Power Plants Near 50652 — Lincoln, IA

62 power plants within 50 miles of ZIP 50652 (Lincoln, Iowa). Click any plant for capacity, generation, emissions, and generator-level detail.

Centroid: 42.2643, -92.6930 · County: Tama

Wind 48%Natural Gas 40%Solar 6%Oil 6%

Distance	Plant	Fuel	Capacity	Operator
7.9 mi	Grundy Center City Light Plant Grundy Center, IA	Oil	9 MW	Grundy Center Mun Light & Power
8.4 mi	Vienna Wind Farm Marshalltown, IA	Wind	150 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
12.2 mi	Traer South Traer, IA	Oil	2 MW	City Of Traer - (Ia)
12.7 mi	Traer Main Traer, IA	Oil	4 MW	City Of Traer - (Ia)
12.9 mi	Traer East Tracer, IA	Oil	4 MW	City Of Traer - (Ia)
13.8 mi	Ivester Wind Farm Wellsburg, IA	Wind	91 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
14.1 mi	Dike City Power Plant Dike, IA	Oil	2 MW	City Of Dike
14.7 mi	Traer Wind Project Traer, IA	Wind	2 MW	City Of Traer - (Ia)
16.5 mi	Wellsburg Wind Project Wellsburg, IA	Wind	141 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
17.2 mi	Marshalltown Marshalltown, IA	Natural Gas	189 MW	Interstate Power And Light Co
17.2 mi	Sutherland Marshalltown, IA	Natural Gas	—	Interstate Power And Light Co
17.8 mi	Alliant Sbd 9107 Jbs Usa Marshalltown, IA	Oil	11 MW	Industrial Energy Applications Inc
17.8 mi	Marshalltown Generating Station Marshalltown, IA	Natural Gas	709 MW	Interstate Power And Light Co
18.5 mi	Electrifarm Waterloo, IA	Natural Gas	264 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
18.8 mi	Winding Stair Wind Dysart, IA	Wind	—	Winding Stair Wind
19.2 mi	Cedar Falls Solar Farm Cedar Falls, IA	Solar	2 MW	Altus Power America Management, Llc
20.4 mi	Gas Turbine (Ia) Cedar Falls, IA	Natural Gas	43 MW	Cedar Falls Utilities
21.0 mi	University Of Northern Iowa Cedar Falls, IA	Natural Gas	8 MW	University Of Northern Iowa
22.3 mi	Streeter Station Cedar Falls, IA	Natural Gas	52 MW	Cedar Falls Utilities
24.4 mi	Waterloo Lundquist Waterloo, IA	Oil	18 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
25.8 mi	La Porte La Porte City, IA	Oil	5 MW	La Porte City Utilities
25.9 mi	Waterloo Solar (Ia) Waterloo, IA	Solar	3 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
29.1 mi	Laurel Wind Farm Laurel, IA	Wind	123 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
29.6 mi	State Center State Center, IA	Oil	6 MW	City Of State Center - (Ia)
31.6 mi	Fpl Energy Story Wind Llc Zearing, IA	Wind	150 MW	Fpl Energy Story Wind Llc
34.2 mi	Waverly Municipal Electric North Plant Waverly, IA	Oil	25 MW	Waverly Municipal Elec Utility
34.2 mi	South Plant (Ia) Waverly, IA	Oil	12 MW	Waverly Municipal Elec Utility
34.2 mi	Waverly Community Wind Project Waverly, IA	Wind	3 MW	Waverly Municipal Elec Utility
34.9 mi	Grinnell College Grinnell, IA	Solar	4 MW	Azimuth 180 Solar Electric, Llc
34.9 mi	Garden Wind Llc Zearing, IA	Wind	150 MW	Garden Wind Llc
34.9 mi	Vinton Vinton, IA	Natural Gas	18 MW	City Of Vinton - (Ia)
