Power Plants Near 50611 — Bristow, IA

55 power plants within 50 miles of ZIP 50611 (Bristow, Iowa). Click any plant for capacity, generation, emissions, and generator-level detail.

Centroid: 42.7741, -92.8864 · County: Butler

Wind 66%Natural Gas 28%Oil 5%

Distance	Plant	Fuel	Capacity	Operator
16.6 mi	Franklin County Solar Hampton, IA	Solar	7 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
18.5 mi	Hampton Substation Energy Storage Hampton, IA	Battery Storage	2 MW	Corn Belt Power Coop
19.0 mi	Whispering Willow Wind Farm - East Iowa Falls, IA	Wind	200 MW	Interstate Power And Light Co
19.2 mi	Rockford Rockford, IA	Oil	3 MW	City Of Rockford- (Ia)
20.6 mi	Charles City Wind Farm Charles City, IA	Wind	80 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
21.3 mi	Waverly Municipal Electric North Plant Waverly, IA	Oil	25 MW	Waverly Municipal Elec Utility
21.3 mi	South Plant (Ia) Waverly, IA	Oil	12 MW	Waverly Municipal Elec Utility
21.3 mi	Waverly Community Wind Project Waverly, IA	Wind	3 MW	Waverly Municipal Elec Utility
21.8 mi	Merl Parr Charles City, IA	Natural Gas	36 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
25.3 mi	Dike City Power Plant Dike, IA	Oil	2 MW	City Of Dike
25.6 mi	Franklin County Wind Farm Iowa Falls, IA	Wind	99 MW	Interstate Power And Light Co
26.8 mi	Wellsburg Wind Project Wellsburg, IA	Wind	141 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
27.0 mi	Whispering Willow North Latimer, IA	Wind	201 MW	Interstate Power And Light Co
27.5 mi	Ced Mason City Wind Mason City, IA	Wind	8 MW	Consolidated Edison Development Inc.
27.6 mi	Gas Turbine (Ia) Cedar Falls, IA	Natural Gas	43 MW	Cedar Falls Utilities
28.2 mi	University Of Northern Iowa Cedar Falls, IA	Natural Gas	8 MW	University Of Northern Iowa
28.4 mi	Streeter Station Cedar Falls, IA	Natural Gas	52 MW	Cedar Falls Utilities
29.0 mi	Grundy Center City Light Plant Grundy Center, IA	Oil	9 MW	Grundy Center Mun Light & Power
29.7 mi	Cedar Falls Solar Farm Cedar Falls, IA	Solar	2 MW	Altus Power America Management, Llc
30.2 mi	Emery Station Clear Lake, IA	Natural Gas	603 MW	Interstate Power And Light Co
30.6 mi	Ivester Wind Farm Wellsburg, IA	Wind	91 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
31.0 mi	Leonardo Wind 1 Llc Alden, IA	Wind	3 MW	Leonardo Wind 1 Llc
31.3 mi	Waterloo Solar (Ia) Waterloo, IA	Solar	3 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
33.0 mi	Electrifarm Waterloo, IA	Natural Gas	264 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
33.1 mi	Waterloo Lundquist Waterloo, IA	Oil	18 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
34.9 mi	Cerro Gordo Wind Farm Union, IA	Wind	42 MW	Cerro Gordo Wind Farm
35.1 mi	Osage (Ia) Osage, IA	Wind	19 MW	City Of Osage - (Ia)
35.2 mi	New Hampton New Hampton, IA	Natural Gas	27 MW	City Of New Hampton - (Ia)
35.3 mi	Maple City Osage Township, IA	Solar	2 MW	Greenbacker Renewable Energy Corporation
35.4 mi	Hawkeye Power Partners Llc Garner, IA	Wind	42 MW	Hawkeye Power Partners Llc
36.5 mi	Lime Creek Mason City, IA	Oil	90 MW	Interstate Power And Light Co
36.6 mi	Phoenix Investors, Llc Belmond, IA	Oil	5 MW	Industrial Energy Applications Inc
38.0 mi	Chickasaw Wind Farm New Hampton, IA	Wind	202 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
40.3 mi	Sumner Sumner, IA	Oil	5 MW	City Of Sumner - (Ia)
40.8 mi	Century Blairsburg, IA	Wind	201 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
41.3 mi	Roeder Family Wind Farm Llc Manly, IA	Wind	2 MW	Consolidated Edison Development Inc.
42.3 mi	Hancock County Wind Energy Center Garner, IA	Wind	98 MW	Fpl Energy Hancock County Wind, Llc
42.7 mi	Buffalo Center Wind Llc Little Cedar, IA	Wind	2 MW	Buffalo Center Wind Llc
42.8 mi	Vienna Wind Farm Marshalltown, IA	Wind	150 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
43.5 mi	Hawkeye Wind Farm Sumner, IA	Wind	35 MW	Greenbacker Renewable Energy Corporation
44.0 mi	Barton Windpower Llc Kensett, IA	Wind	160 MW	Avangrid Power Llc
44.0 mi	Poet Biorefining-Hanlontown, Llc Hanlontown, IA	Natural Gas	4 MW	Poet Biorefining-Hanlontown, Llc
45.3 mi	Traer South Traer, IA	Oil	2 MW	City Of Traer - (Ia)
45.4 mi	Turtle Creek Wind Farm Llc St. Ansgar, IA	Wind	199 MW	Turtle Creek Wind Farm Llc
45.4 mi	Garden Wind Llc Zearing, IA	Wind	150 MW	Garden Wind Llc
45.5 mi	Windwalkers Llc Kensett, IA	Wind	2 MW	Consolidated Edison Development Inc.
45.5 mi	Northern Iowa Windpower Ii Kensett, IA	Wind	80 MW	Avangrid Power Llc
45.6 mi	Traer Main Traer, IA	Oil	4 MW	City Of Traer - (Ia)
46.0 mi	Top Of Iowa Windfarm Iii Kensett, IA	Wind	30 MW	Madison Gas & Electric Co
46.2 mi	Traer East Tracer, IA	Oil	4 MW	City Of Traer - (Ia)
47.4 mi	La Porte La Porte City, IA	Oil	5 MW	La Porte City Utilities
47.9 mi	Crane Creek Wind Energy Center Riceville, IA	Wind	99 MW	Wisconsin Public Service Corp
48.0 mi	Traer Wind Project Traer, IA	Wind	2 MW	City Of Traer - (Ia)
49.6 mi	Alliant Sbd 9107 Jbs Usa Marshalltown, IA	Oil	11 MW	Industrial Energy Applications Inc
49.9 mi	Old Gold Energy Center, Llc Joice, IA	Wind	80 MW	Old Gold Energy Center, Llc

Power generation near this area

There are 55 power plants within 50 miles of Bristow, Iowa (ZIP 50611), with a combined 3,665 MW of nameplate capacity. Wind is the most common fuel type in this area with 28 of the 55 nearby plants. The closest plant is Franklin County Solar at 16.6 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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