Power Plants Near 50621 — Conrad, IA

64 power plants within 50 miles of ZIP 50621 (Conrad, Iowa). Click any plant for capacity, generation, emissions, and generator-level detail.

Centroid: 42.2342, -92.8865 · County: Grundy

Wind 53%Natural Gas 41%Oil 6%

Distance	Plant	Fuel	Capacity	Operator
7.5 mi	Ivester Wind Farm Wellsburg, IA	Wind	91 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
7.7 mi	Vienna Wind Farm Marshalltown, IA	Wind	150 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
10.6 mi	Grundy Center City Light Plant Grundy Center, IA	Oil	9 MW	Grundy Center Mun Light & Power
11.6 mi	Wellsburg Wind Project Wellsburg, IA	Wind	141 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
12.3 mi	Alliant Sbd 9107 Jbs Usa Marshalltown, IA	Oil	11 MW	Industrial Energy Applications Inc
13.0 mi	Marshalltown Marshalltown, IA	Natural Gas	189 MW	Interstate Power And Light Co
13.0 mi	Sutherland Marshalltown, IA	Natural Gas	—	Interstate Power And Light Co
13.2 mi	Marshalltown Generating Station Marshalltown, IA	Natural Gas	709 MW	Interstate Power And Light Co
20.6 mi	Dike City Power Plant Dike, IA	Oil	2 MW	City Of Dike
20.7 mi	State Center State Center, IA	Oil	6 MW	City Of State Center - (Ia)
21.3 mi	Traer South Traer, IA	Oil	2 MW	City Of Traer - (Ia)
21.7 mi	Fpl Energy Story Wind Llc Zearing, IA	Wind	150 MW	Fpl Energy Story Wind Llc
21.8 mi	Traer East Tracer, IA	Oil	4 MW	City Of Traer - (Ia)
21.8 mi	Traer Main Traer, IA	Oil	4 MW	City Of Traer - (Ia)
23.3 mi	Traer Wind Project Traer, IA	Wind	2 MW	City Of Traer - (Ia)
24.4 mi	Laurel Wind Farm Laurel, IA	Wind	123 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
24.9 mi	Garden Wind Llc Zearing, IA	Wind	150 MW	Garden Wind Llc
27.4 mi	Winding Stair Wind Dysart, IA	Wind	—	Winding Stair Wind
27.7 mi	Cedar Falls Solar Farm Cedar Falls, IA	Solar	2 MW	Altus Power America Management, Llc
27.7 mi	Electrifarm Waterloo, IA	Natural Gas	264 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
28.4 mi	Gas Turbine (Ia) Cedar Falls, IA	Natural Gas	43 MW	Cedar Falls Utilities
29.1 mi	University Of Northern Iowa Cedar Falls, IA	Natural Gas	8 MW	University Of Northern Iowa
30.5 mi	Streeter Station Cedar Falls, IA	Natural Gas	52 MW	Cedar Falls Utilities
30.6 mi	Leonardo Wind 1 Llc Alden, IA	Wind	3 MW	Leonardo Wind 1 Llc
31.3 mi	Optimum Wind 7 Llc Nevada, IA	Wind	3 MW	Optimum Wind 7 Llc
31.9 mi	Whispering Willow Wind Farm - East Iowa Falls, IA	Wind	200 MW	Interstate Power And Light Co
31.9 mi	Alliant Sbd 8603 Donnelley Nevada, IA	Oil	—	Industrial Energy Applications Inc
33.4 mi	Waterloo Lundquist Waterloo, IA	Oil	18 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
33.9 mi	Grinnell College Grinnell, IA	Solar	4 MW	Azimuth 180 Solar Electric, Llc
34.0 mi	Grinnell Grinnell, IA	Natural Gas	—	Interstate Power And Light Co
34.5 mi	Franklin County Wind Farm Iowa Falls, IA	Wind	99 MW	Interstate Power And Light Co
34.5 mi	Waterloo Solar (Ia) Waterloo, IA	Solar	3 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