35.5 mi	Grinnell Grinnell, IA	Natural Gas	—	Interstate Power And Light Co
35.9 mi	Grinnell Customer Hosted Solar Grinnell, IA	Solar	—	Interstate Power And Light Co
36.1 mi	Venus Wind 3 Llc Grinnell, IA	Wind	3 MW	Venus Wind 3 Llc
36.4 mi	Whispering Willow Wind Farm - East Iowa Falls, IA	Wind	200 MW	Interstate Power And Light Co
38.0 mi	Leonardo Wind 1 Llc Alden, IA	Wind	3 MW	Leonardo Wind 1 Llc
38.5 mi	Brooklyn City North Plant Brooklyn, IA	Oil	2 MW	City Of Brooklyn - (Ia)
39.1 mi	Brooklyn Brooklyn, IA	Oil	2 MW	City Of Brooklyn - (Ia)
40.1 mi	Hampton Substation Energy Storage Hampton, IA	Battery Storage	2 MW	Corn Belt Power Coop
40.5 mi	Franklin County Wind Farm Iowa Falls, IA	Wind	99 MW	Interstate Power And Light Co
41.0 mi	Franklin County Solar Hampton, IA	Solar	7 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
41.1 mi	Optimum Wind 7 Llc Nevada, IA	Wind	3 MW	Optimum Wind 7 Llc
41.8 mi	Alliant Sbd 8603 Donnelley Nevada, IA	Oil	—	Industrial Energy Applications Inc
43.5 mi	Wapsie Valley Creamery Back Up Generator Independence, IA	Oil	2 MW	Wapsie Valley Creamery
44.1 mi	North English Montezuma, IA	Wind	340 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
45.3 mi	Optimum Wind 3 Llc Nevada, IA	Wind	3 MW	Optimum Wind 3 Llc
45.3 mi	Michelangelo Wind 3 Llc Huxley, IA	Wind	3 MW	Michelangelo Wind 3 Llc
45.5 mi	Optimum Wind 4 Llc Nevada, IA	Wind	3 MW	Optimum Wind 4 Llc
45.7 mi	Optimum Wind 5 Llc Nevada, IA	Wind	3 MW	Optimum Wind 5 Llc
45.9 mi	Alliant Sbd 8601 Quad Graphics Marengo, IA	Oil	4 MW	Industrial Energy Applications Inc
46.1 mi	Optimum Wind 6 Llc Nevada, IA	Wind	3 MW	Optimum Wind 6 Llc
46.5 mi	Story City Wind Project Story City, IA	Wind	2 MW	Hamilton Wind Energy Llc
46.7 mi	Story City Story City, IA	Oil	14 MW	City Of Story City - (Ia)
47.7 mi	Montezuma Montezuma, IA	Oil	10 MW	City Of Montezuma - (Ia)
47.8 mi	Ncah Central Utility Plant Ames, IA	Natural Gas	15 MW	National Centers For Animal Health
47.9 mi	Pleasant Creek Unit 1 Palo, IA	Solar	50 MW	Interstate Power And Light Co
47.9 mi	Pleasant Creek Unit 2 Palo, IA	Solar	150 MW	Interstate Power And Light Co
48.4 mi	Ames Diesel Generating Station Ames, IA	Oil	—	Interstate Power And Light Co
48.4 mi	Ames Gt Ames, IA	Oil	79 MW	City Of Ames - (Ia)
49.0 mi	Diamond Trail Wind Farm Ladora, IA	Wind	253 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
49.7 mi	Ames Electric Services Power Plant Ames, IA	Natural Gas	109 MW	City Of Ames - (Ia)
49.7 mi	Poet Biorefining - Jewell Jewell, IA	Natural Gas	5 MW	Poet Biorefining - Jewell

Power generation near this area

There are 62 power plants within 50 miles of Lincoln, Iowa (ZIP 50652), with a combined 3,565 MW of nameplate capacity. Wind is the most common fuel type in this area with 22 of the 62 nearby plants. The closest plant is Grundy Center City Light Plant at 7.9 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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