Power Plants Near 50632 — Garwin, IA

68 power plants within 50 miles of ZIP 50632 (Garwin, Iowa). Click any plant for capacity, generation, emissions, and generator-level detail.

Centroid: 42.0872, -92.6894 · County: Tama

Wind 52%Natural Gas 36%Oil 7%Solar 5%

Distance	Plant	Fuel	Capacity	Operator
6.7 mi	Vienna Wind Farm Marshalltown, IA	Wind	150 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
9.1 mi	Marshalltown Marshalltown, IA	Natural Gas	189 MW	Interstate Power And Light Co
9.1 mi	Sutherland Marshalltown, IA	Natural Gas	—	Interstate Power And Light Co
9.9 mi	Marshalltown Generating Station Marshalltown, IA	Natural Gas	709 MW	Interstate Power And Light Co
10.9 mi	Alliant Sbd 9107 Jbs Usa Marshalltown, IA	Oil	11 MW	Industrial Energy Applications Inc
13.2 mi	Traer East Tracer, IA	Oil	4 MW	City Of Traer - (Ia)
13.2 mi	Traer South Traer, IA	Oil	2 MW	City Of Traer - (Ia)
13.7 mi	Traer Wind Project Traer, IA	Wind	2 MW	City Of Traer - (Ia)
13.7 mi	Traer Main Traer, IA	Oil	4 MW	City Of Traer - (Ia)
16.8 mi	Winding Stair Wind Dysart, IA	Wind	—	Winding Stair Wind
18.9 mi	Laurel Wind Farm Laurel, IA	Wind	123 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
19.5 mi	Grundy Center City Light Plant Grundy Center, IA	Oil	9 MW	Grundy Center Mun Light & Power
21.5 mi	Ivester Wind Farm Wellsburg, IA	Wind	91 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
22.7 mi	Grinnell College Grinnell, IA	Solar	4 MW	Azimuth 180 Solar Electric, Llc
23.3 mi	Grinnell Grinnell, IA	Natural Gas	—	Interstate Power And Light Co
23.7 mi	Grinnell Customer Hosted Solar Grinnell, IA	Solar	—	Interstate Power And Light Co
23.9 mi	Venus Wind 3 Llc Grinnell, IA	Wind	3 MW	Venus Wind 3 Llc
24.8 mi	State Center State Center, IA	Oil	6 MW	City Of State Center - (Ia)
25.3 mi	Wellsburg Wind Project Wellsburg, IA	Wind	141 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
26.1 mi	Dike City Power Plant Dike, IA	Oil	2 MW	City Of Dike
27.3 mi	Brooklyn City North Plant Brooklyn, IA	Oil	2 MW	City Of Brooklyn - (Ia)
27.8 mi	Brooklyn Brooklyn, IA	Oil	2 MW	City Of Brooklyn - (Ia)
28.0 mi	Electrifarm Waterloo, IA	Natural Gas	264 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
29.7 mi	Cedar Falls Solar Farm Cedar Falls, IA	Solar	2 MW	Altus Power America Management, Llc
29.9 mi	Fpl Energy Story Wind Llc Zearing, IA	Wind	150 MW	Fpl Energy Story Wind Llc
29.9 mi	La Porte La Porte City, IA	Oil	5 MW	La Porte City Utilities
31.3 mi	Gas Turbine (Ia) Cedar Falls, IA	Natural Gas	43 MW	Cedar Falls Utilities
31.7 mi	University Of Northern Iowa Cedar Falls, IA	Natural Gas	8 MW	University Of Northern Iowa
32.2 mi	North English Montezuma, IA	Wind	340 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
32.9 mi	Streeter Station Cedar Falls, IA	Natural Gas	52 MW	Cedar Falls Utilities
33.9 mi	Waterloo Lundquist Waterloo, IA	Oil	18 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
34.7 mi	Vinton Vinton, IA	Natural Gas	18 MW	City Of Vinton - (Ia)
35.7 mi	Montezuma Montezuma, IA	Oil	10 MW	City Of Montezuma - (Ia)
35.9 mi	Waterloo Solar (Ia) Waterloo, IA	Solar	3 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
