Power Plants Near 50628 — Elma, IA

48 power plants within 50 miles of ZIP 50628 (Elma, Iowa). Click any plant for capacity, generation, emissions, and generator-level detail.

Centroid: 43.2786, -92.3981 · County: Howard

Wind 60%Natural Gas 32%Oil 4%Solar 3%

Distance	Plant	Fuel	Capacity	Operator
9.1 mi	Crane Creek Wind Energy Center Riceville, IA	Wind	99 MW	Wisconsin Public Service Corp
10.3 mi	Chickasaw Wind Farm New Hampton, IA	Wind	202 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
13.2 mi	Saratoga Wind Farm Lime Springs, IA	Wind	66 MW	Madison Gas & Electric Co
14.9 mi	Alliant Sbd 9206 Donaldson Cresco, IA	Oil	2 MW	Industrial Energy Applications Inc
15.0 mi	New Hampton New Hampton, IA	Natural Gas	27 MW	City Of New Hampton - (Ia)
17.8 mi	Pioneer Prairie Wind Farm Mcintire, IA	Wind	300 MW	Pioneer Prairie Wind Farm I, Llc
19.0 mi	Fillmore County Solar Project Spring Valley, MN	Solar	45 MW	National Grid Renewables
19.6 mi	Buffalo Center Wind Llc Little Cedar, IA	Wind	2 MW	Buffalo Center Wind Llc
19.8 mi	Maple City Osage Township, IA	Solar	2 MW	Greenbacker Renewable Energy Corporation
20.7 mi	Osage (Ia) Osage, IA	Wind	19 MW	City Of Osage - (Ia)
21.4 mi	Merl Parr Charles City, IA	Natural Gas	36 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
22.2 mi	Charles City Wind Farm Charles City, IA	Wind	80 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
23.1 mi	Dpc Madison Ridgeway, IA	Solar	2 MW	Socore Energy Llc
24.2 mi	Louise Solar Taopi, MN	Solar	50 MW	National Grid Renewables
24.5 mi	Turtle Creek Wind Farm Llc St. Ansgar, IA	Wind	199 MW	Turtle Creek Wind Farm Llc
25.1 mi	Adams Wind Farm Adams, MN	Wind	23 MW	Consolidated Edison Development Inc.
25.3 mi	Mower County Wind Energy Center Grand Meadow, MN	Wind	99 MW	Northern States Power Co - Minnesota
28.2 mi	Spring Valley Spring Valley, MN	Oil	7 MW	Spring Valley Pub Utils Comm
28.4 mi	Hawkeye Wind Farm Sumner, IA	Wind	35 MW	Greenbacker Renewable Energy Corporation
29.7 mi	Luther College Wind Project Decorah, IA	Wind	2 MW	Luther College Wind Energy Project Llc
30.4 mi	Prairie Star Wind Farm Grand Meadow, MN	Wind	101 MW	High Prairie Wind Farm Ii Llc
30.6 mi	Decorah Battery Decorah, IA	Other Fossil	3 MW	Interstate Power And Light Co
31.1 mi	Preston (Mn) Preston, MN	Natural Gas	4 MW	Preston Public Utilities Comm
31.9 mi	Rockford Rockford, IA	Oil	3 MW	City Of Rockford- (Ia)
33.5 mi	Sumner Sumner, IA	Oil	5 MW	City Of Sumner - (Ia)
34.1 mi	Grand Meadow Dexter, MN	Wind	101 MW	Northern States Power Co - Minnesota
35.0 mi	Fountain Fountain, MN	Solar	3 MW	Greenbacker Renewable Energy Corporation
35.7 mi	Barton Windpower Llc Kensett, IA	Wind	160 MW	Avangrid Power Llc
36.5 mi	Ced Mason City Wind Mason City, IA	Wind	8 MW	Consolidated Edison Development Inc.
37.1 mi	Lanesboro Lanesboro, MN	Oil	3 MW	Lanesboro Public Utility Comm
38.0 mi	Waverly Municipal Electric North Plant Waverly, IA	Oil	25 MW	Waverly Municipal Elec Utility
38.0 mi	South Plant (Ia) Waverly, IA	Oil	12 MW	Waverly Municipal Elec Utility
38.0 mi	Waverly Community Wind Project Waverly, IA	Wind	3 MW	Waverly Municipal Elec Utility
38.7 mi	Pleasant Valley (Mn) Dexter, MN	Natural Gas	468 MW	Great River Energy
38.8 mi	Wapsipinicon Wind Project Dexter, MN	Wind	101 MW	Edf Renewable Asset Holdings, Inc.
40.7 mi	Lime Creek Mason City, IA	Oil	90 MW	Interstate Power And Light Co
40.9 mi	Pleasant Valley Wind Farm Dexter, MN	Wind	200 MW	Northern States Power Co - Minnesota
41.4 mi	Hazel Lanesboro, MN	Solar	3 MW	Greenbacker Renewable Energy Corporation
42.0 mi	Windwalkers Llc Kensett, IA	Wind	2 MW	Consolidated Edison Development Inc.
42.9 mi	Freeborn Wind Farm Glenville, MN	Wind	218 MW	Northern States Power Co - Minnesota
44.5 mi	Alliant Sbd 9201 Norplex Postville, IA	Oil	2 MW	Industrial Energy Applications Inc
44.5 mi	Roeder Family Wind Farm Llc Manly, IA	Wind	2 MW	Consolidated Edison Development Inc.
45.6 mi	Northern Iowa Windpower Ii Kensett, IA	Wind	80 MW	Avangrid Power Llc
46.7 mi	Top Of Iowa Windfarm Iii Kensett, IA	Wind	30 MW	Madison Gas & Electric Co
46.8 mi	Emery Station Clear Lake, IA	Natural Gas	603 MW	Interstate Power And Light Co
47.5 mi	Rushford Village Rushford Village, MN	Solar	1 MW	Greenbacker Renewable Energy Corporation
48.6 mi	Hayfield Solar I Llc Csg Hayfield, MN	Solar	1 MW	Rea Investments, Llc
50.0 mi	Hayfield Solar Iii Llc Csg Hayfield, MN	Solar	1 MW	Rea Investments, Llc

Power generation near this area

There are 48 power plants within 50 miles of Elma, Iowa (ZIP 50628), with a combined 3,524 MW of nameplate capacity. Wind is the most common fuel type in this area with 24 of the 48 nearby plants. The closest plant is Crane Creek Wind Energy Center at 9.1 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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