Power Plants Near 50670 — Shell Rock, IA

47 power plants within 50 miles of ZIP 50670 (Shell Rock, Iowa). Click any plant for capacity, generation, emissions, and generator-level detail.

Centroid: 42.7061, -92.5888 · County: Butler

Natural Gas 56%Wind 38%Oil 6%

Distance	Plant	Fuel	Capacity	Operator
6.2 mi	Waverly Municipal Electric North Plant Waverly, IA	Oil	25 MW	Waverly Municipal Elec Utility
6.2 mi	South Plant (Ia) Waverly, IA	Oil	12 MW	Waverly Municipal Elec Utility
6.2 mi	Waverly Community Wind Project Waverly, IA	Wind	3 MW	Waverly Municipal Elec Utility
14.5 mi	Streeter Station Cedar Falls, IA	Natural Gas	52 MW	Cedar Falls Utilities
14.6 mi	Gas Turbine (Ia) Cedar Falls, IA	Natural Gas	43 MW	Cedar Falls Utilities
14.8 mi	University Of Northern Iowa Cedar Falls, IA	Natural Gas	8 MW	University Of Northern Iowa
16.3 mi	Waterloo Solar (Ia) Waterloo, IA	Solar	3 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
16.9 mi	Cedar Falls Solar Farm Cedar Falls, IA	Solar	2 MW	Altus Power America Management, Llc
17.0 mi	Dike City Power Plant Dike, IA	Oil	2 MW	City Of Dike
18.5 mi	Waterloo Lundquist Waterloo, IA	Oil	18 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
20.2 mi	Electrifarm Waterloo, IA	Natural Gas	264 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
20.4 mi	Charles City Wind Farm Charles City, IA	Wind	80 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
24.8 mi	Merl Parr Charles City, IA	Natural Gas	36 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
25.5 mi	Grundy Center City Light Plant Grundy Center, IA	Oil	9 MW	Grundy Center Mun Light & Power
26.7 mi	Sumner Sumner, IA	Oil	5 MW	City Of Sumner - (Ia)
28.5 mi	New Hampton New Hampton, IA	Natural Gas	27 MW	City Of New Hampton - (Ia)
29.1 mi	Wellsburg Wind Project Wellsburg, IA	Wind	141 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
29.8 mi	Rockford Rockford, IA	Oil	3 MW	City Of Rockford- (Ia)
31.4 mi	Franklin County Solar Hampton, IA	Solar	7 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
31.5 mi	Hawkeye Wind Farm Sumner, IA	Wind	35 MW	Greenbacker Renewable Energy Corporation
31.5 mi	Ivester Wind Farm Wellsburg, IA	Wind	91 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
31.8 mi	Whispering Willow Wind Farm - East Iowa Falls, IA	Wind	200 MW	Interstate Power And Light Co
32.7 mi	Hampton Substation Energy Storage Hampton, IA	Battery Storage	2 MW	Corn Belt Power Coop
32.8 mi	Chickasaw Wind Farm New Hampton, IA	Wind	202 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
33.7 mi	La Porte La Porte City, IA	Oil	5 MW	La Porte City Utilities
36.0 mi	Traer South Traer, IA	Oil	2 MW	City Of Traer - (Ia)
36.0 mi	Traer Main Traer, IA	Oil	4 MW	City Of Traer - (Ia)
36.8 mi	Traer East Tracer, IA	Oil	4 MW	City Of Traer - (Ia)
38.4 mi	Traer Wind Project Traer, IA	Wind	2 MW	City Of Traer - (Ia)
38.6 mi	Franklin County Wind Farm Iowa Falls, IA	Wind	99 MW	Interstate Power And Light Co
38.8 mi	Wapsie Valley Creamery Back Up Generator Independence, IA	Oil	2 MW	Wapsie Valley Creamery
39.0 mi	Vienna Wind Farm Marshalltown, IA	Wind	150 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
39.6 mi	Ced Mason City Wind Mason City, IA	Wind	8 MW	Consolidated Edison Development Inc.
40.9 mi	Winding Stair Wind Dysart, IA	Wind	—	Winding Stair Wind
40.9 mi	Maple City Osage Township, IA	Solar	2 MW	Greenbacker Renewable Energy Corporation
41.2 mi	Osage (Ia) Osage, IA	Wind	19 MW	City Of Osage - (Ia)
42.1 mi	Leonardo Wind 1 Llc Alden, IA	Wind	3 MW	Leonardo Wind 1 Llc
42.3 mi	Whispering Willow North Latimer, IA	Wind	201 MW	Interstate Power And Light Co
44.6 mi	Emery Station Clear Lake, IA	Natural Gas	603 MW	Interstate Power And Light Co
47.0 mi	Vinton Vinton, IA	Natural Gas	18 MW	City Of Vinton - (Ia)
47.6 mi	Marshalltown Marshalltown, IA	Natural Gas	189 MW	Interstate Power And Light Co
47.6 mi	Sutherland Marshalltown, IA	Natural Gas	—	Interstate Power And Light Co
47.6 mi	Alliant Sbd 9107 Jbs Usa Marshalltown, IA	Oil	11 MW	Industrial Energy Applications Inc
47.7 mi	Buffalo Center Wind Llc Little Cedar, IA	Wind	2 MW	Buffalo Center Wind Llc
48.0 mi	Marshalltown Generating Station Marshalltown, IA	Natural Gas	709 MW	Interstate Power And Light Co
48.1 mi	Crane Creek Wind Energy Center Riceville, IA	Wind	99 MW	Wisconsin Public Service Corp
48.7 mi	Lime Creek Mason City, IA	Oil	90 MW	Interstate Power And Light Co

Power generation near this area

There are 47 power plants within 50 miles of Shell Rock, Iowa (ZIP 50670), with a combined 3,488 MW of nameplate capacity. Wind is the most common fuel type in this area with 17 of the 47 nearby plants. The closest plant is Waverly Municipal Electric North Plant at 6.2 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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