Power Plants Near 50702 — Waterloo, IA

59 power plants within 50 miles of ZIP 50702 (Waterloo, Iowa). Click any plant for capacity, generation, emissions, and generator-level detail.

Centroid: 42.4731, -92.3365 · County: Black Hawk

Natural Gas 50%Wind 37%Solar 8%Oil 5%

Distance	Plant	Fuel	Capacity	Operator
2.3 mi	Waterloo Lundquist Waterloo, IA	Oil	18 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
4.8 mi	Electrifarm Waterloo, IA	Natural Gas	264 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
5.0 mi	Waterloo Solar (Ia) Waterloo, IA	Solar	3 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
6.2 mi	Cedar Falls Solar Farm Cedar Falls, IA	Solar	2 MW	Altus Power America Management, Llc
6.4 mi	Streeter Station Cedar Falls, IA	Natural Gas	52 MW	Cedar Falls Utilities
6.8 mi	University Of Northern Iowa Cedar Falls, IA	Natural Gas	8 MW	University Of Northern Iowa
7.6 mi	Gas Turbine (Ia) Cedar Falls, IA	Natural Gas	43 MW	Cedar Falls Utilities
13.1 mi	La Porte La Porte City, IA	Oil	5 MW	La Porte City Utilities
14.8 mi	Dike City Power Plant Dike, IA	Oil	2 MW	City Of Dike
19.1 mi	Waverly Municipal Electric North Plant Waverly, IA	Oil	25 MW	Waverly Municipal Elec Utility
19.1 mi	South Plant (Ia) Waverly, IA	Oil	12 MW	Waverly Municipal Elec Utility
19.1 mi	Waverly Community Wind Project Waverly, IA	Wind	3 MW	Waverly Municipal Elec Utility
20.4 mi	Traer Main Traer, IA	Oil	4 MW	City Of Traer - (Ia)
20.6 mi	Traer South Traer, IA	Oil	2 MW	City Of Traer - (Ia)
21.2 mi	Traer East Tracer, IA	Oil	4 MW	City Of Traer - (Ia)
22.2 mi	Traer Wind Project Traer, IA	Wind	2 MW	City Of Traer - (Ia)
22.7 mi	Wapsie Valley Creamery Back Up Generator Independence, IA	Oil	2 MW	Wapsie Valley Creamery
23.3 mi	Winding Stair Wind Dysart, IA	Wind	—	Winding Stair Wind
23.5 mi	Grundy Center City Light Plant Grundy Center, IA	Oil	9 MW	Grundy Center Mun Light & Power
26.4 mi	Vinton Vinton, IA	Natural Gas	18 MW	City Of Vinton - (Ia)
28.5 mi	Sumner Sumner, IA	Oil	5 MW	City Of Sumner - (Ia)
31.2 mi	Vienna Wind Farm Marshalltown, IA	Wind	150 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
32.6 mi	Ivester Wind Farm Wellsburg, IA	Wind	91 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
32.6 mi	Wellsburg Wind Project Wellsburg, IA	Wind	141 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
35.7 mi	Hawkeye Wind Farm Sumner, IA	Wind	35 MW	Greenbacker Renewable Energy Corporation
38.1 mi	Pleasant Creek Unit 1 Palo, IA	Solar	50 MW	Interstate Power And Light Co
38.1 mi	Pleasant Creek Unit 2 Palo, IA	Solar	150 MW	Interstate Power And Light Co
39.2 mi	Charles City Wind Farm Charles City, IA	Wind	80 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
39.3 mi	Independence Wind Farm Manchester, IA	Wind	55 MW	Independence Wind Energy Llc
39.8 mi	Marshalltown Marshalltown, IA	Natural Gas	189 MW	Interstate Power And Light Co
39.8 mi	Sutherland Marshalltown, IA	Natural Gas	—	Interstate Power And Light Co
40.4 mi	Marshalltown Generating Station Marshalltown, IA	Natural Gas	709 MW	Interstate Power And Light Co
40.6 mi	Alliant Sbd 9107 Jbs Usa Marshalltown, IA	Oil	11 MW	Industrial Energy Applications Inc
41.0 mi	Coggon Solar Llc Coggon, IA	Solar	—	Clenera Devco Llc
41.2 mi	New Hampton New Hampton, IA	Natural Gas	27 MW	City Of New Hampton - (Ia)
42.7 mi	Strawberry Point Dpc Solar Strawberry Point, IA	Solar	1 MW	Socore Energy Llc
43.1 mi	Coggon Coggon, IA	Oil	2 MW	Coggon Municipal Light Plant
43.3 mi	Strawberry Point Strawberry Point, IA	Oil	—	City Of Strawberry Point
43.4 mi	South Strawberry Strawberry Point, IA	Oil	4 MW	City Of Strawberry Point
44.0 mi	Ced Manchester Wind Manchester, IA	Wind	8 MW	Consolidated Edison Development Inc.
44.1 mi	Alliant Sbd 9801 Aegon Martha's Way Hiawatha, IA	Oil	—	Industrial Energy Applications Inc
44.2 mi	Merl Parr Charles City, IA	Natural Gas	36 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
44.4 mi	Alliant Sbg 9802 Toyota Cedar Rapids, IA	Natural Gas	1 MW	Industrial Energy Applications Inc
44.7 mi	Alliant Sbd 9302 Aegon Np Cedar Rapids, IA	Oil	—	Industrial Energy Applications Inc
44.8 mi	Alliant Sbd 8501 Aegon Li Cedar Rapids, IA	Oil	—	Industrial Energy Applications Inc
45.1 mi	Alliant Sbd 9702 Cedar Graphics Hiawatha, IA	Oil	—	Industrial Energy Applications Inc
45.6 mi	Whispering Willow Wind Farm - East Iowa Falls, IA	Wind	200 MW	Interstate Power And Light Co
46.1 mi	Chickasaw Wind Farm New Hampton, IA	Wind	202 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
46.5 mi	Alliant Sbd 9106 Rockwell Cr Cedar Rapids, IA	Oil	16 MW	Industrial Energy Applications Inc
47.4 mi	Franklin County Solar Hampton, IA	Solar	7 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
47.9 mi	Hampton Substation Energy Storage Hampton, IA	Battery Storage	2 MW	Corn Belt Power Coop
48.0 mi	Sixth Street Cedar Rapids, IA	Coal	—	Interstate Power And Light Co
48.6 mi	Cedar Rapids Community Solar Cedar Rapids, IA	Solar	5 MW	Interstate Power And Light Co
48.7 mi	Alliant Sbd 8602 Marion Sub Marion, IA	Oil	6 MW	Industrial Energy Applications Inc
48.8 mi	Red Cedar Cedar Rapids, IA	Natural Gas	—	Interstate Power And Light Co
48.8 mi	Deer Run Battery Cedar Rapids, IA	Other Fossil	5 MW	Interstate Power And Light Co
48.8 mi	Alliant Sbd0201 Ingredion Cedar Rapids, IA	Oil	6 MW	Industrial Energy Applications Inc
48.9 mi	Alliant Sbd 8601 Quad Graphics Marengo, IA	Oil	4 MW	Industrial Energy Applications Inc
49.8 mi	Elk Wind Farm Greeley, IA	Wind	41 MW	Greenbacker Renewable Energy Corporation

Power generation near this area

There are 59 power plants within 50 miles of Waterloo, Iowa (ZIP 50702), with a combined 2,713 MW of nameplate capacity. Oil is the most common fuel type in this area with 23 of the 59 nearby plants. The closest plant is Waterloo Lundquist at 2.3 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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