Power Plants Near 50635 — Gladbrook, IA

66 power plants within 50 miles of ZIP 50635 (Gladbrook, Iowa). Click any plant for capacity, generation, emissions, and generator-level detail.

Centroid: 42.1774, -92.7141 · County: Tama

Wind 50%Natural Gas 38%Oil 6%Solar 6%

Distance	Plant	Fuel	Capacity	Operator
3.4 mi	Vienna Wind Farm Marshalltown, IA	Wind	150 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
11.7 mi	Marshalltown Marshalltown, IA	Natural Gas	189 MW	Interstate Power And Light Co
11.7 mi	Sutherland Marshalltown, IA	Natural Gas	—	Interstate Power And Light Co
12.3 mi	Traer South Traer, IA	Oil	2 MW	City Of Traer - (Ia)
12.3 mi	Marshalltown Generating Station Marshalltown, IA	Natural Gas	709 MW	Interstate Power And Light Co
12.6 mi	Alliant Sbd 9107 Jbs Usa Marshalltown, IA	Oil	11 MW	Industrial Energy Applications Inc
12.7 mi	Traer East Tracer, IA	Oil	4 MW	City Of Traer - (Ia)
12.9 mi	Traer Main Traer, IA	Oil	4 MW	City Of Traer - (Ia)
13.2 mi	Grundy Center City Light Plant Grundy Center, IA	Oil	9 MW	Grundy Center Mun Light & Power
14.0 mi	Traer Wind Project Traer, IA	Wind	2 MW	City Of Traer - (Ia)
16.0 mi	Ivester Wind Farm Wellsburg, IA	Wind	91 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
18.0 mi	Winding Stair Wind Dysart, IA	Wind	—	Winding Stair Wind
19.6 mi	Wellsburg Wind Project Wellsburg, IA	Wind	141 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
20.2 mi	Dike City Power Plant Dike, IA	Oil	2 MW	City Of Dike
23.2 mi	Laurel Wind Farm Laurel, IA	Wind	123 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
23.6 mi	Electrifarm Waterloo, IA	Natural Gas	264 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
24.7 mi	Cedar Falls Solar Farm Cedar Falls, IA	Solar	2 MW	Altus Power America Management, Llc
25.6 mi	State Center State Center, IA	Oil	6 MW	City Of State Center - (Ia)
26.1 mi	Gas Turbine (Ia) Cedar Falls, IA	Natural Gas	43 MW	Cedar Falls Utilities
26.6 mi	University Of Northern Iowa Cedar Falls, IA	Natural Gas	8 MW	University Of Northern Iowa
27.9 mi	Streeter Station Cedar Falls, IA	Natural Gas	52 MW	Cedar Falls Utilities
28.3 mi	La Porte La Porte City, IA	Oil	5 MW	La Porte City Utilities
28.8 mi	Grinnell College Grinnell, IA	Solar	4 MW	Azimuth 180 Solar Electric, Llc
29.0 mi	Fpl Energy Story Wind Llc Zearing, IA	Wind	150 MW	Fpl Energy Story Wind Llc
29.4 mi	Grinnell Grinnell, IA	Natural Gas	—	Interstate Power And Light Co
29.5 mi	Waterloo Lundquist Waterloo, IA	Oil	18 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
29.8 mi	Grinnell Customer Hosted Solar Grinnell, IA	Solar	—	Interstate Power And Light Co
30.2 mi	Venus Wind 3 Llc Grinnell, IA	Wind	3 MW	Venus Wind 3 Llc
31.3 mi	Waterloo Solar (Ia) Waterloo, IA	Solar	3 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
33.4 mi	Brooklyn City North Plant Brooklyn, IA	Oil	2 MW	City Of Brooklyn - (Ia)
33.9 mi	Garden Wind Llc Zearing, IA	Wind	150 MW	Garden Wind Llc
33.9 mi	Brooklyn Brooklyn, IA	Oil	2 MW	City Of Brooklyn - (Ia)
35.4 mi	Vinton Vinton, IA	Natural Gas	18 MW	City Of Vinton - (Ia)
38.1 mi	Optimum Wind 7 Llc Nevada, IA	Wind	3 MW	Optimum Wind 7 Llc
