Power Plants Near 50603 — Alta Vista, IA

55 power plants within 50 miles of ZIP 50603 (Alta Vista, Iowa). Click any plant for capacity, generation, emissions, and generator-level detail.

Centroid: 43.1482, -92.4237 · County: Chickasaw

Wind 54%Natural Gas 38%Oil 4%Solar 3%

Distance	Plant	Fuel	Capacity	Operator
5.0 mi	Chickasaw Wind Farm New Hampton, IA	Wind	202 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
7.6 mi	New Hampton New Hampton, IA	Natural Gas	27 MW	City Of New Hampton - (Ia)
14.2 mi	Charles City Wind Farm Charles City, IA	Wind	80 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
15.0 mi	Merl Parr Charles City, IA	Natural Gas	36 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
17.4 mi	Crane Creek Wind Energy Center Riceville, IA	Wind	99 MW	Wisconsin Public Service Corp
20.6 mi	Maple City Osage Township, IA	Solar	2 MW	Greenbacker Renewable Energy Corporation
21.4 mi	Alliant Sbd 9206 Donaldson Cresco, IA	Oil	2 MW	Industrial Energy Applications Inc
21.5 mi	Osage (Ia) Osage, IA	Wind	19 MW	City Of Osage - (Ia)
22.0 mi	Saratoga Wind Farm Lime Springs, IA	Wind	66 MW	Madison Gas & Electric Co
22.9 mi	Hawkeye Wind Farm Sumner, IA	Wind	35 MW	Greenbacker Renewable Energy Corporation
23.6 mi	Buffalo Center Wind Llc Little Cedar, IA	Wind	2 MW	Buffalo Center Wind Llc
25.1 mi	Pioneer Prairie Wind Farm Mcintire, IA	Wind	300 MW	Pioneer Prairie Wind Farm I, Llc
25.9 mi	Dpc Madison Ridgeway, IA	Solar	2 MW	Socore Energy Llc
26.6 mi	Sumner Sumner, IA	Oil	5 MW	City Of Sumner - (Ia)
27.3 mi	Rockford Rockford, IA	Oil	3 MW	City Of Rockford- (Ia)
28.1 mi	Fillmore County Solar Project Spring Valley, MN	Solar	45 MW	National Grid Renewables
28.6 mi	Turtle Creek Wind Farm Llc St. Ansgar, IA	Wind	199 MW	Turtle Creek Wind Farm Llc
28.9 mi	Waverly Municipal Electric North Plant Waverly, IA	Oil	25 MW	Waverly Municipal Elec Utility
28.9 mi	South Plant (Ia) Waverly, IA	Oil	12 MW	Waverly Municipal Elec Utility
28.9 mi	Waverly Community Wind Project Waverly, IA	Wind	3 MW	Waverly Municipal Elec Utility
31.4 mi	Louise Solar Taopi, MN	Solar	50 MW	National Grid Renewables
31.9 mi	Adams Wind Farm Adams, MN	Wind	23 MW	Consolidated Edison Development Inc.
33.2 mi	Luther College Wind Project Decorah, IA	Wind	2 MW	Luther College Wind Energy Project Llc
33.4 mi	Mower County Wind Energy Center Grand Meadow, MN	Wind	99 MW	Northern States Power Co - Minnesota
34.0 mi	Decorah Battery Decorah, IA	Other Fossil	3 MW	Interstate Power And Light Co
34.0 mi	Ced Mason City Wind Mason City, IA	Wind	8 MW	Consolidated Edison Development Inc.
37.3 mi	Spring Valley Spring Valley, MN	Oil	7 MW	Spring Valley Pub Utils Comm
37.6 mi	Barton Windpower Llc Kensett, IA	Wind	160 MW	Avangrid Power Llc
38.5 mi	Prairie Star Wind Farm Grand Meadow, MN	Wind	101 MW	High Prairie Wind Farm Ii Llc
39.7 mi	Preston (Mn) Preston, MN	Natural Gas	4 MW	Preston Public Utilities Comm
40.0 mi	Lime Creek Mason City, IA	Oil	90 MW	Interstate Power And Light Co
41.9 mi	Grand Meadow Dexter, MN	Wind	101 MW	Northern States Power Co - Minnesota
41.9 mi	Waterloo Solar (Ia) Waterloo, IA	Solar	3 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
42.9 mi	Streeter Station Cedar Falls, IA	Natural Gas	52 MW	Cedar Falls Utilities
43.3 mi	Windwalkers Llc Kensett, IA	Wind	2 MW	Consolidated Edison Development Inc.
43.9 mi	Fountain Fountain, MN	Solar	3 MW	Greenbacker Renewable Energy Corporation
43.9 mi	University Of Northern Iowa Cedar Falls, IA	Natural Gas	8 MW	University Of Northern Iowa
44.0 mi	Emery Station Clear Lake, IA	Natural Gas	603 MW	Interstate Power And Light Co
44.0 mi	Alliant Sbd 9201 Norplex Postville, IA	Oil	2 MW	Industrial Energy Applications Inc
44.0 mi	Gas Turbine (Ia) Cedar Falls, IA	Natural Gas	43 MW	Cedar Falls Utilities
44.5 mi	Roeder Family Wind Farm Llc Manly, IA	Wind	2 MW	Consolidated Edison Development Inc.
44.5 mi	Waterloo Lundquist Waterloo, IA	Oil	18 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
45.4 mi	Lanesboro Lanesboro, MN	Oil	3 MW	Lanesboro Public Utility Comm
46.0 mi	Freeborn Wind Farm Glenville, MN	Wind	218 MW	Northern States Power Co - Minnesota
46.1 mi	Cedar Falls Solar Farm Cedar Falls, IA	Solar	2 MW	Altus Power America Management, Llc
46.4 mi	Northern Iowa Windpower Ii Kensett, IA	Wind	80 MW	Avangrid Power Llc
46.8 mi	Pleasant Valley (Mn) Dexter, MN	Natural Gas	468 MW	Great River Energy
46.9 mi	Wapsipinicon Wind Project Dexter, MN	Wind	101 MW	Edf Renewable Asset Holdings, Inc.
47.5 mi	Top Of Iowa Windfarm Iii Kensett, IA	Wind	30 MW	Madison Gas & Electric Co
48.5 mi	Dike City Power Plant Dike, IA	Oil	2 MW	City Of Dike
48.6 mi	Pleasant Valley Wind Farm Dexter, MN	Wind	200 MW	Northern States Power Co - Minnesota
48.9 mi	Electrifarm Waterloo, IA	Natural Gas	264 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
49.4 mi	Franklin County Solar Hampton, IA	Solar	7 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
49.8 mi	Poet Biorefining-Hanlontown, Llc Hanlontown, IA	Natural Gas	4 MW	Poet Biorefining-Hanlontown, Llc
49.8 mi	Hazel Lanesboro, MN	Solar	3 MW	Greenbacker Renewable Energy Corporation

Power generation near this area

There are 55 power plants within 50 miles of Alta Vista, Iowa (ZIP 50603), with a combined 3,923 MW of nameplate capacity. Wind is the most common fuel type in this area with 24 of the 55 nearby plants. The closest plant is Chickasaw Wind Farm at 5.0 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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