36.3 mi	Garden Wind Llc Zearing, IA	Wind	150 MW	Garden Wind Llc
38.1 mi	Alliant Sbd 8601 Quad Graphics Marengo, IA	Oil	4 MW	Industrial Energy Applications Inc
38.2 mi	Optimum Wind 7 Llc Nevada, IA	Wind	3 MW	Optimum Wind 7 Llc
38.6 mi	English Farms Montezuma, IA	Wind	172 MW	Interstate Power And Light Co
38.8 mi	Alliant Sbd 8603 Donnelley Nevada, IA	Oil	—	Industrial Energy Applications Inc
39.3 mi	Diamond Trail Wind Farm Ladora, IA	Wind	253 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
42.5 mi	Optimum Wind 3 Llc Nevada, IA	Wind	3 MW	Optimum Wind 3 Llc
42.6 mi	Michelangelo Wind 3 Llc Huxley, IA	Wind	3 MW	Michelangelo Wind 3 Llc
42.7 mi	Optimum Wind 4 Llc Nevada, IA	Wind	3 MW	Optimum Wind 4 Llc
42.8 mi	Optimum Wind 5 Llc Nevada, IA	Wind	3 MW	Optimum Wind 5 Llc
43.2 mi	Optimum Wind 6 Llc Nevada, IA	Wind	3 MW	Optimum Wind 6 Llc
44.8 mi	Leonardo Wind 1 Llc Alden, IA	Wind	3 MW	Leonardo Wind 1 Llc
44.9 mi	Prairie Wind Farm Montezuma, IA	Wind	168 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
45.7 mi	Ncah Central Utility Plant Ames, IA	Natural Gas	15 MW	National Centers For Animal Health
45.7 mi	Ames Diesel Generating Station Ames, IA	Oil	—	Interstate Power And Light Co
45.7 mi	Amana Society Service Company Middle Amana, IA	Oil	22 MW	Amana Society Service Co
45.9 mi	Whispering Willow Wind Farm - East Iowa Falls, IA	Wind	200 MW	Interstate Power And Light Co
45.9 mi	Waverly Municipal Electric North Plant Waverly, IA	Oil	25 MW	Waverly Municipal Elec Utility
45.9 mi	South Plant (Ia) Waverly, IA	Oil	12 MW	Waverly Municipal Elec Utility
45.9 mi	Waverly Community Wind Project Waverly, IA	Wind	3 MW	Waverly Municipal Elec Utility
46.0 mi	Ames Gt Ames, IA	Oil	79 MW	City Of Ames - (Ia)
46.5 mi	Pleasant Creek Unit 1 Palo, IA	Solar	50 MW	Interstate Power And Light Co
46.5 mi	Pleasant Creek Unit 2 Palo, IA	Solar	150 MW	Interstate Power And Light Co
47.2 mi	Story City Story City, IA	Oil	14 MW	City Of Story City - (Ia)
47.4 mi	Story City Wind Project Story City, IA	Wind	2 MW	Hamilton Wind Energy Llc
47.4 mi	Ames Electric Services Power Plant Ames, IA	Natural Gas	109 MW	City Of Ames - (Ia)
47.9 mi	Ia - City Of Ames - Airport Road Ames, IA	Solar	2 MW	Forefront Power, Llc
48.1 mi	Metro Methane Recovery Facility Mitchellville, IA	Biomass	11 MW	Wm Renewable Energy Llc
48.5 mi	Pella Peaking Pella, IA	Oil	28 MW	City Of Pella - (Ia)
48.8 mi	Franklin County Wind Farm Iowa Falls, IA	Wind	99 MW	Interstate Power And Light Co
48.9 mi	Iowa State University Ames, IA	Natural Gas	40 MW	Iowa State University
48.9 mi	Wapsie Valley Creamery Back Up Generator Independence, IA	Oil	2 MW	Wapsie Valley Creamery
49.0 mi	Pella Pella, IA	Coal	—	City Of Pella - (Ia)
49.9 mi	Hampton Substation Energy Storage Hampton, IA	Battery Storage	2 MW	Corn Belt Power Coop

Power generation near this area

There are 68 power plants within 50 miles of Garwin, Iowa (ZIP 50632), with a combined 3,995 MW of nameplate capacity. Wind is the most common fuel type in this area with 24 of the 68 nearby plants. The closest plant is Vienna Wind Farm at 6.7 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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