Power Plants Near 50620 — Colwell, IA

60 power plants within 50 miles of ZIP 50620 (Colwell, Iowa). Click any plant for capacity, generation, emissions, and generator-level detail.

Centroid: 43.1584, -92.5905 · County: Floyd

Wind 64%Natural Gas 29%Oil 4%Solar 3%

Distance	Plant	Fuel	Capacity	Operator
8.8 mi	Merl Parr Charles City, IA	Natural Gas	36 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
11.0 mi	Charles City Wind Farm Charles City, IA	Wind	80 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
13.1 mi	Maple City Osage Township, IA	Solar	2 MW	Greenbacker Renewable Energy Corporation
13.5 mi	Chickasaw Wind Farm New Hampton, IA	Wind	202 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
13.9 mi	Osage (Ia) Osage, IA	Wind	19 MW	City Of Osage - (Ia)
15.0 mi	New Hampton New Hampton, IA	Natural Gas	27 MW	City Of New Hampton - (Ia)
17.6 mi	Crane Creek Wind Energy Center Riceville, IA	Wind	99 MW	Wisconsin Public Service Corp
17.9 mi	Buffalo Center Wind Llc Little Cedar, IA	Wind	2 MW	Buffalo Center Wind Llc
19.5 mi	Rockford Rockford, IA	Oil	3 MW	City Of Rockford- (Ia)
22.5 mi	Pioneer Prairie Wind Farm Mcintire, IA	Wind	300 MW	Pioneer Prairie Wind Farm I, Llc
22.5 mi	Turtle Creek Wind Farm Llc St. Ansgar, IA	Wind	199 MW	Turtle Creek Wind Farm Llc
25.4 mi	Saratoga Wind Farm Lime Springs, IA	Wind	66 MW	Madison Gas & Electric Co
25.6 mi	Ced Mason City Wind Mason City, IA	Wind	8 MW	Consolidated Edison Development Inc.
27.4 mi	Alliant Sbd 9206 Donaldson Cresco, IA	Oil	2 MW	Industrial Energy Applications Inc
28.2 mi	Adams Wind Farm Adams, MN	Wind	23 MW	Consolidated Edison Development Inc.
28.3 mi	Louise Solar Taopi, MN	Solar	50 MW	National Grid Renewables
29.6 mi	Fillmore County Solar Project Spring Valley, MN	Solar	45 MW	National Grid Renewables
29.9 mi	Barton Windpower Llc Kensett, IA	Wind	160 MW	Avangrid Power Llc
30.1 mi	Waverly Municipal Electric North Plant Waverly, IA	Oil	25 MW	Waverly Municipal Elec Utility
30.1 mi	South Plant (Ia) Waverly, IA	Oil	12 MW	Waverly Municipal Elec Utility
30.1 mi	Waverly Community Wind Project Waverly, IA	Wind	3 MW	Waverly Municipal Elec Utility
30.3 mi	Hawkeye Wind Farm Sumner, IA	Wind	35 MW	Greenbacker Renewable Energy Corporation
31.5 mi	Mower County Wind Energy Center Grand Meadow, MN	Wind	99 MW	Northern States Power Co - Minnesota
31.6 mi	Lime Creek Mason City, IA	Oil	90 MW	Interstate Power And Light Co
32.9 mi	Sumner Sumner, IA	Oil	5 MW	City Of Sumner - (Ia)
33.8 mi	Dpc Madison Ridgeway, IA	Solar	2 MW	Socore Energy Llc
35.4 mi	Windwalkers Llc Kensett, IA	Wind	2 MW	Consolidated Edison Development Inc.
35.7 mi	Emery Station Clear Lake, IA	Natural Gas	603 MW	Interstate Power And Light Co
36.2 mi	Roeder Family Wind Farm Llc Manly, IA	Wind	2 MW	Consolidated Edison Development Inc.
36.5 mi	Prairie Star Wind Farm Grand Meadow, MN	Wind	101 MW	High Prairie Wind Farm Ii Llc
37.9 mi	Spring Valley Spring Valley, MN	Oil	7 MW	Spring Valley Pub Utils Comm
