Power Plants Near 50604 — Aplington, IA

58 power plants within 50 miles of ZIP 50604 (Aplington, Iowa). Click any plant for capacity, generation, emissions, and generator-level detail.

Centroid: 42.5870, -92.8751 · County: Butler

Wind 48%Natural Gas 46%Oil 6%

Distance	Plant	Fuel	Capacity	Operator
14.3 mi	Wellsburg Wind Project Wellsburg, IA	Wind	141 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
15.3 mi	Dike City Power Plant Dike, IA	Oil	2 MW	City Of Dike
16.3 mi	Grundy Center City Light Plant Grundy Center, IA	Oil	9 MW	Grundy Center Mun Light & Power
17.1 mi	Whispering Willow Wind Farm - East Iowa Falls, IA	Wind	200 MW	Interstate Power And Light Co
17.9 mi	Ivester Wind Farm Wellsburg, IA	Wind	91 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
19.2 mi	Franklin County Solar Hampton, IA	Solar	7 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
19.4 mi	Hampton Substation Energy Storage Hampton, IA	Battery Storage	2 MW	Corn Belt Power Coop
21.0 mi	Gas Turbine (Ia) Cedar Falls, IA	Natural Gas	43 MW	Cedar Falls Utilities
21.8 mi	University Of Northern Iowa Cedar Falls, IA	Natural Gas	8 MW	University Of Northern Iowa
22.4 mi	Cedar Falls Solar Farm Cedar Falls, IA	Solar	2 MW	Altus Power America Management, Llc
22.6 mi	Streeter Station Cedar Falls, IA	Natural Gas	52 MW	Cedar Falls Utilities
22.8 mi	Waverly Municipal Electric North Plant Waverly, IA	Oil	25 MW	Waverly Municipal Elec Utility
22.8 mi	South Plant (Ia) Waverly, IA	Oil	12 MW	Waverly Municipal Elec Utility
22.8 mi	Waverly Community Wind Project Waverly, IA	Wind	3 MW	Waverly Municipal Elec Utility
23.5 mi	Franklin County Wind Farm Iowa Falls, IA	Wind	99 MW	Interstate Power And Light Co
25.3 mi	Electrifarm Waterloo, IA	Natural Gas	264 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
25.8 mi	Leonardo Wind 1 Llc Alden, IA	Wind	3 MW	Leonardo Wind 1 Llc
26.6 mi	Waterloo Solar (Ia) Waterloo, IA	Solar	3 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
27.5 mi	Waterloo Lundquist Waterloo, IA	Oil	18 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
30.0 mi	Vienna Wind Farm Marshalltown, IA	Wind	150 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
30.5 mi	Whispering Willow North Latimer, IA	Wind	201 MW	Interstate Power And Light Co
31.3 mi	Charles City Wind Farm Charles City, IA	Wind	80 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
32.1 mi	Rockford Rockford, IA	Oil	3 MW	City Of Rockford- (Ia)
33.7 mi	Merl Parr Charles City, IA	Natural Gas	36 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
34.1 mi	Traer South Traer, IA	Oil	2 MW	City Of Traer - (Ia)
34.4 mi	Traer Main Traer, IA	Oil	4 MW	City Of Traer - (Ia)
34.9 mi	Traer East Tracer, IA	Oil	4 MW	City Of Traer - (Ia)
35.7 mi	Garden Wind Llc Zearing, IA	Wind	150 MW	Garden Wind Llc
36.7 mi	Alliant Sbd 9107 Jbs Usa Marshalltown, IA	Oil	11 MW	Industrial Energy Applications Inc
36.8 mi	Traer Wind Project Traer, IA	Wind	2 MW	City Of Traer - (Ia)
37.3 mi	Marshalltown Marshalltown, IA	Natural Gas	189 MW	Interstate Power And Light Co
37.3 mi	Sutherland Marshalltown, IA	Natural Gas	—	Interstate Power And Light Co
37.6 mi	Marshalltown Generating Station Marshalltown, IA	Natural Gas	709 MW	Interstate Power And Light Co
38.8 mi	Century Blairsburg, IA	Wind	201 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
39.0 mi	Fpl Energy Story Wind Llc Zearing, IA	Wind	150 MW	Fpl Energy Story Wind Llc
39.5 mi	La Porte La Porte City, IA	Oil	5 MW	La Porte City Utilities
39.9 mi	Ced Mason City Wind Mason City, IA	Wind	8 MW	Consolidated Edison Development Inc.
40.5 mi	Winding Stair Wind Dysart, IA	Wind	—	Winding Stair Wind
40.8 mi	Phoenix Investors, Llc Belmond, IA	Oil	5 MW	Industrial Energy Applications Inc
40.9 mi	Emery Station Clear Lake, IA	Natural Gas	603 MW	Interstate Power And Light Co
42.1 mi	State Center State Center, IA	Oil	6 MW	City Of State Center - (Ia)
43.3 mi	Sumner Sumner, IA	Oil	5 MW	City Of Sumner - (Ia)
43.6 mi	New Hampton New Hampton, IA	Natural Gas	27 MW	City Of New Hampton - (Ia)
43.9 mi	Poet Biorefining - Jewell Jewell, IA	Natural Gas	5 MW	Poet Biorefining - Jewell
44.0 mi	Cerro Gordo Wind Farm Union, IA	Wind	42 MW	Cerro Gordo Wind Farm
44.1 mi	Hawkeye Power Partners Llc Garner, IA	Wind	42 MW	Hawkeye Power Partners Llc
45.3 mi	Story City Wind Project Story City, IA	Wind	2 MW	Hamilton Wind Energy Llc
46.2 mi	Story City Story City, IA	Oil	14 MW	City Of Story City - (Ia)
47.3 mi	Chickasaw Wind Farm New Hampton, IA	Wind	202 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
47.9 mi	Optimum Wind 7 Llc Nevada, IA	Wind	3 MW	Optimum Wind 7 Llc
48.0 mi	Osage (Ia) Osage, IA	Wind	19 MW	City Of Osage - (Ia)
48.0 mi	Maple City Osage Township, IA	Solar	2 MW	Greenbacker Renewable Energy Corporation
48.2 mi	Hawkeye Wind Farm Sumner, IA	Wind	35 MW	Greenbacker Renewable Energy Corporation
48.4 mi	Alliant Sbd 8603 Donnelley Nevada, IA	Oil	—	Industrial Energy Applications Inc
48.5 mi	Webster City Webster City, IA	Oil	21 MW	City Of Webster City - (Ia)
48.6 mi	Lime Creek Mason City, IA	Oil	90 MW	Interstate Power And Light Co
48.7 mi	Laurel Wind Farm Laurel, IA	Wind	123 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
50.0 mi	Hancock County Wind Energy Center Garner, IA	Wind	98 MW	Fpl Energy Hancock County Wind, Llc

Power generation near this area

There are 58 power plants within 50 miles of Aplington, Iowa (ZIP 50604), with a combined 4,231 MW of nameplate capacity. Wind is the most common fuel type in this area with 24 of the 58 nearby plants. The closest plant is Wellsburg Wind Project at 14.3 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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