Power Plants Near 50643 — Hudson, IA

64 power plants within 50 miles of ZIP 50643 (Hudson, Iowa). Click any plant for capacity, generation, emissions, and generator-level detail.

Centroid: 42.3905, -92.4549 · County: Black Hawk

Natural Gas 45%Wind 43%Solar 7%Oil 5%

Distance	Plant	Fuel	Capacity	Operator
3.9 mi	Electrifarm Waterloo, IA	Natural Gas	264 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
6.3 mi	Cedar Falls Solar Farm Cedar Falls, IA	Solar	2 MW	Altus Power America Management, Llc
8.5 mi	Gas Turbine (Ia) Cedar Falls, IA	Natural Gas	43 MW	Cedar Falls Utilities
8.5 mi	University Of Northern Iowa Cedar Falls, IA	Natural Gas	8 MW	University Of Northern Iowa
9.4 mi	Streeter Station Cedar Falls, IA	Natural Gas	52 MW	Cedar Falls Utilities
9.7 mi	Waterloo Lundquist Waterloo, IA	Oil	18 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
10.1 mi	Dike City Power Plant Dike, IA	Oil	2 MW	City Of Dike
11.8 mi	Waterloo Solar (Ia) Waterloo, IA	Solar	3 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
13.7 mi	Traer Main Traer, IA	Oil	4 MW	City Of Traer - (Ia)
13.7 mi	Traer South Traer, IA	Oil	2 MW	City Of Traer - (Ia)
14.3 mi	La Porte La Porte City, IA	Oil	5 MW	La Porte City Utilities
14.4 mi	Traer East Tracer, IA	Oil	4 MW	City Of Traer - (Ia)
15.8 mi	Traer Wind Project Traer, IA	Wind	2 MW	City Of Traer - (Ia)
16.3 mi	Grundy Center City Light Plant Grundy Center, IA	Oil	9 MW	Grundy Center Mun Light & Power
18.1 mi	Winding Stair Wind Dysart, IA	Wind	—	Winding Stair Wind
22.9 mi	Vienna Wind Farm Marshalltown, IA	Wind	150 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
23.6 mi	Waverly Municipal Electric North Plant Waverly, IA	Oil	25 MW	Waverly Municipal Elec Utility
23.6 mi	South Plant (Ia) Waverly, IA	Oil	12 MW	Waverly Municipal Elec Utility
23.6 mi	Waverly Community Wind Project Waverly, IA	Wind	3 MW	Waverly Municipal Elec Utility
25.4 mi	Ivester Wind Farm Wellsburg, IA	Wind	91 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
26.1 mi	Wellsburg Wind Project Wellsburg, IA	Wind	141 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
26.9 mi	Vinton Vinton, IA	Natural Gas	18 MW	City Of Vinton - (Ia)
29.4 mi	Wapsie Valley Creamery Back Up Generator Independence, IA	Oil	2 MW	Wapsie Valley Creamery
31.5 mi	Marshalltown Marshalltown, IA	Natural Gas	189 MW	Interstate Power And Light Co
31.5 mi	Sutherland Marshalltown, IA	Natural Gas	—	Interstate Power And Light Co
32.1 mi	Marshalltown Generating Station Marshalltown, IA	Natural Gas	709 MW	Interstate Power And Light Co
32.3 mi	Alliant Sbd 9107 Jbs Usa Marshalltown, IA	Oil	11 MW	Industrial Energy Applications Inc
36.4 mi	Sumner Sumner, IA	Oil	5 MW	City Of Sumner - (Ia)
39.7 mi	Pleasant Creek Unit 1 Palo, IA	Solar	50 MW	Interstate Power And Light Co
39.7 mi	Pleasant Creek Unit 2 Palo, IA	Solar	150 MW	Interstate Power And Light Co
41.7 mi	Whispering Willow Wind Farm - East Iowa Falls, IA	Wind	200 MW	Interstate Power And Light Co
42.8 mi	Laurel Wind Farm Laurel, IA	Wind	123 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
