Power Plants Near 51001 — Akron, IA

22 power plants within 50 miles of ZIP 51001 (Akron, Iowa). Click any plant for capacity, generation, emissions, and generator-level detail.

Centroid: 42.8354, -96.5225 · County: Plymouth

Coal 45%Wind 43%Oil 6%Hydroelectric 5%

Distance	Plant	Fuel	Capacity	Operator
18.2 mi	Poet Biorefining - Hudson Hudson, SD	Natural Gas	4 MW	Poet Biorefining - Hudson
24.1 mi	Spirit Mound Vermillion, SD	Oil	135 MW	Basin Electric Power Coop
26.4 mi	South Sioux City Solar Dakota, NE	Solar	2 MW	Tesla Inc.
28.4 mi	South Sioux City Energy Storage South Sioux City, NE	Other Fossil	2 MW	Dg Nebraska Energy Storage, Llc
29.5 mi	Plymouth Wind Remsen, IA	Wind	203 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
35.4 mi	Rattlesnake Creek Wind Project Dixon, NE	Wind	318 MW	Rattlesnake Creek Wind Project, Llc
35.8 mi	Neal Energy Center Solar Salix, IA	Solar	4 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
36.0 mi	George Neal North Sergeant Bluff, IA	Coal	584 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
37.8 mi	George Neal South Salix, IA	Coal	696 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
38.1 mi	Glaciers Edge Wind Project Cleghorn, IA	Wind	212 MW	Edf Renewable Asset Holdings, Inc.
40.1 mi	Emerson Emerson, NE	Natural Gas	2 MW	City Of Emerson - (Ne)
40.2 mi	Laurel Laurel, NE	Natural Gas	4 MW	City Of Laurel - (Ne)
42.3 mi	Yankton Yankton, SD	Natural Gas	13 MW	Northwestern Energy - (Sd)
42.8 mi	Wakefield Wakefield, NE	Oil	4 MW	City Of Wakefield - (Ne)
43.1 mi	Poet Biorefining - Chancellor Chancellor, SD	Natural Gas	5 MW	Poet Biorefining- Chancellor
44.7 mi	Rock Rapids Rock Rapids, IA	Oil	3 MW	Rock Rapids Municipal Utility
47.0 mi	Highland Wind Project (Ia) Primghar, IA	Wind	502 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
47.1 mi	Otter Creek Ethanol Poet - Ashton Ashton, IA	Natural Gas	8 MW	Otter Creek Ethanol Llc - Poet Ashton
48.6 mi	Primghar Primghar, IA	Oil	2 MW	City Of Primghar - (Ia)
48.6 mi	Hills Hills, MN	Oil	—	Interstate Power And Light Co
48.6 mi	Gavins Point Crofton, NE	Hydroelectric	132 MW	Usace-Omaha
49.0 mi	Wayne Ic Wayne, NE	Oil	22 MW	City Of Wayne

Power generation near this area

There are 22 power plants within 50 miles of Akron, Iowa (ZIP 51001), with a combined 2,855 MW of nameplate capacity. Natural Gas is the most common fuel type in this area with 6 of the 22 nearby plants. The closest plant is Poet Biorefining - Hudson at 18.2 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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