Power Plants Near 50612 — Buckingham, IA

68 power plants within 50 miles of ZIP 50612 (Buckingham, Iowa). Click any plant for capacity, generation, emissions, and generator-level detail.

Centroid: 42.2552, -92.4098 · County: Tama

Wind 46%Natural Gas 32%Coal 13%Solar 5%Oil 5%

Distance	Plant	Fuel	Capacity	Operator
5.1 mi	Traer Main Traer, IA	Oil	4 MW	City Of Traer - (Ia)
5.5 mi	Traer South Traer, IA	Oil	2 MW	City Of Traer - (Ia)
5.8 mi	Traer East Tracer, IA	Oil	4 MW	City Of Traer - (Ia)
6.7 mi	Traer Wind Project Traer, IA	Wind	2 MW	City Of Traer - (Ia)
8.4 mi	Winding Stair Wind Dysart, IA	Wind	—	Winding Stair Wind
11.9 mi	La Porte La Porte City, IA	Oil	5 MW	La Porte City Utilities
12.8 mi	Electrifarm Waterloo, IA	Natural Gas	264 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
15.8 mi	Cedar Falls Solar Farm Cedar Falls, IA	Solar	2 MW	Altus Power America Management, Llc
17.6 mi	Waterloo Lundquist Waterloo, IA	Oil	18 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
18.0 mi	University Of Northern Iowa Cedar Falls, IA	Natural Gas	8 MW	University Of Northern Iowa
18.1 mi	Gas Turbine (Ia) Cedar Falls, IA	Natural Gas	43 MW	Cedar Falls Utilities
18.1 mi	Dike City Power Plant Dike, IA	Oil	2 MW	City Of Dike
18.8 mi	Streeter Station Cedar Falls, IA	Natural Gas	52 MW	Cedar Falls Utilities
19.9 mi	Vienna Wind Farm Marshalltown, IA	Wind	150 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
20.0 mi	Grundy Center City Light Plant Grundy Center, IA	Oil	9 MW	Grundy Center Mun Light & Power
20.1 mi	Waterloo Solar (Ia) Waterloo, IA	Solar	3 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
20.7 mi	Vinton Vinton, IA	Natural Gas	18 MW	City Of Vinton - (Ia)
27.1 mi	Marshalltown Marshalltown, IA	Natural Gas	189 MW	Interstate Power And Light Co
27.1 mi	Sutherland Marshalltown, IA	Natural Gas	—	Interstate Power And Light Co
27.9 mi	Marshalltown Generating Station Marshalltown, IA	Natural Gas	709 MW	Interstate Power And Light Co
28.0 mi	Ivester Wind Farm Wellsburg, IA	Wind	91 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
28.5 mi	Alliant Sbd 9107 Jbs Usa Marshalltown, IA	Oil	11 MW	Industrial Energy Applications Inc
30.0 mi	Wellsburg Wind Project Wellsburg, IA	Wind	141 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
30.6 mi	Wapsie Valley Creamery Back Up Generator Independence, IA	Oil	2 MW	Wapsie Valley Creamery
33.1 mi	Waverly Municipal Electric North Plant Waverly, IA	Oil	25 MW	Waverly Municipal Elec Utility
33.1 mi	South Plant (Ia) Waverly, IA	Oil	12 MW	Waverly Municipal Elec Utility
33.1 mi	Waverly Community Wind Project Waverly, IA	Wind	3 MW	Waverly Municipal Elec Utility
33.8 mi	Pleasant Creek Unit 1 Palo, IA	Solar	50 MW	Interstate Power And Light Co
33.8 mi	Pleasant Creek Unit 2 Palo, IA	Solar	150 MW	Interstate Power And Light Co
35.7 mi	Brooklyn City North Plant Brooklyn, IA	Oil	2 MW	City Of Brooklyn - (Ia)
36.5 mi	Alliant Sbd 8601 Quad Graphics Marengo, IA	Oil	4 MW	Industrial Energy Applications Inc
36.5 mi	Brooklyn Brooklyn, IA	Oil	2 MW	City Of Brooklyn - (Ia)
37.2 mi	Laurel Wind Farm Laurel, IA	Wind	123 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
37.7 mi	Grinnell College Grinnell, IA	Solar	4 MW	Azimuth 180 Solar Electric, Llc
37.9 mi	Venus Wind 3 Llc Grinnell, IA	Wind	3 MW	Venus Wind 3 Llc