43.0 mi	Charles City Wind Farm Charles City, IA	Wind	80 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
43.4 mi	Hawkeye Wind Farm Sumner, IA	Wind	35 MW	Greenbacker Renewable Energy Corporation
44.5 mi	State Center State Center, IA	Oil	6 MW	City Of State Center - (Ia)
44.5 mi	Franklin County Solar Hampton, IA	Solar	7 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
44.6 mi	Hampton Substation Energy Storage Hampton, IA	Battery Storage	2 MW	Corn Belt Power Coop
45.0 mi	Brooklyn City North Plant Brooklyn, IA	Oil	2 MW	City Of Brooklyn - (Ia)
45.3 mi	Independence Wind Farm Manchester, IA	Wind	55 MW	Independence Wind Energy Llc
45.5 mi	Alliant Sbd 9801 Aegon Martha's Way Hiawatha, IA	Oil	—	Industrial Energy Applications Inc
45.6 mi	Alliant Sbg 9802 Toyota Cedar Rapids, IA	Natural Gas	1 MW	Industrial Energy Applications Inc
45.6 mi	Coggon Solar Llc Coggon, IA	Solar	—	Clenera Devco Llc
45.6 mi	Grinnell College Grinnell, IA	Solar	4 MW	Azimuth 180 Solar Electric, Llc
45.8 mi	Brooklyn Brooklyn, IA	Oil	2 MW	City Of Brooklyn - (Ia)
45.8 mi	Alliant Sbd 8601 Quad Graphics Marengo, IA	Oil	4 MW	Industrial Energy Applications Inc
45.9 mi	Alliant Sbd 9302 Aegon Np Cedar Rapids, IA	Oil	—	Industrial Energy Applications Inc
46.0 mi	Alliant Sbd 8501 Aegon Li Cedar Rapids, IA	Oil	—	Industrial Energy Applications Inc
46.2 mi	Venus Wind 3 Llc Grinnell, IA	Wind	3 MW	Venus Wind 3 Llc
46.2 mi	Fpl Energy Story Wind Llc Zearing, IA	Wind	150 MW	Fpl Energy Story Wind Llc
46.6 mi	Grinnell Grinnell, IA	Natural Gas	—	Interstate Power And Light Co
46.6 mi	Alliant Sbd 9702 Cedar Graphics Hiawatha, IA	Oil	—	Industrial Energy Applications Inc
46.9 mi	Grinnell Customer Hosted Solar Grinnell, IA	Solar	—	Interstate Power And Light Co
47.1 mi	Leonardo Wind 1 Llc Alden, IA	Wind	3 MW	Leonardo Wind 1 Llc
47.3 mi	Franklin County Wind Farm Iowa Falls, IA	Wind	99 MW	Interstate Power And Light Co
47.4 mi	New Hampton New Hampton, IA	Natural Gas	27 MW	City Of New Hampton - (Ia)
47.6 mi	Merl Parr Charles City, IA	Natural Gas	36 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
47.7 mi	Coggon Coggon, IA	Oil	2 MW	Coggon Municipal Light Plant
48.1 mi	Alliant Sbd 9106 Rockwell Cr Cedar Rapids, IA	Oil	16 MW	Industrial Energy Applications Inc
48.3 mi	Garden Wind Llc Zearing, IA	Wind	150 MW	Garden Wind Llc
49.1 mi	Sixth Street Cedar Rapids, IA	Coal	—	Interstate Power And Light Co
49.2 mi	Cedar Rapids Community Solar Cedar Rapids, IA	Solar	5 MW	Interstate Power And Light Co
49.4 mi	Deer Run Battery Cedar Rapids, IA	Other Fossil	5 MW	Interstate Power And Light Co
49.7 mi	Red Cedar Cedar Rapids, IA	Natural Gas	—	Interstate Power And Light Co
49.7 mi	Alliant Sbd0201 Ingredion Cedar Rapids, IA	Oil	6 MW	Industrial Energy Applications Inc

Power generation near this area

There are 64 power plants within 50 miles of Hudson, Iowa (ZIP 50643), with a combined 2,995 MW of nameplate capacity. Oil is the most common fuel type in this area with 23 of the 64 nearby plants. The closest plant is Electrifarm at 3.9 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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