Power Plants Near 50636 — Greene, IA

55 power plants within 50 miles of ZIP 50636 (Greene, Iowa). Click any plant for capacity, generation, emissions, and generator-level detail.

Centroid: 42.8958, -92.8024 · County: Butler

Wind 68%Natural Gas 26%Oil 5%

Distance	Plant	Fuel	Capacity	Operator
11.7 mi	Charles City Wind Farm Charles City, IA	Wind	80 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
12.4 mi	Merl Parr Charles City, IA	Natural Gas	36 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
12.9 mi	Rockford Rockford, IA	Oil	3 MW	City Of Rockford- (Ia)
20.3 mi	Waverly Municipal Electric North Plant Waverly, IA	Oil	25 MW	Waverly Municipal Elec Utility
20.3 mi	South Plant (Ia) Waverly, IA	Oil	12 MW	Waverly Municipal Elec Utility
20.3 mi	Waverly Community Wind Project Waverly, IA	Wind	3 MW	Waverly Municipal Elec Utility
22.6 mi	Ced Mason City Wind Mason City, IA	Wind	8 MW	Consolidated Edison Development Inc.
23.8 mi	Franklin County Solar Hampton, IA	Solar	7 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
26.1 mi	Hampton Substation Energy Storage Hampton, IA	Battery Storage	2 MW	Corn Belt Power Coop
26.5 mi	Maple City Osage Township, IA	Solar	2 MW	Greenbacker Renewable Energy Corporation
26.5 mi	Osage (Ia) Osage, IA	Wind	19 MW	City Of Osage - (Ia)
27.2 mi	New Hampton New Hampton, IA	Natural Gas	27 MW	City Of New Hampton - (Ia)
27.5 mi	Whispering Willow Wind Farm - East Iowa Falls, IA	Wind	200 MW	Interstate Power And Light Co
28.3 mi	Emery Station Clear Lake, IA	Natural Gas	603 MW	Interstate Power And Light Co
29.5 mi	Chickasaw Wind Farm New Hampton, IA	Wind	202 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
31.3 mi	Dike City Power Plant Dike, IA	Oil	2 MW	City Of Dike
31.3 mi	Gas Turbine (Ia) Cedar Falls, IA	Natural Gas	43 MW	Cedar Falls Utilities
31.5 mi	Streeter Station Cedar Falls, IA	Natural Gas	52 MW	Cedar Falls Utilities
31.6 mi	University Of Northern Iowa Cedar Falls, IA	Natural Gas	8 MW	University Of Northern Iowa
31.7 mi	Lime Creek Mason City, IA	Oil	90 MW	Interstate Power And Light Co
32.3 mi	Whispering Willow North Latimer, IA	Wind	201 MW	Interstate Power And Light Co
33.3 mi	Waterloo Solar (Ia) Waterloo, IA	Solar	3 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
33.5 mi	Cedar Falls Solar Farm Cedar Falls, IA	Solar	2 MW	Altus Power America Management, Llc
33.7 mi	Franklin County Wind Farm Iowa Falls, IA	Wind	99 MW	Interstate Power And Light Co
33.9 mi	Buffalo Center Wind Llc Little Cedar, IA	Wind	2 MW	Buffalo Center Wind Llc
34.8 mi	Cerro Gordo Wind Farm Union, IA	Wind	42 MW	Cerro Gordo Wind Farm
35.5 mi	Waterloo Lundquist Waterloo, IA	Oil	18 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
35.7 mi	Hawkeye Power Partners Llc Garner, IA	Wind	42 MW	Hawkeye Power Partners Llc
35.8 mi	Sumner Sumner, IA	Oil	5 MW	City Of Sumner - (Ia)
35.9 mi	Wellsburg Wind Project Wellsburg, IA	Wind	141 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
36.8 mi	Grundy Center City Light Plant Grundy Center, IA	Oil	9 MW	Grundy Center Mun Light & Power
36.9 mi	Roeder Family Wind Farm Llc Manly, IA	Wind	2 MW	Consolidated Edison Development Inc.
36.9 mi	Turtle Creek Wind Farm Llc St. Ansgar, IA	Wind	199 MW	Turtle Creek Wind Farm Llc
36.9 mi	Electrifarm Waterloo, IA	Natural Gas	264 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
37.3 mi	Barton Windpower Llc Kensett, IA	Wind	160 MW	Avangrid Power Llc
37.6 mi	Hawkeye Wind Farm Sumner, IA	Wind	35 MW	Greenbacker Renewable Energy Corporation
38.4 mi	Crane Creek Wind Energy Center Riceville, IA	Wind	99 MW	Wisconsin Public Service Corp
39.6 mi	Ivester Wind Farm Wellsburg, IA	Wind	91 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
39.7 mi	Leonardo Wind 1 Llc Alden, IA	Wind	3 MW	Leonardo Wind 1 Llc
39.8 mi	Windwalkers Llc Kensett, IA	Wind	2 MW	Consolidated Edison Development Inc.
40.5 mi	Poet Biorefining-Hanlontown, Llc Hanlontown, IA	Natural Gas	4 MW	Poet Biorefining-Hanlontown, Llc
40.7 mi	Northern Iowa Windpower Ii Kensett, IA	Wind	80 MW	Avangrid Power Llc
40.8 mi	Phoenix Investors, Llc Belmond, IA	Oil	5 MW	Industrial Energy Applications Inc
41.4 mi	Top Of Iowa Windfarm Iii Kensett, IA	Wind	30 MW	Madison Gas & Electric Co
41.7 mi	Pioneer Prairie Wind Farm Mcintire, IA	Wind	300 MW	Pioneer Prairie Wind Farm I, Llc
43.2 mi	Hancock County Wind Energy Center Garner, IA	Wind	98 MW	Fpl Energy Hancock County Wind, Llc
45.7 mi	Adams Wind Farm Adams, MN	Wind	23 MW	Consolidated Edison Development Inc.
45.8 mi	Old Gold Energy Center, Llc Joice, IA	Wind	80 MW	Old Gold Energy Center, Llc
46.4 mi	Saratoga Wind Farm Lime Springs, IA	Wind	66 MW	Madison Gas & Electric Co
46.4 mi	Louise Solar Taopi, MN	Solar	50 MW	National Grid Renewables
46.9 mi	Freeborn Wind Farm Glenville, MN	Wind	218 MW	Northern States Power Co - Minnesota
47.2 mi	Alliant Sbd 9206 Donaldson Cresco, IA	Oil	2 MW	Industrial Energy Applications Inc
48.1 mi	Century Blairsburg, IA	Wind	201 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
49.1 mi	Forest City Light Plant Forest City, IA	Oil	22 MW	City Of Forest City- (Ia)
49.3 mi	Forest City Solar Forest City, IA	Solar	3 MW	Butter Solar, Llc

Power generation near this area

There are 55 power plants within 50 miles of Greene, Iowa (ZIP 50636), with a combined 4,021 MW of nameplate capacity. Wind is the most common fuel type in this area with 29 of the 55 nearby plants. The closest plant is Charles City Wind Farm at 11.7 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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