Power Plants Near 50638 — Grundy Center, IA

64 power plants within 50 miles of ZIP 50638 (Grundy Center, Iowa). Click any plant for capacity, generation, emissions, and generator-level detail.

Centroid: 42.3672, -92.7773 · County: Grundy

Wind 49%Natural Gas 45%Oil 6%

Distance	Plant	Fuel	Capacity	Operator
0.4 mi	Grundy Center City Light Plant Grundy Center, IA	Oil	9 MW	Grundy Center Mun Light & Power
8.9 mi	Ivester Wind Farm Wellsburg, IA	Wind	91 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
9.8 mi	Wellsburg Wind Project Wellsburg, IA	Wind	141 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
10.1 mi	Dike City Power Plant Dike, IA	Oil	2 MW	City Of Dike
14.4 mi	Vienna Wind Farm Marshalltown, IA	Wind	150 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
18.1 mi	Cedar Falls Solar Farm Cedar Falls, IA	Solar	2 MW	Altus Power America Management, Llc
18.3 mi	Gas Turbine (Ia) Cedar Falls, IA	Natural Gas	43 MW	Cedar Falls Utilities
18.9 mi	Electrifarm Waterloo, IA	Natural Gas	264 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
19.1 mi	University Of Northern Iowa Cedar Falls, IA	Natural Gas	8 MW	University Of Northern Iowa
19.6 mi	Traer South Traer, IA	Oil	2 MW	City Of Traer - (Ia)
20.1 mi	Traer Main Traer, IA	Oil	4 MW	City Of Traer - (Ia)
20.4 mi	Traer East Tracer, IA	Oil	4 MW	City Of Traer - (Ia)
20.5 mi	Streeter Station Cedar Falls, IA	Natural Gas	52 MW	Cedar Falls Utilities
22.3 mi	Traer Wind Project Traer, IA	Wind	2 MW	City Of Traer - (Ia)
22.4 mi	Alliant Sbd 9107 Jbs Usa Marshalltown, IA	Oil	11 MW	Industrial Energy Applications Inc
22.5 mi	Marshalltown Marshalltown, IA	Natural Gas	189 MW	Interstate Power And Light Co
22.5 mi	Sutherland Marshalltown, IA	Natural Gas	—	Interstate Power And Light Co
22.9 mi	Marshalltown Generating Station Marshalltown, IA	Natural Gas	709 MW	Interstate Power And Light Co
24.0 mi	Waterloo Lundquist Waterloo, IA	Oil	18 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
24.7 mi	Waterloo Solar (Ia) Waterloo, IA	Solar	3 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
26.3 mi	Winding Stair Wind Dysart, IA	Wind	—	Winding Stair Wind
28.4 mi	Whispering Willow Wind Farm - East Iowa Falls, IA	Wind	200 MW	Interstate Power And Light Co
29.6 mi	Waverly Municipal Electric North Plant Waverly, IA	Oil	25 MW	Waverly Municipal Elec Utility
29.6 mi	South Plant (Ia) Waverly, IA	Oil	12 MW	Waverly Municipal Elec Utility
29.6 mi	Waverly Community Wind Project Waverly, IA	Wind	3 MW	Waverly Municipal Elec Utility
30.1 mi	La Porte La Porte City, IA	Oil	5 MW	La Porte City Utilities
31.2 mi	Fpl Energy Story Wind Llc Zearing, IA	Wind	150 MW	Fpl Energy Story Wind Llc
31.3 mi	State Center State Center, IA	Oil	6 MW	City Of State Center - (Ia)
31.4 mi	Leonardo Wind 1 Llc Alden, IA	Wind	3 MW	Leonardo Wind 1 Llc
32.0 mi	Hampton Substation Energy Storage Hampton, IA	Battery Storage	2 MW	Corn Belt Power Coop
32.0 mi	Garden Wind Llc Zearing, IA	Wind	150 MW	Garden Wind Llc
32.8 mi	Franklin County Solar Hampton, IA	Solar	7 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
