Power Plants Near 50665 — Parkersburg, IA

54 power plants within 50 miles of ZIP 50665 (Parkersburg, Iowa). Click any plant for capacity, generation, emissions, and generator-level detail.

Centroid: 42.5714, -92.7688 · County: Butler

Natural Gas 49%Wind 48%Oil 3%

Distance	Plant	Fuel	Capacity	Operator
10.5 mi	Dike City Power Plant Dike, IA	Oil	2 MW	City Of Dike
14.4 mi	Grundy Center City Light Plant Grundy Center, IA	Oil	9 MW	Grundy Center Mun Light & Power
15.5 mi	Gas Turbine (Ia) Cedar Falls, IA	Natural Gas	43 MW	Cedar Falls Utilities
16.0 mi	Wellsburg Wind Project Wellsburg, IA	Wind	141 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
16.3 mi	University Of Northern Iowa Cedar Falls, IA	Natural Gas	8 MW	University Of Northern Iowa
17.0 mi	Cedar Falls Solar Farm Cedar Falls, IA	Solar	2 MW	Altus Power America Management, Llc
17.0 mi	Streeter Station Cedar Falls, IA	Natural Gas	52 MW	Cedar Falls Utilities
18.7 mi	Waverly Municipal Electric North Plant Waverly, IA	Oil	25 MW	Waverly Municipal Elec Utility
18.7 mi	South Plant (Ia) Waverly, IA	Oil	12 MW	Waverly Municipal Elec Utility
18.7 mi	Waverly Community Wind Project Waverly, IA	Wind	3 MW	Waverly Municipal Elec Utility
18.8 mi	Ivester Wind Farm Wellsburg, IA	Wind	91 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
19.9 mi	Electrifarm Waterloo, IA	Natural Gas	264 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
21.1 mi	Waterloo Solar (Ia) Waterloo, IA	Solar	3 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
22.0 mi	Waterloo Lundquist Waterloo, IA	Oil	18 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
22.6 mi	Whispering Willow Wind Farm - East Iowa Falls, IA	Wind	200 MW	Interstate Power And Light Co
24.5 mi	Franklin County Solar Hampton, IA	Solar	7 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
24.9 mi	Hampton Substation Energy Storage Hampton, IA	Battery Storage	2 MW	Corn Belt Power Coop
28.5 mi	Vienna Wind Farm Marshalltown, IA	Wind	150 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
29.0 mi	Franklin County Wind Farm Iowa Falls, IA	Wind	99 MW	Interstate Power And Light Co
30.2 mi	Traer South Traer, IA	Oil	2 MW	City Of Traer - (Ia)
30.5 mi	Traer Main Traer, IA	Oil	4 MW	City Of Traer - (Ia)
30.6 mi	Charles City Wind Farm Charles City, IA	Wind	80 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
30.9 mi	Leonardo Wind 1 Llc Alden, IA	Wind	3 MW	Leonardo Wind 1 Llc
31.0 mi	Traer East Tracer, IA	Oil	4 MW	City Of Traer - (Ia)
32.9 mi	Traer Wind Project Traer, IA	Wind	2 MW	City Of Traer - (Ia)
33.7 mi	Merl Parr Charles City, IA	Natural Gas	36 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
34.2 mi	Rockford Rockford, IA	Oil	3 MW	City Of Rockford- (Ia)
34.3 mi	La Porte La Porte City, IA	Oil	5 MW	La Porte City Utilities
35.9 mi	Whispering Willow North Latimer, IA	Wind	201 MW	Interstate Power And Light Co
36.2 mi	Alliant Sbd 9107 Jbs Usa Marshalltown, IA	Oil	11 MW	Industrial Energy Applications Inc
36.3 mi	Winding Stair Wind Dysart, IA	Wind	—	Winding Stair Wind
36.5 mi	Marshalltown Marshalltown, IA	Natural Gas	189 MW	Interstate Power And Light Co
36.5 mi	Sutherland Marshalltown, IA	Natural Gas	—	Interstate Power And Light Co
36.9 mi	Marshalltown Generating Station Marshalltown, IA	Natural Gas	709 MW	Interstate Power And Light Co
39.0 mi	Sumner Sumner, IA	Oil	5 MW	City Of Sumner - (Ia)
39.1 mi	Garden Wind Llc Zearing, IA	Wind	150 MW	Garden Wind Llc
41.2 mi	New Hampton New Hampton, IA	Natural Gas	27 MW	City Of New Hampton - (Ia)
41.3 mi	Fpl Energy Story Wind Llc Zearing, IA	Wind	150 MW	Fpl Energy Story Wind Llc
42.7 mi	Ced Mason City Wind Mason City, IA	Wind	8 MW	Consolidated Edison Development Inc.
43.3 mi	State Center State Center, IA	Oil	6 MW	City Of State Center - (Ia)
44.2 mi	Century Blairsburg, IA	Wind	201 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
44.3 mi	Hawkeye Wind Farm Sumner, IA	Wind	35 MW	Greenbacker Renewable Energy Corporation
44.8 mi	Emery Station Clear Lake, IA	Natural Gas	603 MW	Interstate Power And Light Co
45.2 mi	Wapsie Valley Creamery Back Up Generator Independence, IA	Oil	2 MW	Wapsie Valley Creamery
45.3 mi	Chickasaw Wind Farm New Hampton, IA	Wind	202 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
46.2 mi	Phoenix Investors, Llc Belmond, IA	Oil	5 MW	Industrial Energy Applications Inc
47.1 mi	Vinton Vinton, IA	Natural Gas	18 MW	City Of Vinton - (Ia)
48.3 mi	Laurel Wind Farm Laurel, IA	Wind	123 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
48.5 mi	Cerro Gordo Wind Farm Union, IA	Wind	42 MW	Cerro Gordo Wind Farm
48.5 mi	Poet Biorefining - Jewell Jewell, IA	Natural Gas	5 MW	Poet Biorefining - Jewell
48.7 mi	Hawkeye Power Partners Llc Garner, IA	Wind	42 MW	Hawkeye Power Partners Llc
48.9 mi	Maple City Osage Township, IA	Solar	2 MW	Greenbacker Renewable Energy Corporation
49.0 mi	Osage (Ia) Osage, IA	Wind	19 MW	City Of Osage - (Ia)
49.3 mi	Story City Wind Project Story City, IA	Wind	2 MW	Hamilton Wind Energy Llc

Power generation near this area

There are 54 power plants within 50 miles of Parkersburg, Iowa (ZIP 50665), with a combined 4,024 MW of nameplate capacity. Wind is the most common fuel type in this area with 22 of the 54 nearby plants. The closest plant is Dike City Power Plant at 10.5 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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