Power Plants Near 50649 — Kesley, IA

57 power plants within 50 miles of ZIP 50649 (Kesley, Iowa). Click any plant for capacity, generation, emissions, and generator-level detail.

Centroid: 42.6626, -92.9112 · County: Butler

Natural Gas 47%Wind 47%Oil 6%

Distance	Plant	Fuel	Capacity	Operator
15.2 mi	Whispering Willow Wind Farm - East Iowa Falls, IA	Wind	200 MW	Interstate Power And Light Co
15.5 mi	Franklin County Solar Hampton, IA	Solar	7 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
16.4 mi	Hampton Substation Energy Storage Hampton, IA	Battery Storage	2 MW	Corn Belt Power Coop
19.0 mi	Wellsburg Wind Project Wellsburg, IA	Wind	141 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
20.0 mi	Dike City Power Plant Dike, IA	Oil	2 MW	City Of Dike
21.9 mi	Grundy Center City Light Plant Grundy Center, IA	Oil	9 MW	Grundy Center Mun Light & Power
22.0 mi	Franklin County Wind Farm Iowa Falls, IA	Wind	99 MW	Interstate Power And Light Co
22.8 mi	Ivester Wind Farm Wellsburg, IA	Wind	91 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
22.9 mi	Waverly Municipal Electric North Plant Waverly, IA	Oil	25 MW	Waverly Municipal Elec Utility
22.9 mi	South Plant (Ia) Waverly, IA	Oil	12 MW	Waverly Municipal Elec Utility
22.9 mi	Waverly Community Wind Project Waverly, IA	Wind	3 MW	Waverly Municipal Elec Utility
24.5 mi	Gas Turbine (Ia) Cedar Falls, IA	Natural Gas	43 MW	Cedar Falls Utilities
25.2 mi	University Of Northern Iowa Cedar Falls, IA	Natural Gas	8 MW	University Of Northern Iowa
25.8 mi	Streeter Station Cedar Falls, IA	Natural Gas	52 MW	Cedar Falls Utilities
25.9 mi	Leonardo Wind 1 Llc Alden, IA	Wind	3 MW	Leonardo Wind 1 Llc
26.2 mi	Cedar Falls Solar Farm Cedar Falls, IA	Solar	2 MW	Altus Power America Management, Llc
26.8 mi	Rockford Rockford, IA	Oil	3 MW	City Of Rockford- (Ia)
26.9 mi	Whispering Willow North Latimer, IA	Wind	201 MW	Interstate Power And Light Co
27.6 mi	Charles City Wind Farm Charles City, IA	Wind	80 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
29.3 mi	Electrifarm Waterloo, IA	Natural Gas	264 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
29.4 mi	Merl Parr Charles City, IA	Natural Gas	36 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
29.4 mi	Waterloo Solar (Ia) Waterloo, IA	Solar	3 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
30.7 mi	Waterloo Lundquist Waterloo, IA	Oil	18 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
34.4 mi	Ced Mason City Wind Mason City, IA	Wind	8 MW	Consolidated Edison Development Inc.
35.4 mi	Vienna Wind Farm Marshalltown, IA	Wind	150 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
35.5 mi	Emery Station Clear Lake, IA	Natural Gas	603 MW	Interstate Power And Light Co
37.1 mi	Phoenix Investors, Llc Belmond, IA	Oil	5 MW	Industrial Energy Applications Inc
37.5 mi	Century Blairsburg, IA	Wind	201 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
38.4 mi	Garden Wind Llc Zearing, IA	Wind	150 MW	Garden Wind Llc
38.9 mi	Cerro Gordo Wind Farm Union, IA	Wind	42 MW	Cerro Gordo Wind Farm
39.1 mi	Hawkeye Power Partners Llc Garner, IA	Wind	42 MW	Hawkeye Power Partners Llc
39.4 mi	Traer South Traer, IA	Oil	2 MW	City Of Traer - (Ia)
39.7 mi	Traer Main Traer, IA	Oil	4 MW	City Of Traer - (Ia)
40.2 mi	Traer East Tracer, IA	Oil	4 MW	City Of Traer - (Ia)
41.0 mi	New Hampton New Hampton, IA	Natural Gas	27 MW	City Of New Hampton - (Ia)
41.9 mi	Alliant Sbd 9107 Jbs Usa Marshalltown, IA	Oil	11 MW	Industrial Energy Applications Inc
42.1 mi	Traer Wind Project Traer, IA	Wind	2 MW	City Of Traer - (Ia)
42.6 mi	Marshalltown Marshalltown, IA	Natural Gas	189 MW	Interstate Power And Light Co
42.6 mi	Sutherland Marshalltown, IA	Natural Gas	—	Interstate Power And Light Co
42.7 mi	Fpl Energy Story Wind Llc Zearing, IA	Wind	150 MW	Fpl Energy Story Wind Llc
42.8 mi	Marshalltown Generating Station Marshalltown, IA	Natural Gas	709 MW	Interstate Power And Light Co
42.9 mi	Osage (Ia) Osage, IA	Wind	19 MW	City Of Osage - (Ia)
43.1 mi	Maple City Osage Township, IA	Solar	2 MW	Greenbacker Renewable Energy Corporation
43.1 mi	Lime Creek Mason City, IA	Oil	90 MW	Interstate Power And Light Co
43.2 mi	Sumner Sumner, IA	Oil	5 MW	City Of Sumner - (Ia)
43.7 mi	La Porte La Porte City, IA	Oil	5 MW	La Porte City Utilities
44.4 mi	Chickasaw Wind Farm New Hampton, IA	Wind	202 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
44.7 mi	Poet Biorefining - Jewell Jewell, IA	Natural Gas	5 MW	Poet Biorefining - Jewell
45.3 mi	Hancock County Wind Energy Center Garner, IA	Wind	98 MW	Fpl Energy Hancock County Wind, Llc
45.7 mi	Winding Stair Wind Dysart, IA	Wind	—	Winding Stair Wind
46.5 mi	State Center State Center, IA	Oil	6 MW	City Of State Center - (Ia)
47.1 mi	Story City Wind Project Story City, IA	Wind	2 MW	Hamilton Wind Energy Llc
47.4 mi	Hawkeye Wind Farm Sumner, IA	Wind	35 MW	Greenbacker Renewable Energy Corporation
47.7 mi	Roeder Family Wind Farm Llc Manly, IA	Wind	2 MW	Consolidated Edison Development Inc.
47.9 mi	Webster City Webster City, IA	Oil	21 MW	City Of Webster City - (Ia)
48.2 mi	Story City Story City, IA	Oil	14 MW	City Of Story City - (Ia)
49.9 mi	Poet Biorefining-Hanlontown, Llc Hanlontown, IA	Natural Gas	4 MW	Poet Biorefining-Hanlontown, Llc

Power generation near this area

There are 57 power plants within 50 miles of Kesley, Iowa (ZIP 50649), with a combined 4,110 MW of nameplate capacity. Wind is the most common fuel type in this area with 23 of the 57 nearby plants. The closest plant is Whispering Willow Wind Farm - East at 15.2 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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