32.9 mi	Franklin County Wind Farm Iowa Falls, IA	Wind	99 MW	Interstate Power And Light Co
34.4 mi	Laurel Wind Farm Laurel, IA	Wind	123 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
40.8 mi	Optimum Wind 7 Llc Nevada, IA	Wind	3 MW	Optimum Wind 7 Llc
40.9 mi	Vinton Vinton, IA	Natural Gas	18 MW	City Of Vinton - (Ia)
41.4 mi	Alliant Sbd 8603 Donnelley Nevada, IA	Oil	—	Industrial Energy Applications Inc
42.1 mi	Grinnell College Grinnell, IA	Solar	4 MW	Azimuth 180 Solar Electric, Llc
42.5 mi	Grinnell Grinnell, IA	Natural Gas	—	Interstate Power And Light Co
43.0 mi	Grinnell Customer Hosted Solar Grinnell, IA	Solar	—	Interstate Power And Light Co
43.1 mi	Whispering Willow North Latimer, IA	Wind	201 MW	Interstate Power And Light Co
43.4 mi	Story City Wind Project Story City, IA	Wind	2 MW	Hamilton Wind Energy Llc
43.5 mi	Venus Wind 3 Llc Grinnell, IA	Wind	3 MW	Venus Wind 3 Llc
43.9 mi	Story City Story City, IA	Oil	14 MW	City Of Story City - (Ia)
44.5 mi	Charles City Wind Farm Charles City, IA	Wind	80 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
44.7 mi	Optimum Wind 3 Llc Nevada, IA	Wind	3 MW	Optimum Wind 3 Llc
44.7 mi	Michelangelo Wind 3 Llc Huxley, IA	Wind	3 MW	Michelangelo Wind 3 Llc
44.9 mi	Optimum Wind 4 Llc Nevada, IA	Wind	3 MW	Optimum Wind 4 Llc
45.1 mi	Optimum Wind 5 Llc Nevada, IA	Wind	3 MW	Optimum Wind 5 Llc
45.3 mi	Poet Biorefining - Jewell Jewell, IA	Natural Gas	5 MW	Poet Biorefining - Jewell
45.6 mi	Optimum Wind 6 Llc Nevada, IA	Wind	3 MW	Optimum Wind 6 Llc
45.8 mi	Wapsie Valley Creamery Back Up Generator Independence, IA	Oil	2 MW	Wapsie Valley Creamery
45.9 mi	Century Blairsburg, IA	Wind	201 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
46.7 mi	Ncah Central Utility Plant Ames, IA	Natural Gas	15 MW	National Centers For Animal Health
46.7 mi	Brooklyn City North Plant Brooklyn, IA	Oil	2 MW	City Of Brooklyn - (Ia)
47.3 mi	Brooklyn Brooklyn, IA	Oil	2 MW	City Of Brooklyn - (Ia)
47.5 mi	Ames Gt Ames, IA	Oil	79 MW	City Of Ames - (Ia)
47.6 mi	Ames Diesel Generating Station Ames, IA	Oil	—	Interstate Power And Light Co
47.8 mi	Merl Parr Charles City, IA	Natural Gas	36 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
47.9 mi	Sumner Sumner, IA	Oil	5 MW	City Of Sumner - (Ia)
47.9 mi	Rockford Rockford, IA	Oil	3 MW	City Of Rockford- (Ia)
48.7 mi	Ames Electric Services Power Plant Ames, IA	Natural Gas	109 MW	City Of Ames - (Ia)
49.8 mi	Ia - City Of Ames - Airport Road Ames, IA	Solar	2 MW	Forefront Power, Llc
50.0 mi	Iowa State University Ames, IA	Natural Gas	40 MW	Iowa State University

Power generation near this area

There are 64 power plants within 50 miles of Grundy Center, Iowa (ZIP 50638), with a combined 3,328 MW of nameplate capacity. Wind is the most common fuel type in this area with 23 of the 64 nearby plants. The closest plant is Grundy Center City Light Plant at 0.4 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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