Power Plants Near 50704 — Waterloo, IA

61 power plants within 50 miles of ZIP 50704 (Waterloo, Iowa). Click any plant for capacity, generation, emissions, and generator-level detail.

Centroid: 42.4698, -92.3095 · County: Black Hawk

Natural Gas 42%Wind 31%Coal 16%Solar 7%Oil 4%

Distance	Plant	Fuel	Capacity	Operator
3.1 mi	Waterloo Lundquist Waterloo, IA	Oil	18 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
5.6 mi	Waterloo Solar (Ia) Waterloo, IA	Solar	3 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
6.0 mi	Electrifarm Waterloo, IA	Natural Gas	264 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
7.6 mi	Cedar Falls Solar Farm Cedar Falls, IA	Solar	2 MW	Altus Power America Management, Llc
7.7 mi	Streeter Station Cedar Falls, IA	Natural Gas	52 MW	Cedar Falls Utilities
8.2 mi	University Of Northern Iowa Cedar Falls, IA	Natural Gas	8 MW	University Of Northern Iowa
9.0 mi	Gas Turbine (Ia) Cedar Falls, IA	Natural Gas	43 MW	Cedar Falls Utilities
12.2 mi	La Porte La Porte City, IA	Oil	5 MW	La Porte City Utilities
16.2 mi	Dike City Power Plant Dike, IA	Oil	2 MW	City Of Dike
19.9 mi	Waverly Municipal Electric North Plant Waverly, IA	Oil	25 MW	Waverly Municipal Elec Utility
19.9 mi	South Plant (Ia) Waverly, IA	Oil	12 MW	Waverly Municipal Elec Utility
19.9 mi	Waverly Community Wind Project Waverly, IA	Wind	3 MW	Waverly Municipal Elec Utility
20.7 mi	Traer Main Traer, IA	Oil	4 MW	City Of Traer - (Ia)
20.9 mi	Traer South Traer, IA	Oil	2 MW	City Of Traer - (Ia)
21.3 mi	Wapsie Valley Creamery Back Up Generator Independence, IA	Oil	2 MW	Wapsie Valley Creamery
21.5 mi	Traer East Tracer, IA	Oil	4 MW	City Of Traer - (Ia)
22.4 mi	Traer Wind Project Traer, IA	Wind	2 MW	City Of Traer - (Ia)
23.2 mi	Winding Stair Wind Dysart, IA	Wind	—	Winding Stair Wind
24.7 mi	Grundy Center City Light Plant Grundy Center, IA	Oil	9 MW	Grundy Center Mun Light & Power
25.4 mi	Vinton Vinton, IA	Natural Gas	18 MW	City Of Vinton - (Ia)
28.2 mi	Sumner Sumner, IA	Oil	5 MW	City Of Sumner - (Ia)
32.1 mi	Vienna Wind Farm Marshalltown, IA	Wind	150 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
33.8 mi	Ivester Wind Farm Wellsburg, IA	Wind	91 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
34.0 mi	Wellsburg Wind Project Wellsburg, IA	Wind	141 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
35.4 mi	Hawkeye Wind Farm Sumner, IA	Wind	35 MW	Greenbacker Renewable Energy Corporation
36.9 mi	Pleasant Creek Unit 1 Palo, IA	Solar	50 MW	Interstate Power And Light Co
36.9 mi	Pleasant Creek Unit 2 Palo, IA	Solar	150 MW	Interstate Power And Light Co
37.9 mi	Independence Wind Farm Manchester, IA	Wind	55 MW	Independence Wind Energy Llc
39.6 mi	Coggon Solar Llc Coggon, IA	Solar	—	Clenera Devco Llc
39.9 mi	Charles City Wind Farm Charles City, IA	Wind	80 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
40.5 mi	Marshalltown Marshalltown, IA	Natural Gas	189 MW	Interstate Power And Light Co
40.5 mi	Sutherland Marshalltown, IA	Natural Gas	—	Interstate Power And Light Co