38.2 mi	Northern Iowa Windpower Ii Kensett, IA	Wind	80 MW	Avangrid Power Llc
38.8 mi	Freeborn Wind Farm Glenville, MN	Wind	218 MW	Northern States Power Co - Minnesota
39.2 mi	Grand Meadow Dexter, MN	Wind	101 MW	Northern States Power Co - Minnesota
39.3 mi	Top Of Iowa Windfarm Iii Kensett, IA	Wind	30 MW	Madison Gas & Electric Co
40.9 mi	Luther College Wind Project Decorah, IA	Wind	2 MW	Luther College Wind Energy Project Llc
41.4 mi	Poet Biorefining-Hanlontown, Llc Hanlontown, IA	Natural Gas	4 MW	Poet Biorefining-Hanlontown, Llc
41.7 mi	Decorah Battery Decorah, IA	Other Fossil	3 MW	Interstate Power And Light Co
43.3 mi	Preston (Mn) Preston, MN	Natural Gas	4 MW	Preston Public Utilities Comm
43.4 mi	Franklin County Solar Hampton, IA	Solar	7 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
44.1 mi	Cerro Gordo Wind Farm Union, IA	Wind	42 MW	Cerro Gordo Wind Farm
44.1 mi	Waterloo Solar (Ia) Waterloo, IA	Solar	3 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
44.3 mi	Streeter Station Cedar Falls, IA	Natural Gas	52 MW	Cedar Falls Utilities
44.4 mi	Old Gold Energy Center, Llc Joice, IA	Wind	80 MW	Old Gold Energy Center, Llc
44.5 mi	Pleasant Valley (Mn) Dexter, MN	Natural Gas	468 MW	Great River Energy
44.6 mi	Wapsipinicon Wind Project Dexter, MN	Wind	101 MW	Edf Renewable Asset Holdings, Inc.
45.0 mi	Gas Turbine (Ia) Cedar Falls, IA	Natural Gas	43 MW	Cedar Falls Utilities
45.0 mi	University Of Northern Iowa Cedar Falls, IA	Natural Gas	8 MW	University Of Northern Iowa
45.4 mi	Hawkeye Power Partners Llc Garner, IA	Wind	42 MW	Hawkeye Power Partners Llc
45.6 mi	Pleasant Valley Wind Farm Dexter, MN	Wind	200 MW	Northern States Power Co - Minnesota
46.0 mi	Hampton Substation Energy Storage Hampton, IA	Battery Storage	2 MW	Corn Belt Power Coop
46.3 mi	Reg Juhl Glenville Wind, Llc Albert Lea, MN	Wind	3 MW	Reg Juhl Glenville Wind, Llc
46.7 mi	Fountain Fountain, MN	Solar	3 MW	Greenbacker Renewable Energy Corporation
46.7 mi	Waterloo Lundquist Waterloo, IA	Oil	18 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
47.3 mi	Cedar Falls Solar Farm Cedar Falls, IA	Solar	2 MW	Altus Power America Management, Llc
48.0 mi	Whispering Willow Wind Farm - East Iowa Falls, IA	Wind	200 MW	Interstate Power And Light Co
48.1 mi	Dike City Power Plant Dike, IA	Oil	2 MW	City Of Dike
49.5 mi	Lanesboro Lanesboro, MN	Oil	3 MW	Lanesboro Public Utility Comm
49.5 mi	Whispering Willow North Latimer, IA	Wind	201 MW	Interstate Power And Light Co
49.8 mi	Goose Lake Mn Dpc-Gm Albert Lea, MN	Solar	2 MW	Engie Generation North America Llc

Power generation near this area

There are 60 power plants within 50 miles of Colwell, Iowa (ZIP 50620), with a combined 4,225 MW of nameplate capacity. Wind is the most common fuel type in this area with 30 of the 60 nearby plants. The closest plant is Merl Parr at 8.8 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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