Power Plants Near 50539 — Fenton, IA

59 power plants within 50 miles of ZIP 50539 (Fenton, Iowa). Click any plant for capacity, generation, emissions, and generator-level detail.

Centroid: 43.2420, -94.4044 · County: Kossuth

Wind 77%Natural Gas 17%Oil 3%Solar 2%

Distance	Plant	Fuel	Capacity	Operator
7.6 mi	Palo Alto Wind Farm Emmetsburg, IA	Wind	340 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
10.1 mi	Bancroft Bancroft, IA	Oil	4 MW	Bancroft Municipal Utilities
14.3 mi	Algona Algona, IA	Oil	16 MW	City Of Algona - (Ia)
15.9 mi	Poet Bioprocessing Emmetsburg Emmetsburg, IA	Natural Gas	4 MW	Poet Bioprocessing Emmetsburg
16.2 mi	Lakota Wind Wind Farm Lakota, IA	Wind	11 MW	Iowa Lakes Electric Coop
17.4 mi	Graettinger Graettinger, IA	Oil	4 MW	City Of Graettinger - (Ia)
18.0 mi	Plum Creek Wind Algona, IA	Wind	—	Midamerican Energy Co
19.5 mi	West Bend West Bent, IA	Oil	7 MW	City Of West Bend
19.5 mi	Iowa Distributed Wind Generation Project Algona, IA	Wind	2 MW	City Of Algona - (Ia)
19.8 mi	Ledyard Windpower, Llc Lakota, IA	Wind	207 MW	Duke Energy Renewables Services
22.0 mi	Kossuth Lu Verne, IA	Wind	152 MW	Wisconsin Power & Light Co
22.3 mi	Kossuth County Wind Lu Verne, IA	Wind	70 MW	Kossuth County Wind, Llc
22.9 mi	Iowa Lakes Community College Wind Farm Estherville, IA	Wind	2 MW	Iowa Lakes Community College
23.1 mi	Fairmont Wind Fairmont, MN	Wind	5 MW	Southern Minnesota Mun P Agny
23.5 mi	Golden Plains Buffalo Center, IA	Wind	200 MW	Interstate Power And Light Co
24.7 mi	Estherville Estherville, IA	Natural Gas	16 MW	City Of Estherville - (Ia)
26.7 mi	Crystal Lake 3 Llc Britt, IA	Wind	66 MW	Crystal Lake 3 Llc
27.7 mi	Big Blue Blue Earth, MN	Wind	36 MW	Big Blue Wind Farm Llc (Mn)
28.9 mi	Fairmont (Mn) Fairmont, MN	Natural Gas	39 MW	Southern Minnesota Mun P Agny
28.9 mi	Fpl Energy Crystal Lake Wind Llc Britt, IA	Wind	150 MW	Fpl Energy Crystal Lake Wind Llc
29.4 mi	Crosswind Energy Project Ruthven, IA	Wind	21 MW	Junction Hilltop Management Llc
30.5 mi	Fpl Energy Crystal Lake Wind Ii Llc Britt, IA	Wind	200 MW	Fpl Energy Crystal Lake Wind Ii Llc
31.2 mi	Blue Breezes Ii Llc Blue Earth, MN	Wind	1 MW	Midwest Power Partners Llc
31.2 mi	Blue Breezes Llc Blue Earth, MN	Wind	1 MW	Midwest Power Partners Llc
31.3 mi	Blue Earth Blue Earth, MN	Oil	11 MW	Blue Earth Light & Water
31.8 mi	Welcome Wind Turbine Welcome, MN	Wind	2 MW	Federated Rural Electric Assn
32.2 mi	Iowa Lakes Superior Wind Farm Superior, IA	Wind	11 MW	Iowa Lakes Electric Coop
32.3 mi	Winnebago Wind Power Project Forest City, IA	Wind	20 MW	Avangrid Power Llc
33.4 mi	Fox Lake Sherburn, MN	Natural Gas	—	Interstate Power And Light Co
35.3 mi	Laurens Laurens, IA	Oil	9 MW	City Of Laurens - (Ia)