41.2 mi	Marshalltown Generating Station Marshalltown, IA	Natural Gas	709 MW	Interstate Power And Light Co
41.4 mi	New Hampton New Hampton, IA	Natural Gas	27 MW	City Of New Hampton - (Ia)
41.5 mi	Alliant Sbd 9107 Jbs Usa Marshalltown, IA	Oil	11 MW	Industrial Energy Applications Inc
41.5 mi	Strawberry Point Dpc Solar Strawberry Point, IA	Solar	1 MW	Socore Energy Llc
41.7 mi	Coggon Coggon, IA	Oil	2 MW	Coggon Municipal Light Plant
42.1 mi	Strawberry Point Strawberry Point, IA	Oil	—	City Of Strawberry Point
42.2 mi	South Strawberry Strawberry Point, IA	Oil	4 MW	City Of Strawberry Point
42.6 mi	Ced Manchester Wind Manchester, IA	Wind	8 MW	Consolidated Edison Development Inc.
42.9 mi	Alliant Sbd 9801 Aegon Martha's Way Hiawatha, IA	Oil	—	Industrial Energy Applications Inc
43.2 mi	Alliant Sbg 9802 Toyota Cedar Rapids, IA	Natural Gas	1 MW	Industrial Energy Applications Inc
43.6 mi	Alliant Sbd 9302 Aegon Np Cedar Rapids, IA	Oil	—	Industrial Energy Applications Inc
43.7 mi	Alliant Sbd 8501 Aegon Li Cedar Rapids, IA	Oil	—	Industrial Energy Applications Inc
43.9 mi	Alliant Sbd 9702 Cedar Graphics Hiawatha, IA	Oil	—	Industrial Energy Applications Inc
45.0 mi	Merl Parr Charles City, IA	Natural Gas	36 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
45.3 mi	Alliant Sbd 9106 Rockwell Cr Cedar Rapids, IA	Oil	16 MW	Industrial Energy Applications Inc
46.3 mi	Chickasaw Wind Farm New Hampton, IA	Wind	202 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
46.9 mi	Sixth Street Cedar Rapids, IA	Coal	—	Interstate Power And Light Co
47.0 mi	Whispering Willow Wind Farm - East Iowa Falls, IA	Wind	200 MW	Interstate Power And Light Co
47.5 mi	Cedar Rapids Community Solar Cedar Rapids, IA	Solar	5 MW	Interstate Power And Light Co
47.5 mi	Alliant Sbd 8602 Marion Sub Marion, IA	Oil	6 MW	Industrial Energy Applications Inc
47.7 mi	Red Cedar Cedar Rapids, IA	Natural Gas	—	Interstate Power And Light Co
47.7 mi	Alliant Sbd0201 Ingredion Cedar Rapids, IA	Oil	6 MW	Industrial Energy Applications Inc
47.7 mi	Deer Run Battery Cedar Rapids, IA	Other Fossil	5 MW	Interstate Power And Light Co
48.3 mi	Alliant Sbd 8601 Quad Graphics Marengo, IA	Oil	4 MW	Industrial Energy Applications Inc
48.4 mi	Elk Wind Farm Greeley, IA	Wind	41 MW	Greenbacker Renewable Energy Corporation
48.8 mi	Franklin County Solar Hampton, IA	Solar	7 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
49.3 mi	Hampton Substation Energy Storage Hampton, IA	Battery Storage	2 MW	Corn Belt Power Coop
49.5 mi	Archer Daniels Midland Cedar Rapids Cedar Rapids, IA	Coal	295 MW	Archer Daniels Midland Co
50.0 mi	Prairie Creek Cedar Rapids, IA	Coal	213 MW	Interstate Power And Light Co

Power generation near this area

There are 61 power plants within 50 miles of Waterloo, Iowa (ZIP 50704), with a combined 3,221 MW of nameplate capacity. Oil is the most common fuel type in this area with 23 of the 61 nearby plants. The closest plant is Waterloo Lundquist at 3.1 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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