38.6 mi	North English Montezuma, IA	Wind	340 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
38.8 mi	Alliant Sbd 8603 Donnelley Nevada, IA	Oil	—	Industrial Energy Applications Inc
40.1 mi	Leonardo Wind 1 Llc Alden, IA	Wind	3 MW	Leonardo Wind 1 Llc
40.1 mi	Whispering Willow Wind Farm - East Iowa Falls, IA	Wind	200 MW	Interstate Power And Light Co
40.3 mi	Waverly Municipal Electric North Plant Waverly, IA	Oil	25 MW	Waverly Municipal Elec Utility
40.3 mi	South Plant (Ia) Waverly, IA	Oil	12 MW	Waverly Municipal Elec Utility
40.3 mi	Waverly Community Wind Project Waverly, IA	Wind	3 MW	Waverly Municipal Elec Utility
42.0 mi	Montezuma Montezuma, IA	Oil	10 MW	City Of Montezuma - (Ia)
42.4 mi	Optimum Wind 3 Llc Nevada, IA	Wind	3 MW	Optimum Wind 3 Llc
42.4 mi	Michelangelo Wind 3 Llc Huxley, IA	Wind	3 MW	Michelangelo Wind 3 Llc
42.6 mi	Optimum Wind 4 Llc Nevada, IA	Wind	3 MW	Optimum Wind 4 Llc
42.7 mi	Optimum Wind 5 Llc Nevada, IA	Wind	3 MW	Optimum Wind 5 Llc
42.7 mi	Alliant Sbd 8601 Quad Graphics Marengo, IA	Oil	4 MW	Industrial Energy Applications Inc
43.1 mi	Optimum Wind 6 Llc Nevada, IA	Wind	3 MW	Optimum Wind 6 Llc
43.5 mi	Franklin County Wind Farm Iowa Falls, IA	Wind	99 MW	Interstate Power And Light Co
44.0 mi	Hampton Substation Energy Storage Hampton, IA	Battery Storage	2 MW	Corn Belt Power Coop
44.8 mi	Diamond Trail Wind Farm Ladora, IA	Wind	253 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
44.8 mi	English Farms Montezuma, IA	Wind	172 MW	Interstate Power And Light Co
45.2 mi	Franklin County Solar Hampton, IA	Solar	7 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
45.3 mi	Ncah Central Utility Plant Ames, IA	Natural Gas	15 MW	National Centers For Animal Health
45.4 mi	Story City Wind Project Story City, IA	Wind	2 MW	Hamilton Wind Energy Llc
45.4 mi	Story City Story City, IA	Oil	14 MW	City Of Story City - (Ia)
45.6 mi	Ames Diesel Generating Station Ames, IA	Oil	—	Interstate Power And Light Co
45.7 mi	Ames Gt Ames, IA	Oil	79 MW	City Of Ames - (Ia)
46.9 mi	Wapsie Valley Creamery Back Up Generator Independence, IA	Oil	2 MW	Wapsie Valley Creamery
47.1 mi	Ames Electric Services Power Plant Ames, IA	Natural Gas	109 MW	City Of Ames - (Ia)
47.8 mi	Ia - City Of Ames - Airport Road Ames, IA	Solar	2 MW	Forefront Power, Llc
48.0 mi	Pleasant Creek Unit 1 Palo, IA	Solar	50 MW	Interstate Power And Light Co
48.0 mi	Pleasant Creek Unit 2 Palo, IA	Solar	150 MW	Interstate Power And Light Co
48.6 mi	Iowa State University Ames, IA	Natural Gas	40 MW	Iowa State University
49.6 mi	Poet Biorefining - Jewell Jewell, IA	Natural Gas	5 MW	Poet Biorefining - Jewell
49.9 mi	Amana Society Service Company Middle Amana, IA	Oil	22 MW	Amana Society Service Co

Power generation near this area

There are 66 power plants within 50 miles of Gladbrook, Iowa (ZIP 50635), with a combined 3,800 MW of nameplate capacity. Wind is the most common fuel type in this area with 23 of the 66 nearby plants. The closest plant is Vienna Wind Farm at 3.4 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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