Power Plants Near 50526 — Clarion, IA

58 power plants within 50 miles of ZIP 50526 (Clarion, Iowa). Click any plant for capacity, generation, emissions, and generator-level detail.

Centroid: 42.7330, -93.7352 · County: Wright

Wind 73%Natural Gas 18%Oil 7%Solar 3%

Distance	Plant	Fuel	Capacity	Operator
9.9 mi	Phoenix Investors, Llc Belmond, IA	Oil	5 MW	Industrial Energy Applications Inc
12.7 mi	Century Blairsburg, IA	Wind	201 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
16.3 mi	Whispering Willow North Latimer, IA	Wind	201 MW	Interstate Power And Light Co
18.6 mi	Webster City Webster City, IA	Oil	21 MW	City Of Webster City - (Ia)
21.9 mi	Holliday Creek Solar Fort Dodge, IA	Solar	100 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
22.1 mi	Franklin County Wind Farm Iowa Falls, IA	Wind	99 MW	Interstate Power And Light Co
22.7 mi	Hancock County Wind Energy Center Garner, IA	Wind	98 MW	Fpl Energy Hancock County Wind, Llc
24.7 mi	Leonardo Wind 1 Llc Alden, IA	Wind	3 MW	Leonardo Wind 1 Llc
25.3 mi	Hawkeye Power Partners Llc Garner, IA	Wind	42 MW	Hawkeye Power Partners Llc
25.7 mi	Hampton Substation Energy Storage Hampton, IA	Battery Storage	2 MW	Corn Belt Power Coop
26.7 mi	Kossuth County Wind Lu Verne, IA	Wind	70 MW	Kossuth County Wind, Llc
26.8 mi	Cerro Gordo Wind Farm Union, IA	Wind	42 MW	Cerro Gordo Wind Farm
26.9 mi	Franklin County Solar Hampton, IA	Solar	7 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
26.9 mi	Kossuth Lu Verne, IA	Wind	152 MW	Wisconsin Power & Light Co
27.8 mi	Whispering Willow Wind Farm - East Iowa Falls, IA	Wind	200 MW	Interstate Power And Light Co
28.2 mi	Poet Biorefining - Jewell Jewell, IA	Natural Gas	5 MW	Poet Biorefining - Jewell
29.3 mi	Iowa Distributed Wind Generation Project Algona, IA	Wind	2 MW	City Of Algona - (Ia)
33.5 mi	Fpl Energy Crystal Lake Wind Llc Britt, IA	Wind	150 MW	Fpl Energy Crystal Lake Wind Llc
33.5 mi	Emery Station Clear Lake, IA	Natural Gas	603 MW	Interstate Power And Light Co
34.4 mi	Plum Creek Wind Algona, IA	Wind	—	Midamerican Energy Co
34.7 mi	Algona Algona, IA	Oil	16 MW	City Of Algona - (Ia)
35.3 mi	Lundgren Wind Project Otho, IA	Wind	251 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
36.6 mi	Great Pathfinder Wind Stratford, IA	Wind	224 MW	Great Pathfinder Wind
36.8 mi	Dayton (Ia) Dayton, IA	Oil	2 MW	City Of Dayton - (Ia)
36.9 mi	Story City Wind Project Story City, IA	Wind	2 MW	Hamilton Wind Energy Llc
37.0 mi	Forest City Light Plant Forest City, IA	Oil	22 MW	City Of Forest City- (Ia)
37.5 mi	Fpl Energy Crystal Lake Wind Ii Llc Britt, IA	Wind	200 MW	Fpl Energy Crystal Lake Wind Ii Llc
37.9 mi	Forest City Solar Forest City, IA	Solar	3 MW	Butter Solar, Llc
38.4 mi	Story City Story City, IA	Oil	14 MW	City Of Story City - (Ia)
39.3 mi	West Bend West Bent, IA	Oil	7 MW	City Of West Bend
39.7 mi	Garden Wind Llc Zearing, IA	Wind	150 MW	Garden Wind Llc
40.1 mi	Poet Biorefining - Gowrie Gowrie, IA	Natural Gas	5 MW	Poet Biorefining - Gowrie
40.3 mi	Winnebago Wind Power Project Forest City, IA	Wind	20 MW	Avangrid Power Llc
41.2 mi	Crystal Lake 3 Llc Britt, IA	Wind	66 MW	Crystal Lake 3 Llc
42.0 mi	Gowrie Gowrie, IA	Oil	3 MW	Gowrie Municipal Utilities
42.3 mi	Poet Biorefining-Hanlontown, Llc Hanlontown, IA	Natural Gas	4 MW	Poet Biorefining-Hanlontown, Llc
42.8 mi	Ced Mason City Wind Mason City, IA	Wind	8 MW	Consolidated Edison Development Inc.
44.5 mi	Lime Creek Mason City, IA	Oil	90 MW	Interstate Power And Light Co
45.2 mi	Roeder Family Wind Farm Llc Manly, IA	Wind	2 MW	Consolidated Edison Development Inc.
45.5 mi	Rockford Rockford, IA	Oil	3 MW	City Of Rockford- (Ia)
45.7 mi	Bancroft Bancroft, IA	Oil	4 MW	Bancroft Municipal Utilities
45.7 mi	Wellsburg Wind Project Wellsburg, IA	Wind	141 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
46.0 mi	Lake Mills Gas Recovery Lake Mills, IA	Biomass	4 MW	Wm Renewable Energy Llc
46.7 mi	Fareway Customer Hosted 1 Mw Solar Boone, IA	Solar	1 MW	Interstate Power And Light Co
47.2 mi	West Diesel Generation Unit Pocahontas, IA	Oil	4 MW	City Of Pocahontas - (Ia)
47.7 mi	Old Gold Energy Center, Llc Joice, IA	Wind	80 MW	Old Gold Energy Center, Llc
48.1 mi	Top Of Iowa Windfarm Iii Kensett, IA	Wind	30 MW	Madison Gas & Electric Co
48.1 mi	Ncah Central Utility Plant Ames, IA	Natural Gas	15 MW	National Centers For Animal Health
48.3 mi	Pocahontas Prairie Wind Farm Pomeroy, IA	Wind	80 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
48.4 mi	Lake Mills Lake Mills, IA	Oil	18 MW	City Of Lake Mills
48.5 mi	Beaver Creek Wind Ogden, IA	Wind	340 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
48.7 mi	Northern Iowa Windpower Ii Kensett, IA	Wind	80 MW	Avangrid Power Llc
48.7 mi	Ivester Wind Farm Wellsburg, IA	Wind	91 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
49.0 mi	Iowa State University Ames, IA	Natural Gas	40 MW	Iowa State University
49.3 mi	Ames Electric Services Power Plant Ames, IA	Natural Gas	109 MW	City Of Ames - (Ia)
49.4 mi	Ames Gt Ames, IA	Oil	79 MW	City Of Ames - (Ia)
49.4 mi	Fpl Energy Story Wind Llc Zearing, IA	Wind	150 MW	Fpl Energy Story Wind Llc
49.6 mi	Lakota Wind Wind Farm Lakota, IA	Wind	11 MW	Iowa Lakes Electric Coop

Power generation near this area

There are 58 power plants within 50 miles of Clarion, Iowa (ZIP 50526), with a combined 4,369 MW of nameplate capacity. Wind is the most common fuel type in this area with 31 of the 58 nearby plants. The closest plant is Phoenix Investors, Llc at 9.9 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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