Power Plants Near 50530 — Dayton, IA

51 power plants within 50 miles of ZIP 50530 (Dayton, Iowa). Click any plant for capacity, generation, emissions, and generator-level detail.

Centroid: 42.2594, -94.0610 · County: Webster

Wind 80%Natural Gas 11%Oil 5%Solar 4%

Distance	Plant	Fuel	Capacity	Operator
0.4 mi	Dayton (Ia) Dayton, IA	Oil	2 MW	City Of Dayton - (Ia)
7.7 mi	Lundgren Wind Project Otho, IA	Wind	251 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
9.9 mi	Great Pathfinder Wind Stratford, IA	Wind	224 MW	Great Pathfinder Wind
11.8 mi	Gowrie Gowrie, IA	Oil	3 MW	Gowrie Municipal Utilities
11.8 mi	Beaver Creek Wind Ogden, IA	Wind	340 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
12.3 mi	Poet Biorefining - Gowrie Gowrie, IA	Natural Gas	5 MW	Poet Biorefining - Gowrie
15.4 mi	Ogden Ogden, IA	Oil	4 MW	City Of Ogden - (Ia)
15.4 mi	Junction Hilltop Wind Farm Dana, IA	Wind	8 MW	Junction Hilltop Management Llc
17.1 mi	Fareway Customer Hosted 1 Mw Solar Boone, IA	Solar	1 MW	Interstate Power And Light Co
19.3 mi	Webster City Webster City, IA	Oil	21 MW	City Of Webster City - (Ia)
19.7 mi	Rippey Wind Farm Grand Junction, IA	Wind	50 MW	Greenbacker Renewable Energy Corporation
19.8 mi	Hardin Hilltop Wind Llc Jefferson, IA	Wind	15 MW	Junction Hilltop Management Llc
20.9 mi	Poet Biorefining - Jewell Jewell, IA	Natural Gas	5 MW	Poet Biorefining - Jewell
21.5 mi	Holliday Creek Solar Fort Dodge, IA	Solar	100 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
22.4 mi	Grand Junction Grand Junction, IA	Oil	2 MW	City Of Grand Junction - (Ia)
23.9 mi	Story City Wind Project Story City, IA	Wind	2 MW	Hamilton Wind Energy Llc
24.1 mi	Story City Story City, IA	Oil	14 MW	City Of Story City - (Ia)
26.8 mi	Michelangelo Wind 4 Llc Ames, IA	Wind	3 MW	Michelangelo Wind 4 Llc
26.9 mi	Iowa State University Ames, IA	Natural Gas	40 MW	Iowa State University
28.2 mi	Ames Electric Services Power Plant Ames, IA	Natural Gas	109 MW	City Of Ames - (Ia)
28.4 mi	Isu Customer Hosted 1mw Solar Project Ames, IA	Solar	1 MW	Interstate Power And Light Co
28.7 mi	Ncah Central Utility Plant Ames, IA	Natural Gas	15 MW	National Centers For Animal Health
28.8 mi	Ia - City Of Ames - Airport Road Ames, IA	Solar	2 MW	Forefront Power, Llc
28.9 mi	Perry Customer Hosted 1mw Solar Project Perry, IA	Solar	1 MW	Interstate Power And Light Co
29.3 mi	Ames Gt Ames, IA	Oil	79 MW	City Of Ames - (Ia)
30.1 mi	Ames Diesel Generating Station Ames, IA	Oil	—	Interstate Power And Light Co
30.2 mi	Century Blairsburg, IA	Wind	201 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
32.6 mi	Michelangelo Wind 3 Llc Huxley, IA	Wind	3 MW	Michelangelo Wind 3 Llc
32.6 mi	Optimum Wind 5 Llc Nevada, IA	Wind	3 MW	Optimum Wind 5 Llc
32.6 mi	Optimum Wind 3 Llc Nevada, IA	Wind	3 MW	Optimum Wind 3 Llc
32.6 mi	Optimum Wind 4 Llc Nevada, IA	Wind	3 MW	Optimum Wind 4 Llc
32.6 mi	Optimum Wind 6 Llc Nevada, IA	Wind	3 MW	Optimum Wind 6 Llc
34.5 mi	Michelangelo Wind 1 Llc Huxley, IA	Wind	3 MW	Michelangelo Wind 1 Llc
35.2 mi	Garden Wind Llc Zearing, IA	Wind	150 MW	Garden Wind Llc
35.6 mi	Alliant Sbd 8603 Donnelley Nevada, IA	Oil	—	Industrial Energy Applications Inc
36.0 mi	Optimum Wind 7 Llc Nevada, IA	Wind	3 MW	Optimum Wind 7 Llc
37.2 mi	Pocahontas Prairie Wind Farm Pomeroy, IA	Wind	80 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
39.0 mi	Leonardo Wind 1 Llc Alden, IA	Wind	3 MW	Leonardo Wind 1 Llc
41.6 mi	Pomeroy Wind Farm Fonda, IA	Wind	286 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
41.6 mi	Coon Rapids Ii Coon Rapids, IA	Oil	5 MW	City Of Coon Rapids
41.8 mi	Fpl Energy Story Wind Llc Zearing, IA	Wind	150 MW	Fpl Energy Story Wind Llc
42.1 mi	Panora Panora, IA	Oil	5 MW	City Of Panora - (Ia)
44.1 mi	Franklin County Wind Farm Iowa Falls, IA	Wind	99 MW	Interstate Power And Light Co
44.8 mi	West Diesel Generation Unit Pocahontas, IA	Oil	4 MW	City Of Pocahontas - (Ia)
45.0 mi	Carroll Wind Farm Carroll, IA	Wind	159 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
45.1 mi	Sycamore (Ia) Johnston, IA	Natural Gas	158 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
46.3 mi	Phoenix Investors, Llc Belmond, IA	Oil	5 MW	Industrial Energy Applications Inc
47.7 mi	Carroll Area Wind Farm Templeton, IA	Wind	21 MW	Sriv Partnership Llc
48.4 mi	Whispering Willow North Latimer, IA	Wind	201 MW	Interstate Power And Light Co
49.0 mi	State Center State Center, IA	Oil	6 MW	City Of State Center - (Ia)
49.0 mi	Sac County Wind, Llc Sac City, IA	Wind	80 MW	Sac County Wind

Power generation near this area

There are 51 power plants within 50 miles of Dayton, Iowa (ZIP 50530), with a combined 2,930 MW of nameplate capacity. Wind is the most common fuel type in this area with 26 of the 51 nearby plants. The closest plant is Dayton (Ia) at 0.4 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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