37.7 mi	West Diesel Generation Unit Pocahontas, IA	Oil	4 MW	City Of Pocahontas - (Ia)
37.9 mi	Milford Milford, IA	Oil	7 MW	City Of Milford - (Ia)
37.9 mi	Spencer Gas Turbine Spencer, IA	Oil	24 MW	City Of Spencer - (Ia)
38.7 mi	Forest City Light Plant Forest City, IA	Oil	22 MW	City Of Forest City- (Ia)
38.8 mi	Elm Creek Wind Ii Llc Trimont, MN	Wind	149 MW	Avangrid Power Llc
39.1 mi	Forest City Solar Forest City, IA	Solar	3 MW	Butter Solar, Llc
39.8 mi	Oreg 3 Inc Trimont, MN	Other Fossil	5 MW	Ormat Nevada Inc
40.6 mi	Truman Truman, MN	Oil	6 MW	City Of Truman
41.2 mi	Hancock County Wind Energy Center Garner, IA	Wind	98 MW	Fpl Energy Hancock County Wind, Llc
43.3 mi	Earl F Wisdom Spencer, IA	Natural Gas	119 MW	Corn Belt Power Coop
43.7 mi	Lake Mills Gas Recovery Lake Mills, IA	Biomass	4 MW	Wm Renewable Energy Llc
44.2 mi	Trimont Area Wind Farm Trimont, MN	Wind	101 MW	Avangrid Power Llc
44.2 mi	Lakefield Junction Trimont, MN	Natural Gas	538 MW	Great River Energy
44.7 mi	Elm Creek Wind Llc Trimont, MN	Wind	99 MW	Avangrid Power Llc
45.5 mi	Lake Mills Lake Mills, IA	Oil	18 MW	City Of Lake Mills
46.2 mi	Flying Cloud Power Partners Llc Lake Park, IA	Wind	44 MW	Avangrid Power Llc
46.8 mi	Lost Lakes Wind Farm Llc Lake Park, IA	Wind	100 MW	Lost Lakes Wind Farm Llc
47.6 mi	Lake Park Lake Park, IA	Oil	4 MW	City Of Lake Park - (Ia)
47.6 mi	Upland Prairie Spencer, IA	Wind	299 MW	Interstate Power And Light Co
48.2 mi	Lakefield Wind Project Llc Lakefield, MN	Wind	206 MW	Edf Renewable Asset Holdings, Inc.
48.3 mi	Pocahontas Prairie Wind Farm Pomeroy, IA	Wind	80 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
48.6 mi	Hawkeye Power Partners Llc Garner, IA	Wind	42 MW	Hawkeye Power Partners Llc
48.6 mi	Pomeroy Wind Farm Fonda, IA	Wind	286 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
48.7 mi	Wells Ic Wells, MN	Natural Gas	9 MW	City Of Wells - (Mn)
48.7 mi	Lakefield Utilities Lakefield, MN	Oil	3 MW	City Of Lakefield - (Mn)
49.0 mi	Holliday Creek Solar Fort Dodge, IA	Solar	100 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
49.1 mi	Phoenix Investors, Llc Belmond, IA	Oil	5 MW	Industrial Energy Applications Inc
49.5 mi	Cerro Gordo Wind Farm Union, IA	Wind	42 MW	Cerro Gordo Wind Farm
49.8 mi	Odell Wind Farm Mountain Lake, MN	Wind	200 MW	Algonquin Power Co

Power generation near this area

There are 59 power plants within 50 miles of Fenton, Iowa (ZIP 50539), with a combined 4,222 MW of nameplate capacity. Wind is the most common fuel type in this area with 33 of the 59 nearby plants. The closest plant is Palo Alto Wind Farm at 7.6 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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