Power Plants Near 50475 — Sheffield, IA

60 power plants within 50 miles of ZIP 50475 (Sheffield, Iowa). Click any plant for capacity, generation, emissions, and generator-level detail.

Centroid: 42.8779, -93.2156 · County: Franklin

Wind 73%Natural Gas 19%Oil 5%Solar 3%

Distance	Plant	Fuel	Capacity	Operator
10.9 mi	Franklin County Solar Hampton, IA	Solar	7 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
12.5 mi	Whispering Willow North Latimer, IA	Wind	201 MW	Interstate Power And Light Co
13.2 mi	Hampton Substation Energy Storage Hampton, IA	Battery Storage	2 MW	Corn Belt Power Coop
15.4 mi	Emery Station Clear Lake, IA	Natural Gas	603 MW	Interstate Power And Light Co
17.1 mi	Whispering Willow Wind Farm - East Iowa Falls, IA	Wind	200 MW	Interstate Power And Light Co
17.5 mi	Cerro Gordo Wind Farm Union, IA	Wind	42 MW	Cerro Gordo Wind Farm
17.7 mi	Hawkeye Power Partners Llc Garner, IA	Wind	42 MW	Hawkeye Power Partners Llc
18.0 mi	Rockford Rockford, IA	Oil	3 MW	City Of Rockford- (Ia)
19.1 mi	Ced Mason City Wind Mason City, IA	Wind	8 MW	Consolidated Edison Development Inc.
19.7 mi	Franklin County Wind Farm Iowa Falls, IA	Wind	99 MW	Interstate Power And Light Co
19.8 mi	Phoenix Investors, Llc Belmond, IA	Oil	5 MW	Industrial Energy Applications Inc
24.2 mi	Hancock County Wind Energy Center Garner, IA	Wind	98 MW	Fpl Energy Hancock County Wind, Llc
25.6 mi	Lime Creek Mason City, IA	Oil	90 MW	Interstate Power And Light Co
27.4 mi	Leonardo Wind 1 Llc Alden, IA	Wind	3 MW	Leonardo Wind 1 Llc
29.1 mi	Merl Parr Charles City, IA	Natural Gas	36 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
29.2 mi	Roeder Family Wind Farm Llc Manly, IA	Wind	2 MW	Consolidated Edison Development Inc.
30.0 mi	Poet Biorefining-Hanlontown, Llc Hanlontown, IA	Natural Gas	4 MW	Poet Biorefining-Hanlontown, Llc
30.4 mi	Century Blairsburg, IA	Wind	201 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
31.3 mi	Charles City Wind Farm Charles City, IA	Wind	80 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
33.6 mi	Northern Iowa Windpower Ii Kensett, IA	Wind	80 MW	Avangrid Power Llc
33.7 mi	Top Of Iowa Windfarm Iii Kensett, IA	Wind	30 MW	Madison Gas & Electric Co
34.0 mi	Forest City Light Plant Forest City, IA	Oil	22 MW	City Of Forest City- (Ia)
34.5 mi	Osage (Ia) Osage, IA	Wind	19 MW	City Of Osage - (Ia)
34.5 mi	Forest City Solar Forest City, IA	Solar	3 MW	Butter Solar, Llc
35.0 mi	Windwalkers Llc Kensett, IA	Wind	2 MW	Consolidated Edison Development Inc.
35.1 mi	Maple City Osage Township, IA	Solar	2 MW	Greenbacker Renewable Energy Corporation
36.0 mi	Wellsburg Wind Project Wellsburg, IA	Wind	141 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
36.1 mi	Barton Windpower Llc Kensett, IA	Wind	160 MW	Avangrid Power Llc
36.4 mi	Old Gold Energy Center, Llc Joice, IA	Wind	80 MW	Old Gold Energy Center, Llc
38.7 mi	Fpl Energy Crystal Lake Wind Llc Britt, IA	Wind	150 MW	Fpl Energy Crystal Lake Wind Llc