38.8 mi	Grinnell Grinnell, IA	Natural Gas	—	Interstate Power And Light Co
39.1 mi	Grinnell Customer Hosted Solar Grinnell, IA	Solar	—	Interstate Power And Light Co
39.1 mi	Alliant Sbg 9802 Toyota Cedar Rapids, IA	Natural Gas	1 MW	Industrial Energy Applications Inc
39.3 mi	Alliant Sbd 9801 Aegon Martha's Way Hiawatha, IA	Oil	—	Industrial Energy Applications Inc
39.5 mi	Alliant Sbd 9302 Aegon Np Cedar Rapids, IA	Oil	—	Industrial Energy Applications Inc
39.5 mi	Alliant Sbd 8501 Aegon Li Cedar Rapids, IA	Oil	—	Industrial Energy Applications Inc
40.4 mi	Alliant Sbd 9702 Cedar Graphics Hiawatha, IA	Oil	—	Industrial Energy Applications Inc
41.5 mi	Amana Society Service Company Middle Amana, IA	Oil	22 MW	Amana Society Service Co
42.0 mi	Alliant Sbd 9106 Rockwell Cr Cedar Rapids, IA	Oil	16 MW	Industrial Energy Applications Inc
42.0 mi	State Center State Center, IA	Oil	6 MW	City Of State Center - (Ia)
42.1 mi	Diamond Trail Wind Farm Ladora, IA	Wind	253 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
42.1 mi	Cedar Rapids Community Solar Cedar Rapids, IA	Solar	5 MW	Interstate Power And Light Co
42.3 mi	Deer Run Battery Cedar Rapids, IA	Other Fossil	5 MW	Interstate Power And Light Co
42.3 mi	Sixth Street Cedar Rapids, IA	Coal	—	Interstate Power And Light Co
42.6 mi	North English Montezuma, IA	Wind	340 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
42.8 mi	Red Cedar Cedar Rapids, IA	Natural Gas	—	Interstate Power And Light Co
42.9 mi	Coggon Solar Llc Coggon, IA	Solar	—	Clenera Devco Llc
42.9 mi	Alliant Sbd0201 Ingredion Cedar Rapids, IA	Oil	6 MW	Industrial Energy Applications Inc
43.6 mi	Archer Daniels Midland Cedar Rapids Cedar Rapids, IA	Coal	295 MW	Archer Daniels Midland Co
43.8 mi	Sumner Sumner, IA	Oil	5 MW	City Of Sumner - (Ia)
44.5 mi	Alliant Sbd 8602 Marion Sub Marion, IA	Oil	6 MW	Industrial Energy Applications Inc
44.7 mi	Independence Wind Farm Manchester, IA	Wind	55 MW	Independence Wind Energy Llc
44.9 mi	Coggon Coggon, IA	Oil	2 MW	Coggon Municipal Light Plant
45.0 mi	Prairie Creek Cedar Rapids, IA	Coal	213 MW	Interstate Power And Light Co
45.3 mi	Alliant Sbd 9403 Aegon Dc Cedar Rapids, IA	Oil	4 MW	Industrial Energy Applications Inc
45.4 mi	Fpl Energy Story Wind Llc Zearing, IA	Wind	150 MW	Fpl Energy Story Wind Llc
45.4 mi	Kirkwood Wind Turbine Cedar Rapids, IA	Wind	3 MW	Kirkwood Community College
45.4 mi	Alliant Sbd 9203 Profol Cedar Rapids, IA	Oil	6 MW	American Profol Incorporated
45.7 mi	Alliant Sbd 9901 Wells Fargo Cedar Rapids, IA	Oil	—	Industrial Energy Applications Inc
46.6 mi	Montezuma Montezuma, IA	Oil	10 MW	City Of Montezuma - (Ia)
47.3 mi	English Farms Montezuma, IA	Wind	172 MW	Interstate Power And Light Co
48.2 mi	Whispering Willow Wind Farm - East Iowa Falls, IA	Wind	200 MW	Interstate Power And Light Co
49.3 mi	Garden Wind Llc Zearing, IA	Wind	150 MW	Garden Wind Llc

Power generation near this area

There are 68 power plants within 50 miles of Buckingham, Iowa (ZIP 50612), with a combined 4,027 MW of nameplate capacity. Oil is the most common fuel type in this area with 29 of the 68 nearby plants. The closest plant is Traer Main at 5.1 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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