Power Plants Near 50616 — Charles City, IA

61 power plants within 50 miles of ZIP 50616 (Charles City, Iowa). Click any plant for capacity, generation, emissions, and generator-level detail.

Centroid: 43.0683, -92.6761 · County: Floyd

Wind 67%Natural Gas 25%Oil 5%Solar 3%

Distance	Plant	Fuel	Capacity	Operator
1.2 mi	Merl Parr Charles City, IA	Natural Gas	36 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
5.5 mi	Charles City Wind Farm Charles City, IA	Wind	80 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
13.7 mi	Rockford Rockford, IA	Oil	3 MW	City Of Rockford- (Ia)
15.7 mi	Maple City Osage Township, IA	Solar	2 MW	Greenbacker Renewable Energy Corporation
16.1 mi	Osage (Ia) Osage, IA	Wind	19 MW	City Of Osage - (Ia)
18.0 mi	New Hampton New Hampton, IA	Natural Gas	27 MW	City Of New Hampton - (Ia)
18.4 mi	Chickasaw Wind Farm New Hampton, IA	Wind	202 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
21.9 mi	Ced Mason City Wind Mason City, IA	Wind	8 MW	Consolidated Edison Development Inc.
22.3 mi	Buffalo Center Wind Llc Little Cedar, IA	Wind	2 MW	Buffalo Center Wind Llc
24.9 mi	Crane Creek Wind Energy Center Riceville, IA	Wind	99 MW	Wisconsin Public Service Corp
25.5 mi	Waverly Municipal Electric North Plant Waverly, IA	Oil	25 MW	Waverly Municipal Elec Utility
25.5 mi	South Plant (Ia) Waverly, IA	Oil	12 MW	Waverly Municipal Elec Utility
25.5 mi	Waverly Community Wind Project Waverly, IA	Wind	3 MW	Waverly Municipal Elec Utility
26.3 mi	Turtle Creek Wind Farm Llc St. Ansgar, IA	Wind	199 MW	Turtle Creek Wind Farm Llc
28.9 mi	Pioneer Prairie Wind Farm Mcintire, IA	Wind	300 MW	Pioneer Prairie Wind Farm I, Llc
29.4 mi	Lime Creek Mason City, IA	Oil	90 MW	Interstate Power And Light Co
30.7 mi	Barton Windpower Llc Kensett, IA	Wind	160 MW	Avangrid Power Llc
31.1 mi	Emery Station Clear Lake, IA	Natural Gas	603 MW	Interstate Power And Light Co
32.1 mi	Hawkeye Wind Farm Sumner, IA	Wind	35 MW	Greenbacker Renewable Energy Corporation
33.0 mi	Saratoga Wind Farm Lime Springs, IA	Wind	66 MW	Madison Gas & Electric Co
33.0 mi	Sumner Sumner, IA	Oil	5 MW	City Of Sumner - (Ia)
33.7 mi	Adams Wind Farm Adams, MN	Wind	23 MW	Consolidated Edison Development Inc.
34.1 mi	Louise Solar Taopi, MN	Solar	50 MW	National Grid Renewables
34.4 mi	Roeder Family Wind Farm Llc Manly, IA	Wind	2 MW	Consolidated Edison Development Inc.
34.6 mi	Alliant Sbd 9206 Donaldson Cresco, IA	Oil	2 MW	Industrial Energy Applications Inc
35.1 mi	Windwalkers Llc Kensett, IA	Wind	2 MW	Consolidated Edison Development Inc.
36.0 mi	Franklin County Solar Hampton, IA	Solar	7 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
37.1 mi	Fillmore County Solar Project Spring Valley, MN	Solar	45 MW	National Grid Renewables
37.3 mi	Northern Iowa Windpower Ii Kensett, IA	Wind	80 MW	Avangrid Power Llc
37.9 mi	Mower County Wind Energy Center Grand Meadow, MN	Wind	99 MW	Northern States Power Co - Minnesota
38.2 mi	Top Of Iowa Windfarm Iii Kensett, IA	Wind	30 MW	Madison Gas & Electric Co