39.1 mi	Waverly Municipal Electric North Plant Waverly, IA	Oil	25 MW	Waverly Municipal Elec Utility
39.1 mi	South Plant (Ia) Waverly, IA	Oil	12 MW	Waverly Municipal Elec Utility
39.1 mi	Waverly Community Wind Project Waverly, IA	Wind	3 MW	Waverly Municipal Elec Utility
39.2 mi	Lake Mills Gas Recovery Lake Mills, IA	Biomass	4 MW	Wm Renewable Energy Llc
40.0 mi	Ivester Wind Farm Wellsburg, IA	Wind	91 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
40.2 mi	Fpl Energy Crystal Lake Wind Ii Llc Britt, IA	Wind	200 MW	Fpl Energy Crystal Lake Wind Ii Llc
40.5 mi	Lake Mills Lake Mills, IA	Oil	18 MW	City Of Lake Mills
41.2 mi	Winnebago Wind Power Project Forest City, IA	Wind	20 MW	Avangrid Power Llc
41.4 mi	Webster City Webster City, IA	Oil	21 MW	City Of Webster City - (Ia)
41.5 mi	Dike City Power Plant Dike, IA	Oil	2 MW	City Of Dike
42.0 mi	Buffalo Center Wind Llc Little Cedar, IA	Wind	2 MW	Buffalo Center Wind Llc
42.1 mi	Grundy Center City Light Plant Grundy Center, IA	Oil	9 MW	Grundy Center Mun Light & Power
42.6 mi	Turtle Creek Wind Farm Llc St. Ansgar, IA	Wind	199 MW	Turtle Creek Wind Farm Llc
43.9 mi	Freeborn Wind Farm Glenville, MN	Wind	218 MW	Northern States Power Co - Minnesota
44.2 mi	Poet Biorefining - Jewell Jewell, IA	Natural Gas	5 MW	Poet Biorefining - Jewell
45.3 mi	Gas Turbine (Ia) Cedar Falls, IA	Natural Gas	43 MW	Cedar Falls Utilities
45.4 mi	Crystal Lake 3 Llc Britt, IA	Wind	66 MW	Crystal Lake 3 Llc
45.9 mi	Garden Wind Llc Zearing, IA	Wind	150 MW	Garden Wind Llc
45.9 mi	University Of Northern Iowa Cedar Falls, IA	Natural Gas	8 MW	University Of Northern Iowa
46.3 mi	Streeter Station Cedar Falls, IA	Natural Gas	52 MW	Cedar Falls Utilities
46.9 mi	Kossuth Lu Verne, IA	Wind	152 MW	Wisconsin Power & Light Co
47.0 mi	Kossuth County Wind Lu Verne, IA	Wind	70 MW	Kossuth County Wind, Llc
47.2 mi	New Hampton New Hampton, IA	Natural Gas	27 MW	City Of New Hampton - (Ia)
47.2 mi	Cedar Falls Solar Farm Cedar Falls, IA	Solar	2 MW	Altus Power America Management, Llc
47.2 mi	Plum Creek Wind Algona, IA	Wind	—	Midamerican Energy Co
48.0 mi	Iowa Distributed Wind Generation Project Algona, IA	Wind	2 MW	City Of Algona - (Ia)
48.5 mi	Chickasaw Wind Farm New Hampton, IA	Wind	202 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
48.9 mi	Reg Juhl Glenville Wind, Llc Albert Lea, MN	Wind	3 MW	Reg Juhl Glenville Wind, Llc
49.4 mi	Waterloo Solar (Ia) Waterloo, IA	Solar	3 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
49.8 mi	Holliday Creek Solar Fort Dodge, IA	Solar	100 MW	Midamerican Energy Co

Power generation near this area

There are 60 power plants within 50 miles of Sheffield, Iowa (ZIP 50475), with a combined 4,120 MW of nameplate capacity. Wind is the most common fuel type in this area with 34 of the 60 nearby plants. The closest plant is Franklin County Solar at 10.9 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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