Power Plants Near 51003 — Alton, IA

43 power plants within 50 miles of ZIP 51003 (Alton, Iowa). Click any plant for capacity, generation, emissions, and generator-level detail.

Centroid: 42.9782, -96.0173 · County: Sioux

Wind 59%Coal 33%Oil 5%Natural Gas 3%

Distance	Plant	Fuel	Capacity	Operator
10.1 mi	Plymouth Wind Remsen, IA	Wind	203 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
14.8 mi	Glaciers Edge Wind Project Cleghorn, IA	Wind	212 MW	Edf Renewable Asset Holdings, Inc.
19.6 mi	Highland Wind Project (Ia) Primghar, IA	Wind	502 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
21.1 mi	Primghar Primghar, IA	Oil	2 MW	City Of Primghar - (Ia)
23.0 mi	Otter Creek Ethanol Poet - Ashton Ashton, IA	Natural Gas	8 MW	Otter Creek Ethanol Llc - Poet Ashton
24.6 mi	Poet Biorefining - Hudson Hudson, SD	Natural Gas	4 MW	Poet Biorefining - Hudson
25.1 mi	O'brien Wind Primghar, IA	Wind	250 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
31.9 mi	Sibley No Two Sibley, IA	Oil	1 MW	City Of Sibley - (Ia)
32.1 mi	Rock Rapids Rock Rapids, IA	Oil	3 MW	Rock Rapids Municipal Utility
32.4 mi	Storm Lake Ii Alta, IA	Wind	80 MW	Allete Clean Energy
32.9 mi	Sibley One Sibley, IA	Oil	5 MW	City Of Sibley - (Ia)
35.0 mi	Allendorf Allendorf, IA	Wind	6 MW	E&e Enterprises Llc
36.9 mi	Storm Lake 1 Alta, IA	Wind	114 MW	Allete Clean Energy
37.2 mi	Upland Prairie Spencer, IA	Wind	299 MW	Interstate Power And Light Co
40.4 mi	Earl F Wisdom Spencer, IA	Natural Gas	119 MW	Corn Belt Power Coop
41.8 mi	South Sioux City Solar Dakota, NE	Solar	2 MW	Tesla Inc.
41.9 mi	Hills Hills, MN	Oil	—	Interstate Power And Light Co
41.9 mi	Alta Municipal Utilities Alta, IA	Oil	4 MW	City Of Alta - (Ia)
42.5 mi	Minwind Luverne, MN	Wind	4 MW	Community Renewables, Llc
42.5 mi	South Sioux City Energy Storage South Sioux City, NE	Other Fossil	2 MW	Dg Nebraska Energy Storage, Llc
43.2 mi	Lost Lakes Wind Farm Llc Lake Park, IA	Wind	100 MW	Lost Lakes Wind Farm Llc
43.3 mi	Sunset Breeze Llc Rushmore, MN	Wind	1 MW	Midwest Power Partners Llc
43.4 mi	Wolf Wind Enterprises Llc Rushmore, MN	Wind	1 MW	Midwest Power Partners Llc
43.5 mi	Osceola Windpower Llc Harris, IA	Wind	98 MW	Osceola Windpower Llc
43.5 mi	Osceola Windpower Ii Harris, IA	Wind	50 MW	Osceola Windpower Ii
43.5 mi	Minnesota Breeze Llc Rushmore, MN	Wind	1 MW	Midwest Power Partners Llc
43.7 mi	Green Acres Breeze Llc Rushmore, MN	Wind	1 MW	Midwest Power Partners Llc
43.7 mi	G Flow Wind Llc Rushmore, MN	Wind	1 MW	Midwest Power Partners Llc
45.5 mi	Spencer Gas Turbine Spencer, IA	Oil	24 MW	City Of Spencer - (Ia)
45.6 mi	Intrepid Schaller, IA	Wind	176 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
45.7 mi	Adrian Adrian, MN	Oil	2 MW	Adrian Public Utilities Comm
46.0 mi	Flying Cloud Power Partners Llc Lake Park, IA	Wind	44 MW	Avangrid Power Llc
47.2 mi	Lake Park Lake Park, IA	Oil	4 MW	City Of Lake Park - (Ia)
47.5 mi	Rock County Wind Fuel, Llc Luverne, MN	Wind	5 MW	Rock County Wind Fuel, Llc
47.6 mi	Luverne Luverne, MN	Oil	10 MW	City Of Luverne - (Mn)
47.6 mi	Neal Energy Center Solar Salix, IA	Solar	4 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
48.7 mi	George Neal North Sergeant Bluff, IA	Coal	584 MW	Midamerican Energy Co
49.3 mi	Walleye Wind Beaver Creek, MN	Wind	110 MW	Walleye Wind, Llc
49.3 mi	Laverne Battery Beaver Creek, MN	Battery Storage	—	Northern States Power Co - Minnesota
49.5 mi	Spirit Mound Vermillion, SD	Oil	135 MW	Basin Electric Power Coop
49.7 mi	Worthington Worthington, MN	Wind	20 MW	City Of Worthington - (Mn)
50.0 mi	Milford Milford, IA	Oil	7 MW	City Of Milford - (Ia)
50.0 mi	George Neal South Salix, IA	Coal	696 MW	Midamerican Energy Co

Power generation near this area

There are 43 power plants within 50 miles of Alton, Iowa (ZIP 51003), with a combined 3,891 MW of nameplate capacity. Wind is the most common fuel type in this area with 22 of the 43 nearby plants. The closest plant is Plymouth Wind at 10.1 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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