38.5 mi	Hampton Substation Energy Storage Hampton, IA	Battery Storage	2 MW	Corn Belt Power Coop
39.3 mi	Cerro Gordo Wind Farm Union, IA	Wind	42 MW	Cerro Gordo Wind Farm
39.3 mi	Poet Biorefining-Hanlontown, Llc Hanlontown, IA	Natural Gas	4 MW	Poet Biorefining-Hanlontown, Llc
39.3 mi	Streeter Station Cedar Falls, IA	Natural Gas	52 MW	Cedar Falls Utilities
39.7 mi	Waterloo Solar (Ia) Waterloo, IA	Solar	3 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
39.8 mi	Gas Turbine (Ia) Cedar Falls, IA	Natural Gas	43 MW	Cedar Falls Utilities
39.8 mi	Dpc Madison Ridgeway, IA	Solar	2 MW	Socore Energy Llc
39.9 mi	University Of Northern Iowa Cedar Falls, IA	Natural Gas	8 MW	University Of Northern Iowa
40.1 mi	Freeborn Wind Farm Glenville, MN	Wind	218 MW	Northern States Power Co - Minnesota
40.5 mi	Whispering Willow Wind Farm - East Iowa Falls, IA	Wind	200 MW	Interstate Power And Light Co
40.5 mi	Hawkeye Power Partners Llc Garner, IA	Wind	42 MW	Hawkeye Power Partners Llc
42.0 mi	Dike City Power Plant Dike, IA	Oil	2 MW	City Of Dike
42.0 mi	Cedar Falls Solar Farm Cedar Falls, IA	Solar	2 MW	Altus Power America Management, Llc
42.3 mi	Waterloo Lundquist Waterloo, IA	Oil	18 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
42.7 mi	Whispering Willow North Latimer, IA	Wind	201 MW	Interstate Power And Light Co
42.8 mi	Prairie Star Wind Farm Grand Meadow, MN	Wind	101 MW	High Prairie Wind Farm Ii Llc
43.2 mi	Old Gold Energy Center, Llc Joice, IA	Wind	80 MW	Old Gold Energy Center, Llc
45.0 mi	Grand Meadow Dexter, MN	Wind	101 MW	Northern States Power Co - Minnesota
45.1 mi	Spring Valley Spring Valley, MN	Oil	7 MW	Spring Valley Pub Utils Comm
45.3 mi	Electrifarm Waterloo, IA	Natural Gas	264 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
46.2 mi	Franklin County Wind Farm Iowa Falls, IA	Wind	99 MW	Interstate Power And Light Co
47.1 mi	Luther College Wind Project Decorah, IA	Wind	2 MW	Luther College Wind Energy Project Llc
47.5 mi	Reg Juhl Glenville Wind, Llc Albert Lea, MN	Wind	3 MW	Reg Juhl Glenville Wind, Llc
47.9 mi	Decorah Battery Decorah, IA	Other Fossil	3 MW	Interstate Power And Light Co
48.2 mi	Hancock County Wind Energy Center Garner, IA	Wind	98 MW	Fpl Energy Hancock County Wind, Llc
49.0 mi	Grundy Center City Light Plant Grundy Center, IA	Oil	9 MW	Grundy Center Mun Light & Power
49.1 mi	Wellsburg Wind Project Wellsburg, IA	Wind	141 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
49.4 mi	Lake Mills Lake Mills, IA	Oil	18 MW	City Of Lake Mills
49.5 mi	Phoenix Investors, Llc Belmond, IA	Oil	5 MW	Industrial Energy Applications Inc
49.6 mi	Lake Mills Gas Recovery Lake Mills, IA	Biomass	4 MW	Wm Renewable Energy Llc

Power generation near this area

There are 61 power plants within 50 miles of Charles City, Iowa (ZIP 50616), with a combined 4,083 MW of nameplate capacity. Wind is the most common fuel type in this area with 31 of the 61 nearby plants. The closest plant is Merl Parr at 1.2 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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