34.5 mi	Grinnell Customer Hosted Solar Grinnell, IA	Solar	—	Interstate Power And Light Co
35.4 mi	Optimum Wind 3 Llc Nevada, IA	Wind	3 MW	Optimum Wind 3 Llc
35.4 mi	Michelangelo Wind 3 Llc Huxley, IA	Wind	3 MW	Michelangelo Wind 3 Llc
35.6 mi	Optimum Wind 4 Llc Nevada, IA	Wind	3 MW	Optimum Wind 4 Llc
35.7 mi	Venus Wind 3 Llc Grinnell, IA	Wind	3 MW	Venus Wind 3 Llc
35.8 mi	Optimum Wind 5 Llc Nevada, IA	Wind	3 MW	Optimum Wind 5 Llc
35.9 mi	La Porte La Porte City, IA	Oil	5 MW	La Porte City Utilities
35.9 mi	Hampton Substation Energy Storage Hampton, IA	Battery Storage	2 MW	Corn Belt Power Coop
36.2 mi	Optimum Wind 6 Llc Nevada, IA	Wind	3 MW	Optimum Wind 6 Llc
36.5 mi	Story City Wind Project Story City, IA	Wind	2 MW	Hamilton Wind Energy Llc
36.7 mi	Story City Story City, IA	Oil	14 MW	City Of Story City - (Ia)
37.4 mi	Franklin County Solar Hampton, IA	Solar	7 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
37.8 mi	Ncah Central Utility Plant Ames, IA	Natural Gas	15 MW	National Centers For Animal Health
38.4 mi	Ames Gt Ames, IA	Oil	79 MW	City Of Ames - (Ia)
38.5 mi	Ames Diesel Generating Station Ames, IA	Oil	—	Interstate Power And Light Co
39.7 mi	Ames Electric Services Power Plant Ames, IA	Natural Gas	109 MW	City Of Ames - (Ia)
40.2 mi	Poet Biorefining - Jewell Jewell, IA	Natural Gas	5 MW	Poet Biorefining - Jewell
40.4 mi	Waverly Municipal Electric North Plant Waverly, IA	Oil	25 MW	Waverly Municipal Elec Utility
40.4 mi	South Plant (Ia) Waverly, IA	Oil	12 MW	Waverly Municipal Elec Utility
40.4 mi	Waverly Community Wind Project Waverly, IA	Wind	3 MW	Waverly Municipal Elec Utility
40.7 mi	Ia - City Of Ames - Airport Road Ames, IA	Solar	2 MW	Forefront Power, Llc
41.1 mi	Iowa State University Ames, IA	Natural Gas	40 MW	Iowa State University
41.2 mi	Brooklyn City North Plant Brooklyn, IA	Oil	2 MW	City Of Brooklyn - (Ia)
41.6 mi	Brooklyn Brooklyn, IA	Oil	2 MW	City Of Brooklyn - (Ia)
43.2 mi	Isu Customer Hosted 1mw Solar Project Ames, IA	Solar	1 MW	Interstate Power And Light Co
44.5 mi	Vinton Vinton, IA	Natural Gas	18 MW	City Of Vinton - (Ia)
44.6 mi	Century Blairsburg, IA	Wind	201 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
45.0 mi	Michelangelo Wind 1 Llc Huxley, IA	Wind	3 MW	Michelangelo Wind 1 Llc
45.3 mi	Michelangelo Wind 4 Llc Ames, IA	Wind	3 MW	Michelangelo Wind 4 Llc
45.5 mi	North English Montezuma, IA	Wind	340 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
46.1 mi	Whispering Willow North Latimer, IA	Wind	201 MW	Interstate Power And Light Co
48.5 mi	Montezuma Montezuma, IA	Oil	10 MW	City Of Montezuma - (Ia)

Power generation near this area

There are 64 power plants within 50 miles of Conrad, Iowa (ZIP 50621), with a combined 3,559 MW of nameplate capacity. Wind is the most common fuel type in this area with 25 of the 64 nearby plants. The closest plant is Ivester Wind Farm at 7.5 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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