energy Crystal Lake Wind Ii Llc Britt, IA	Wind	200 MW	Fpl Energy Crystal Lake Wind Ii Llc
37.7 mi	Poet Biorefining-Hanlontown, Llc Hanlontown, IA	Natural Gas	4 MW	Poet Biorefining-Hanlontown, Llc
38.1 mi	Plum Creek Wind Algona, IA	Wind	—	Midamerican Energy Co
38.1 mi	Garden Wind Llc Zearing, IA	Wind	150 MW	Garden Wind Llc
38.2 mi	Lime Creek Mason City, IA	Oil	90 MW	Interstate Power And Light Co
38.2 mi	Story City Wind Project Story City, IA	Wind	2 MW	Hamilton Wind Energy Llc
39.4 mi	Wellsburg Wind Project Wellsburg, IA	Wind	141 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
39.6 mi	Roeder Family Wind Farm Llc Manly, IA	Wind	2 MW	Consolidated Edison Development Inc.
39.7 mi	Story City Story City, IA	Oil	14 MW	City Of Story City - (Ia)
39.9 mi	Winnebago Wind Power Project Forest City, IA	Wind	20 MW	Avangrid Power Llc
40.8 mi	Algona Algona, IA	Oil	16 MW	City Of Algona - (Ia)
41.1 mi	Great Pathfinder Wind Stratford, IA	Wind	224 MW	Great Pathfinder Wind
42.0 mi	Crystal Lake 3 Llc Britt, IA	Wind	66 MW	Crystal Lake 3 Llc
42.8 mi	Ivester Wind Farm Wellsburg, IA	Wind	91 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
42.9 mi	Lundgren Wind Project Otho, IA	Wind	251 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
43.1 mi	Top Of Iowa Windfarm Iii Kensett, IA	Wind	30 MW	Madison Gas & Electric Co
43.3 mi	Dayton (Ia) Dayton, IA	Oil	2 MW	City Of Dayton - (Ia)
43.3 mi	Lake Mills Gas Recovery Lake Mills, IA	Biomass	4 MW	Wm Renewable Energy Llc
43.6 mi	Northern Iowa Windpower Ii Kensett, IA	Wind	80 MW	Avangrid Power Llc
43.7 mi	Old Gold Energy Center, Llc Joice, IA	Wind	80 MW	Old Gold Energy Center, Llc
45.5 mi	Lake Mills Lake Mills, IA	Oil	18 MW	City Of Lake Mills
46.4 mi	Windwalkers Llc Kensett, IA	Wind	2 MW	Consolidated Edison Development Inc.
47.1 mi	West Bend West Bent, IA	Oil	7 MW	City Of West Bend
47.5 mi	Fpl Energy Story Wind Llc Zearing, IA	Wind	150 MW	Fpl Energy Story Wind Llc
48.0 mi	Poet Biorefining - Gowrie Gowrie, IA	Natural Gas	5 MW	Poet Biorefining - Gowrie
48.3 mi	Merl Parr Charles City, IA	Natural Gas	36 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
48.4 mi	Grundy Center City Light Plant Grundy Center, IA	Oil	9 MW	Grundy Center Mun Light & Power
49.3 mi	Ncah Central Utility Plant Ames, IA	Natural Gas	15 MW	National Centers For Animal Health
49.7 mi	Bancroft Bancroft, IA	Oil	4 MW	Bancroft Municipal Utilities
49.7 mi	Barton Windpower Llc Kensett, IA	Wind	160 MW	Avangrid Power Llc
49.7 mi	Gowrie Gowrie, IA	Oil	3 MW	Gowrie Municipal Utilities

Power generation near this area

There are 54 power plants within 50 miles of Rowan, Iowa (ZIP 50470), with a combined 3,912 MW of nameplate capacity. Wind is the most common fuel type in this area with 30 of the 54 nearby plants. The closest plant is Phoenix Investors, Llc at 5.9 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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